Lance Gooden

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Lance Gooden

U.S. Representative · TX-5 · R

U.S. Representative — TX-5 (R)

Lance Carter Gooden (born December 1, 1982) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 5th congressional district since 2019. His district includes parts of eastern Dallas, as well as a large swath of exurban and rural territory to Dallas's east. A member of the Republican Party, Gooden served as the Texas State Representative for the 4th district (Henderson County and Kaufman County) from 2011 to 2015. [Wikipedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 2018–2026 cycles

$5,995,154 raised

Influence graph
Individual 42%
PAC 47%
Other

Where the $5,995,154 raised came from · FEC · 2018–2026 cycle

$5,995,154
Raised
FEC receipts · 2018–2026 cycle
$2,818,598
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 2018–2026 cycles
$596,510
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 37 sources

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Top individual donors · 15

Largest itemized individual contributions across their FEC campaign committees (Schedule A), aggregated by donor across cycles. Conduits (ActBlue/WinRed) excluded.

Top industries · donor money

  • Other / unclassified$219,951
  • Not employed / self$50,700
  • Real estate$29,100
  • Securities & investment$26,600
  • Lawyers & law firms$13,600
  • Retired$9,913
  • Energy & natural resources$9,400
  • Tech$6,600

Classified from donor employer/occupation · heuristic

Top employers · donor money

  • SELF$76,150
  • INTEXT$6,600
  • MILLER STRATEGIES$6,600
  • LILLY ENTERPRISES$6,600
  • MOVAC$6,600
  • CREATIVE SOLUTIONS$6,600
  • CADWALADER$6,600
  • SURGICAL NOTES$6,600
  • AMERICAN PAWN SUPERSTORES$6,600
  • EQUINOX$6,600

Committee assignments · 7

Seats on the panels that write the rules — where a donor industry meets the member it funded.

  • House Committee on Armed Services
  • House Committee on the Judiciary
  • House Committee on Armed Services — Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation
  • House Committee on Armed Services — Seapower and Projection Forces
  • 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 the Judiciary — The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust

Source: @unitedstates/congress-legislators

Legislation sponsored · 13

Bills and resolutions this member introduced in the 119th Congress — what they put their name on, alongside who funds them.

  • H.R. 9276Federal Cryptocurrency Theft Enforcement and Coordination Act· Crime and Law Enforcement
  • H.R. 8685Protect the Presidency Act· Crime and Law Enforcement
  • H.R. 7612End Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026· Crime and Law Enforcement
  • H.R. 7387Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026· Government Operations and Politics
  • H.R. 7361No Tax on Restored Benefits Act· Taxation

Source: govinfo.gov · BILLSTATUS bulk data (sponsor of record)

Top connections · 37 total

People0
  • None on file
Organizations0
  • None on file
PACs / committees37

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