Lance Gooden represents Texas's 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, a position he has held since January 2019. Prior to his congressional service, he served in the Texas House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019. He currently serves on the House Judiciary Committee and the House Armed Services Committee, with assignments to multiple subcommittees covering areas including regulatory reform, military forces, cybersecurity, and intellectual property.

Name

Lance Gooden

Party

Republican

State

Texas

District

TX-5

Committees

Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee, Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee

Key Fact 1

Lance Gooden has represented Texas's 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since January 2019.

Key Fact 2

He previously served in the Texas House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019, representing District 4.

Key Fact 3

He serves on the House Judiciary Committee with assignments to subcommittees on Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, as well as Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet.

Key Fact 4

He is a member of the House Armed Services Committee, serving on the Seapower and Projection Forces, Tactical Air and Land Forces, and Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation subcommittees.

Key Fact 5

Texas's 5th Congressional District includes portions of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.

Key Fact 6

He is a member of the Republican Party.

Key Fact 7

His committee assignments reflect focus areas in defense policy, technology regulation, and judicial matters.

Data from Congress.gov