Legislation Overview of the Representative's office, activities, and communications.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastMiddle 50%
99% — Voted in 636 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceMiddle 50%
0.5% — Voted against their own party majority 3 of 597 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedBottom 25%
44 — Attracted 44 cosponsors across 23 bills.
Avg 300 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
18 — Attracted 18 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 60 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenMiddle 50%
228 — 228 bills cosponsored.
Avg 303 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 3
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
19 — 19 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiTop 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.68 · Most: +0.94 · Least: +0.33
Press Release ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.37 · Most: +0.90 · Least: +0.03
Committee Assignments
7 committees · 1 leadership role
Chair·Ethics Committee Campaign Activity Working Group Member·Ethics Committee0% Member·Select Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Committee0% Member·Ways and Means Committee30% Member·Oversight Subcommittee100% Talarico, Paxton gain endorsements in Texas US Senate race
Lufkin Daily News · Aug 13, 2026
US lawmakers introduce bill requiring AI kill switches to shut down models that escape human control
Complete AI Training · Jul 27, 2026
Ethics committee looking into East Texas U.S. Rep. Gooden
KLTV · Jul 27, 2026
What is the AI Kill Switch Act proposed in the US and how will it work?
Al Jazeera · Jul 26, 2026
US Lawmakers Propose AI Kill Switch After OpenAI Incident
Analytics Insight · Jul 24, 2026
Data sourced from official congressional records, CRS, and FEC filings. AllCiv Score methodology available at allciv.com/methodology.