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What they report · Where they serve · not the pond

Reported assets: At least $457,022 (range $457,022–$1,184,000); 2025 House financial disclosure, lowest value of each band, summed. Official report ↗
Median household income, TX-5: $78,587 (±$1,333); Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimate. Census table ↗

580% of the TX-5 median

Median household income, TX-5 $78,587

Lance Gooden, reported assets (low end) $457,022

The income bar shows the median as a share of the larger of the two figures, with a 3px minimum width so it stays visible. The assets bar has its own scale, from $1 at the left to $20 million at the right, and follows the low end of the range. It fills completely when the top of the range is over $20 million. Its color, and the color of the percentage above, runs from green on the left to red on the right.

Reported assets are what the disclosure form lists, in value bands, before debts and not counting a primary home. The median is one year's household income. They measure different things.

Context only. The income figure never moves the pond.

How they voted · the eight · not the pond

Latest roll call per issue, shown as the stance it supports. A NO counts as the other side. The line under each label is the exact vote.

ImmigrationStrictervoted YES on S. 5, the Laken Riley detention bill (House, 2025)+2 earlier AbortionPro-lifevoted YES on H.R. 21, the born-alive infant care bill (House, 2025)+3 earlier GunsMore permissivevoted NO on H.R. 1808, the assault-weapons ban (House, 2022)+3 earlier Free speechProtects itvoted YES on H.R. 140, the platform-speech bill (House, 2023)TaxesLowervoted NO on H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act (House, concur, 2022)EnergyFossil fuelsvoted YES on H.R. 1, the energy-production bill (House, 2023)Crime & policingMixedMixed: voted for 1 Criminal justice reform measure · against 1 Criminal justice reform measure · see record belowChanged · see record+1 earlier Parental rightsStrong parental rightsvoted YES on H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights (House, 2023)

Screenshot the card. Every line is sourced on this page. Money never moves the pond.

About Lance Gooden

Age: 43 (born Dec 1, 1982)source
Born in: Terrell, Texassource
Years in office: U.S. House since Jan 3, 2019 · 7 years.source
Hobbies & fun facts: nothing found

Of Terrell, TX. B.A., government, University of Texas, Austin, TX, 2004; B.B.A., finance, University of Texas, Austin, TX, 2004. Insurance broker; member, Texas House of Representatives, 2011-15 and 2017-19.

Last updated: Oct 19, 2026

For context only. These details never change the pond.

What they're running on

From their campaign site, in their own words. Not the pond.

In the Texas Legislature his 100% pro-life voting record is one of the major reasons why Texas is on the front lines in the battle to protect innocent life in America. lancegooden.com
In Congress, Rep. Gooden will work to reduce the size of the IRS, create a more streamlined and simplified tax code, and free small business owners across the nation from excessive government interference. lancegooden.com
The best thing the federal government can do to make public education a top priority is get out of the way and stop trying to use one-size-fits-all policies to educate our children. lancegooden.com
Rep. Gooden is a consistent and unwavering supporter of the 2nd Amendment and the right to keep and bear arms. lancegooden.com
Our borders and our immigration system are broken. lancegooden.com
We must know who is coming into our country in order to keep Americans safe, particularly at a time when terrorist organizations are growing more sophisticated and brazen. lancegooden.com

Their site lists more. lancegooden.com

Also on the record — not in the pond

Votes and disclosures. A single vote here doesn't change the pond. A checked flip on any bill is listed in the Flips section.

Next election · not the pond

Nov 3, 2026 · TX-5 · General election · On the ballot

Federal general elections are the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Not the pond.

Government salary

$174,000

2026 pay for the office. Set by law. Not the pond.

Reported assets · not the pond

Lance Gooden · Reported assets, 2025 House disclosure (lower bound) · At least $457,022 (range $457,022–$1,184,000)

$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M

Lance Gooden: 2025 House financial disclosure, lowest value of each band, summed (Official report ↗).

Reported assets. Not the pond.
Lance Gooden	At least $457,022 (range $457,022–$1,184,000)

Committee assignments · not the pond

Current committees and subcommittees. Shown so you can see it. Committees never move the pond.

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

Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators, pulled Oct 20, 2026.

Funding — not the pond

FEC money track · 2024–2026 cycle · never part of the pond

Did they take money from PACs that funded both Democrats and Republicans? Money never moves the pond.

Campaign — they cashed it

$254,010 TAKE (dual-party PAC)

Took at least $1,000 from PACs that fund both parties.

Context. Not the pond. Taking the check is not a flip. Flipping after the check, and staying quiet, is.

Own it — Dual-party PAC

The office types a why in their own words after opening the mailbox link. It does not move the pond.

Largest dual-party PACs on this file.

AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,510
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES$10,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION$10,000

Traditional PAC contributions to candidate committees only. A dual-party PAC gave at least $1,000 to both parties. AIPAC in this table is committee C00797670. Legal, disclosed, hard-capped. Super PACs and dark money are not in this number. Taking this money is common. The amount is the story. HippoCricket doesn't put this in the pond. FEC bulk committee-to-candidate (24K/24Z), cycles 2024+2026. Dual-party = PAC gave ≥$1,000 to Dems and ≥$1,000 to Republicans. AIPAC = C00797670 only. Download the PAC table.

Stock trading

H.R. 7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act
What this was: Bans members of Congress, spouses, and dependents from buying individual stocks. Sales require public notice 7–14 days ahead. Not a full forced sell-off. Passed the House 232–198.
House · 2026
Purchase / reporting restriction. Not a full divestiture. Passed 232–198, July 22, 2026.
Yea
Official roll call

Bills they sponsored · floor outcomes · not the pond

Bills and joint resolutions they sponsored since 2015 that passed or failed in a chamber. Sponsor only. Shown so you can see it. Bills never move the pond.

Sponsored 62 since 2015. 0 became law. 2 passed a chamber and did not become law. 0 failed a floor vote.

H.R. 1398 (118th Congress) — Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024
To establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes.
Introduced Mar 7, 2023 · Passed House Sep 11, 2024 · Official record ↗
H.R. 788 (118th Congress) — Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023
To limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party, and for other purposes.
Introduced Feb 2, 2023 · Passed House Jan 11, 2024 · Official record ↗

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS (Library of Congress actions), pulled Oct 20, 2026. Provisions passed inside other bills are not counted.

Where they stand on the eight

A sourced vote always wins. Nothing is guessed.

Immigration & Border SecuritySupportedNo flipStricter enforcement and border controls
AbortionSupportedNo flipPro-life / restricting abortion
Gun Rights & Second AmendmentOpposedNo flipOpposition to the restriction
Free Speech & CensorshipSupportedNo flipFewer content restrictions / anti-censorship
Taxes, Spending & DebtSupportedNo flipLower taxes and tax cuts
Energy PolicySupportedNo flipExpanded domestic and fossil-fuel production
Crime & PolicingSupportedUnexplained flipSupport for that reform package.
Parental Rights & School ChoiceSupportedNo flipVoted Yea. Districts would have to show parents the curriculum, library list, and budget.

Votes with own party

94% of the time — 16 of 17 roll calls on this page went with the rest of the Republican caucus.

Fat Hippo is whether they stay themselves. This is whether they stay with the party. Doesn't touch the pond.

Why this pond: Every flip on the file has an explanation. Explaining keeps the pond healthy, however often they change.

We show what they said and what they did. The verdict is yours.

Recorded flips

Explained

Unexplained

Stance timeline by issue

Flips first

Each line is a sourced position. One banner is one flip on a landmark issue. Flips on other bills are listed in the Flips section, and Recorded flips counts both.