First elected in 2018, Congressman Lance Gooden represents Texas’ 5th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. The 5th District stretches from Dallas County to Cherokee, Henderson, Kaufman, Anderson, Van Zandt and Wood Counties.
In the 117th Congress, Congressman Gooden is a member of the House Committee on Financial Services. Prior to joining the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Gooden served three terms in the Texas House of Representatives and worked in the insurance industry for 10 years.
Texas resources are essential to achieving American energy dominance and having an all-the-above approach to powering our country creates jobs, lowers costs to consumers, strengthens our national security, and ensures our energy needs are met for generations to come. We can achieve all of this while protecting our environment and natural resources. By addressing burdensome regulations, supporting free market principles and rejecting federal overreach, we can provide the regulatory certainty that businesses need to not only maintain operations, but also invest in newer technologies to protect our air, land and water.