Lance Gooden
RepublicanU.S. Representative, TX-5| Age | 43 (b. 1982-12-01) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2019-01-03 (~7 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White |
| Religion | Christian; member of the Churches of Christ congregation in Terrell, Texas |
| Education | Graduated Terrell High School (2001); B.A. in Government and B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin (2004) |
| Prior occupation | Insurance broker and risk-management consultant (worked roughly a decade in the insurance industry, brokering for energy-related companies) before entering Congress |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Marital status | married — Alexa Calligas Gooden |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Terrell, Texas |
Pending research: languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2018 |
| Previous offices | Texas House of Representatives, District 4 (2011-2015) · Texas House of Representatives, District 4 (2017-2019) |
| Committees | House Committee on Armed Services · House Committee on the Judiciary |
| Caucuses | Republican Study Committee · Congressional Brazil Caucus (co-chair) · Congressional Taiwan Caucus · Congressional Caucus on Turkey and Turkish Americans |
| Ideology | Rated among the most conservative House Republicans; 96% on the Heritage Action Scorecard (119th Congress) |
Financial
Net worth: estimate
No holdings recorded yet (from official Financial Disclosure filings).
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.