LANCE GOODEN

Background

Born

Nashville, TN, December 1, 1982

Education

B.A., government, University of Texas, Austin, TX, 2004; B.B.A., finance, University of Texas, Austin, TX, 2004

Career and public service

Insurance broker; member, Texas House of Representatives, 2011-15 and 2017-19

Elected

Elected to the 116th Congress on November 6, 2018; reelected to each succeeding Congress

In the words of the Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026 ↗, published by the U.S. Government Publishing Office. It is a public-domain government record.

Earlier federal campaigns

2023–2024

U.S. House, Texas, district 5 · REP · Incumbent · raised $1.1M FEC ↗

2021–2022

U.S. House, Texas, district 5 · REP · Incumbent · raised $1M FEC ↗

2019–2020

U.S. House, Texas, district 5 · REP · Incumbent · raised $1.6M FEC ↗

2017–2018

U.S. House, Texas, district 5 · REP · Open seat · raised $1M FEC ↗

From the Federal Election Commission's candidate files for each cycle, under this candidate's FEC ID (H8TX05144). Office, party code and incumbent or challenger status are as registered; registering with the FEC does not mean the candidate was on the ballot. A run under a different FEC ID, such as for another office, is not listed.

Debates

No debate video for this race has been posted by a station or debate commission we have found, as of Oct 27, 2026. See every 2026 debate →

Record in office

Serves in

House

In Congress since

2019

Recorded votes cast

3,780

Roll calls attended

98.8%

Committees now

• House Committee on the Judiciary
• House Committee on Armed Services
• House Committee on Armed Services: Tactical Air and Land Forces
• House Committee on the Judiciary: Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet
• House Committee on Armed Services: Seapower and Projection Forces
• House Committee on Armed Services: Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation
• House Committee on the Judiciary: The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust

Newest bills sponsored

• H.R. 10272 · End Gas Station Heroin Act
• H.R. 9276 · Federal Cryptocurrency Theft Enforcement and Coordination Act
• H.R. 8685 · Protect the Presidency Act
• H.R. 7612 · End Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026
• H.R. 7387 · Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026

From the roll-call record of Lance Gooden and congress-legislators, a public-domain record of every member of Congress. Open the full voting record, bills and lobbying →

On the floor

• Sep 24, 2026 · Extensions of Remarks Recognizing the gold star families memorial monument in kaufman county, texas Mr. GOODEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the dedication of the new Gold Star Families Memorial Monument in Kaufman County, Texas. Thanks to the work of the Kaufman County Gold Star Committee and the Woody Wi… Congressional Record, E971 ↗
• Sep 4, 2026 · Extensions of Remarks Honoring sergeant major larry l. lentzner Mr. GOODEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor Sergeant Major Larry L. Lentzner, a United States Marine whose extraordinary courage, sacrifice, and devotion to duty during the Vietnam War exemplify the hig… Congressional Record, E872 ↗
• Jun 10, 2026 · Extensions of Remarks Celebrating the life of representative betty jo brown Mr. GOODEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the historic life and accomplishments of Texas State Representative Betty Jo Brown. Representative Brown passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at the age of 86. A nati… Congressional Record, E562 ↗
• Jun 9, 2026 · House Secure america act Mr. GOODEN. Mr. Speaker, what we have heard today from Democrats is Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump. They are obsessed. They won't talk about the bill. They are talking about the President because they are ashamed, an… Congressional Record, H4017-H4029 ↗

Quoted exactly as printed in the Congressional Record (U.S. Government Publishing Office). Floor video is the House Clerk's own upload of the full day's session.

Hearing video from their committees

• Apr 9, 2025 · House Armed ServicesU.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Indo-Pacific RegionWatch the official video ↗
• Apr 8, 2025 · House Armed ServicesU.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in EuropeWatch the official video ↗
• Apr 1, 2025 · House Armed ServicesU.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in North and South AmericaWatch the official video ↗
• Feb 26, 2025 · House Armed ServicesStrengthening America's Defense Industrial Base, Workforce and Production Lines to Deter WarWatch the official video ↗

Hearings of committees and subcommittees LANCE GOODEN sits on, from the committees' own uploads listed by Congress.gov. Whether they spoke is shown in the video, not here.

Financial disclosures and stock trades

LANCE GOODEN’s financial disclosure reports and STOCK Act trade reports are published by Congress. Search them yourself on the official sites: House financial disclosures (Clerk of the House) ↗ and Senate financial disclosures (Secretary of the Senate) ↗. Power & Politics does not copy or republish these reports.

Bills they sponsored that became law

No bill LANCE GOODEN sponsored since the 92nd Congress (1971), the earliest our sponsor records cover, became law.

Bills they cosponsored

227 in the 119th Congress; the newest:

• H.R. 7815 · Red Star Service Banner Act · cosponsored Oct 19, 2026
• H.R. 1502 · North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act · cosponsored Oct 5, 2026
• H.R. 10620 · Barron’s Law · cosponsored Oct 1, 2026
• H.R. 10542 · Combating Pasture Mealybug Act · cosponsored Sep 24, 2026 (original cosponsor)
• H.R. 9042 · Blue Skies for Taiwan Act of 2026 · cosponsored Sep 24, 2026

From the official bill status records published by GovInfo (public domain); withdrawn cosponsorships are left out.

Campaign money

Total raised

$1,526,218

Total spent

$899,737

Cash on hand

$1,343,838

From individuals

$435,092

Debts owed

$20,000

The candidate's own reports to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 cycle, covering activity through Oct 14, 2026. Principal campaign committee: LANCE GOODEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE. Open on FEC.gov ↗

Outside spending

Spent to support

$54

Spent to oppose

$0

Independent expenditures by committees and groups not controlled by any campaign, as totaled by the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 cycle, read Oct 27, 2026. The FEC adds newer reports after it processes them.

Contact and official accounts

Official website

gooden.house.gov ↗ · Contact form ↗

Washington office

2431 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
(202) 225-3484

District offices

• 201 West Nash Street, Suite 103, Canton, TX 75160 · (903) 502-5300

Accounts

YouTube

Offices and phone numbers as listed in the Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026 ↗; accounts and contact form as linked from the member's official website, checked Oct 11, 2026. Offices can move; the official website has the latest.