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Lance Gooden
U.S. Representative, TX-5
Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative, TX-5 current
Texas |
Republican | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District TX-5
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, TX-5
Texas |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District TX-5
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, TX-5
Texas |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, TX-5
Texas |
Republican | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District TX-5
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Armed Services unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Armed Services — Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Armed Services — Seapower and Projection Forces unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Armed Services — Tactical Air and Land Forces unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on the Judiciary unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on the Judiciary — Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on the Judiciary — The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.716, social dim. -0.048. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (583 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4593 — SHOWER Act | Nay | Jan 13, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2312 — Tipped Employee Protection Act | Nay | Jan 13, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2270 — Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act | Nay | Jan 13, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2262 — Flexibility for Workers Education Act | Yea | Jan 13, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2262 — Flexibility for Workers Education Act | Nay | Jan 13, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 988 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2988) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements… | Yea | Jan 13, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 988 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2988) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements… | Yea | Jan 13, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6504 — Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act | Nay | Jan 12, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6500 — AGOA Extension Act | Nay | Jan 12, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2683 — Remote Access Security Act | Yea | Jan 12, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5184 — Affordable HOMES Act | Yea | Jan 9, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1834 — Breaking the Gridlock Act | Nay | Jan 8, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 780 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock. | Nay | Jan 8, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 131 — Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act | Nay | Jan 8, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 504 — Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act | Nay | Jan 8, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Jan 8, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Jan 8, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Jan 8, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 780 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock. | Nay | Jan 7, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 977 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4593) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead… | Yea | Jan 7, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 977 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4593) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead… | Yea | Jan 7, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Call of the House | Present | Jan 6, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 498 — Do No Harm in Medicaid Act | Yea | Dec 18, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 498 — Do No Harm in Medicaid Act | Nay | Dec 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 845 — Pet and Livestock Protection Act | Yea | Dec 18, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
615 recorded contributions totalling $1,319,752. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 204 of 615 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big donor | 137 | $435,201 | 33% |
| Corporate PAC | 53 | $372,465 | 28% |
| Super PAC | 9 | $2,471 | 0% |
| Small-dollar | 5 | $390 | 0% |
| Unclassified | 411 | $509,225 | 39% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $61,093 | GOODEN VICTORY FUND | LANCE GOODEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Dec 19, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $27,497 | GOODEN VICTORY FUND | LANCE GOODEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Sep 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $14,012 | GOODEN VICTORY FUND | LANCE GOODEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Sep 10, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $13,200 | GOODEN VICTORY FUND | LANCE GOODEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | May 9, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $7,415 | AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK OF TEXAS | LANCE GOODEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Nov 25, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $7,334 | AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK OF TEXAS | LANCE GOODEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Sep 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $7,097 | AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK OF TEXAS | LANCE GOODEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Jun 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,880 | GOODEN VICTORY FUND | LANCE GOODEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Mar 5, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,600 | GOODEN VICTORY FUND | LANCE GOODEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | May 23, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,336 | GOODEN VICTORY FUND | LANCE GOODEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Dec 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | ARDA-ROC | LANCE GOODEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Jun 15, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | MUST ACT TO CREATE EXCELLENCE PAC | LANCE GOODEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Mar 28, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | MICHIGAN VALUES PAC | LANCE GOODEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Mar 5, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC | LANCE GOODEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | May 12, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC | LANCE GOODEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | May 12, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Social media
Recent posts
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