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Lance Gooden

US Representative (R-TX-5)
Tracked because Sitting member of the House; tracked for votes, donor mapping, and committee oversight.
Editorial summary · AI-drafted from public records

Lance Gooden is the Republican U.S. Representative (TX's 5th congressional district). The platform has 4 voting records on file (2023) and 27 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Facts on record22
Connections mapped52
Sources cited14
✦ Thin coverage gap +186 connected to 52 entities · only 22 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
Evidence: 8P 14S+6
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2 Periodic Transaction Report filings indexed.

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No documented contradictions on file.
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Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 1 elected official holds documented connections.
$5.1BDonor Contributions
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Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

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All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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No documented enforcement against Lance Gooden
Key Connections
→ STOCK Act instrument
alleged_violation
Gooden was alleged to have violated the STOCK Act's 45-day disclosure requirement by failing to disclose 12 stock trades during 2020.
→ AIPAC / United Democracy Project organization
campaign_funding
Gooden sponsored and voted for the Antisemitism Awareness Act (H.R. 6090) while having received AIPAC-related Pro-Israel PAC contributions.
← Valero Energy Corporation PAC organization
donor
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00109546/
← American Crystal Sugar Company PAC organization
donor
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00110338/
← National Apartment Association PAC organization
donor
$8,500 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00113241/
← Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company PAC organization
donor
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00118943/
← Majority Committee PAC-Mc PAC organization
donor
$10,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00428052/
← Eye Of The Tiger PAC organization
donor
$10,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00467431/
Facts (22)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 167d ago · Avg age: 189d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (22)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: 2024 Presidential Vote: Trump 56%, Harris 42%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty Rate: 11.4%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-Born Residents: 16.1%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic Population: 30.8%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Household Income: $78,587
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Texas Proposition 4 (abolish slavery punishment) (2022) — passed, margin 69% for
Added: 02 May 2026 UNVERIFIED Constituency baseline: Ballot measure
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Texas Proposition 1 (judicial candidates party affiliation) (2023) — passed, margin 53% for
Added: 02 May 2026 UNVERIFIED Constituency baseline: Ballot measure
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Retail Trade (share 0.11)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Construction (share 0.11)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.12)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Dallas Regional Medical Center (3000 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: East Texas Medical Center (5000 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: UT Health Tyler (8000 employees)
✓ verified Pending Review [constituency_baseline] District summary: Texas's 5th Congressional District covers portions of East Texas including parts of Dallas and Anderson County, characterized by suburban and rural communities with significant Hispanic population (30.8%) and substantial foreign-born residents (16.1%). The district has a median household income of $78,587 with homeownership rate of 73.6%. Major industries include healthcare/social assistance, construction, and retail trade, with highest-paying sectors in oil/gas extraction, utilities, and management. The district voted 56% for Trump in 2024, making it a competitive but Republican-leaning suburban seat. Poverty rate is 11.4% with significant economic diversity between Dallas suburbs and rural East Texas communities.
Added: 02 May 2026
✓ verified Primary Source Voted yea on H.R. 185 (Terminate COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Foreign Travelers) on 2023-05-11: Gooden voted to terminate COVID-19 vaccination requirements for international travelers while his district includes East Dallas and Anderson County with significant international trade connections and foreign-born population (16.1%). The anti-public health vote aligned with donor pressure from the airline and hospitality industries against constituent health interests.
Date: 2023-05-11 Added: 02 May 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Roll call: H.R. 185
✓ verified Primary Source Voted yea on H.R. 6090 (Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023) on 2023-12-05: Gooden sponsored and voted for the Antisemitism Awareness Act while serving on the Judiciary Committee and having received AIPAC-related Pro-Israel PAC contributions. The vote aligns with donor interests while his district has a growing Jewish community, but the cross-pressure is minimal — flagged for completeness.
Date: 2023-12-05 Added: 02 May 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Roll call: H.R. 6090
✓ verified Primary Source Voted nay on H.R. 878 (Expel George Santos) on 2023-05-17: Gooden voted against expelling fellow Republican George Santos despite the latter's extensive fraud convictions affecting his Long Island district. The vote protected a fellow party member facing expulsion for financial crimes while Gooden himself was under ethics investigation for STOCK Act violations — party loyalty over accountability.
Date: 2023-05-17 Added: 02 May 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Roll call: H.R. 878
✓ verified Primary Source Voted yea on H.R. 2 (Secure the Border Act of 2023) on 2023-05-11: Gooden voted for the hardline immigration bill while representing TX-5, which has a 30.8% Hispanic population and 16.1% foreign-born residents. The donor-aligned vote (immigration restriction industry) conflicts with the demographic reality of his district where immigration restriction directly harms constituents' families and communities.
Date: 2023-05-11 Added: 02 May 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Roll call: H.R. 2
✓ verified Primary Source [vote] Gooden voted against the 'Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023' (debt ceiling compromise negotiated by House Republicans and the White House), opposing the bipartisan spending restraint agreement despite having supported the Republican debt ceiling position just months earlier.
✓ verified Primary Source [vote] Gooden publicly supported the 'Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023' (debt ceiling bill) and voted for the measure, positioning himself as prioritizing fiscal restraint and limiting government spending.
✓ verified Primary Source Gooden served on the House Committee on Financial Services during 2021-2022, which has jurisdiction over financial regulation, securities, banking, and housing policy — making the undisclosed stock trades particularly problematic given his committee role.
✓ verified Primary Source The Campaign Legal Center filed an ethics complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics on September 22, 2021, alleging that Rep. Lance Gooden failed to disclose 12 stock trades worth between $60,019 and $376,000 during 2020, violating the STOCK Act's 45-day disclosure requirement.
All Connections (52)
→ STOCK Act instrument
alleged_violation primary since 2021
Gooden was alleged to have violated the STOCK Act's 45-day disclosure requirement by failing to disclose 12 stock trades during 2020.
campaign_funding primary since 2023
Gooden sponsored and voted for the Antisemitism Awareness Act (H.R. 6090) while having received AIPAC-related Pro-Israel PAC contributions.
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00023028/
← Motorola Solutions, Inc. PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00075341/
← Leidos Inc. PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00546234/
← Defense Aerospace company
donor secondary
2023-2024: Defense aerospace industry is a top donor sector, consistent with Gooden's Armed Services subcommittee assignments covering Seapower, Projection Forces, and Tactical Air and Land Forces.
← Oil & Gas company
donor secondary
2023-2024: Oil and gas industry is a top donor sector to Gooden's campaign, aligned with his Armed Services committee work supporting defense contractors who often overlap with energy sector interests.
donor secondary
2023-2024: Securities and investment industry PACs contribute to Gooden's campaign, relevant given his Financial Services tenure and STOCK Act violations involving stock trading.
← Stacey Plaskett elected official
affiliation primary
Connection documented in FINDING-2026-010
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00109546/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00110338/
donor primary since 2024
$8,500 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00113241/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00118943/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00130773/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00428052/
← Eye Of The Tiger PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00467431/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00599084/
← American Revival PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00639229/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00652529/
← Animal Wellness Action PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00679860/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00685115/
donor primary since 2024
$7,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000901/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00003764/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00005249/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00009985/
← Food Marketing Institute PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$6,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00014555/
donor primary since 2024
$7,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00030718/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00035006/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00040568/
donor primary since 2024
$15,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00040998/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00077321/
donor primary since 2026
$5,500 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00078451/
donor primary since 2026
$5,500 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00081414/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00088591/
donor primary since 2026
$5,500 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00093054/
donor primary since 2026
$7,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (7 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00097568/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00098061/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00099234/
donor primary since 2026
$7,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00100321/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00126763/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00148031/
← Farm Credit PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00193631/
donor primary since 2024
$9,606 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00214981/
← General Atomics P. A. C. organization
donor primary since 2026
$10,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00215285/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00227546/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00235739/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00248716/
← Leonardo Drs PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$6,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00275123/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00275529/
donor primary since 2026
$7,500 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00281212/
← The Home Depot Inc. PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00284885/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Lance Gooden's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00349373/
Sources (14)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Lance Gooden — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Lance Gooden — SEC filings (no results) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Lance Gooden — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Lance Gooden — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Lance Gooden — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
— UNVERIFIED Constituency baseline: Ballot measure congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Constituency baseline: Top employer congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Roll call: H.R. 185 congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Roll call: H.R. 878 congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Claim: Gooden publicly supported the 'Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023' (debt ceili… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Silence evidence: January 6, 2021 Capitol attack and election certification congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: Gooden served on the House Committee on Financial Servic… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: The Campaign Legal Center filed an ethics complaint with… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-04-23 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Lance Gooden not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt