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Lance Gooden

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U.S. Representative · Texas-5 · 116th-119th, 7 years 8 months
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Overview of the Representative's office, activities, and communications.

About

Gooden, Lance Carter a Representative from Texas; born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., December 1, 1982; graduated from Terrell High School, Terrell, Tex., 2001; B.A., University of Texas, Austin, Tex., 2004; B.B.A., University of Texas, Austin, Tex., 2004; insurance broker; member of the Texas state house of representatives, 2011-2015, 2017-2019; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Sixteenth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2019-present).

Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Years served
7
Bills introduced
13
Enacted
0
Cosponsored
216
Committees
7

Performance & Participation

Votes CastTop 25%
99% — Voted in 639 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceMiddle 50%
0.7% — Voted against their own party majority 4 of 602 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedBottom 25%
91 — Attracted 91 cosponsors across 13 bills.
Avg 299 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
20 — Attracted 20 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenMiddle 50%
216 — 216 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 3
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
20 — 20 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiBottom 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.69 · Most: +0.94 · Least: +0.33
Press Release ToneiBottom 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.37 · Most: +0.90 · Least: +0.03

Committee Assignments

7 committees
Energy and Commerce Markup: 17 Bills Advance
Legis1 · Aug 31, 2026
Talarico, Paxton gain endorsements in Texas US Senate race
Lufkin Daily News · Aug 13, 2026
Matt Gaetz And Lance Gooden Sued Over Dallas Charity Claims
Hoodline · Jul 31, 2026
Ethics committee looking into East Texas U.S. Rep. Gooden
KLTV · Jul 27, 2026
Yet Another Republican Congressman Is Under House Ethics Investigation
The New Republic · Jul 27, 2026
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On the ballot Nov 3, 2026
Texas's 5th U.S. House District
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2026 Campaign Finance
$1.3M
Raised
30%
Individual
39%
PAC
—
Small $
466
Donors
Individual 30%PAC 39%Other 31%
Top PAC Donors
GOODEN VICTORY FUND$116K
START RISING PAC$15K
AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC)$10K
DEFENDING THE AMERICAN DREAM PAC$10K
DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10K
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Data sourced from official congressional records, CRS, and FEC filings. AllCiv Score methodology available at allciv.com/methodology.