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.
You sent me to Washington to be your voice in Congress. For too long, unelected bureaucrats’ runaway spending has led to widespread waste, fraud and abuse. I will continue to push federal agencies to run efficiently and effectively, with accountability to American taxpayers.