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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• University of Texas at Austin - BBA, finance; BA, government (2004)

• Terrell (Texas) High School - Diploma (2001)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  5th Congressional District of Texas
  Lance Carter Gooden, 61.99%

  Republican
  Carolyn Frances Salter, 35.93%

  Democrat
  Kevin Hale, 2.08%

  Libertarian

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  5th Congressional District of Texas
  Lance Carter Gooden, 63.00%

  Republican
  Danny Eugene Wood Jr. (Dan), 37.00%

  Democrat

Employment History

• Insurance broker and risk management consultant

Associated Organizations

• Terrell Share Center

  Board Member

• Growing Our Own Dynamic Economy Now

• Rockwall and Brin Church of Christ (Terrell, Texas)

• Lance Gooden for Congress (Texas)

Awards

• Champion of Limited Government (Institute for Legislative Analysis) (June 2023)

• Hero of Main Street (Texas Retailers Association) (Oct. 2022)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)

• Freedom Fighter Award (FreedomWorks Inc.) (Jan. 2022)

• Taxpayers’ Friend Award (National Taxpayers Union) (May 2021)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Defender of Economic Freedom Award (Club for Growth) (March 2020)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (2020)

• Conservative Achievement Award (American Conservative Union) (April 2018)

• Conservative Excellence Award (American Conservative Union Foundation) (May 2017)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	2431 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-4305
Phone:	202-225-3484

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Privately Financed Travel

4 trips taken between 2019 - 2023 costing $81,609

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• House Armed Services Committee
House Armed Services Committee Readiness Subcommittee
House Armed Services Committee Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee
• House Judiciary Committee
House Judiciary Committee Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust Subcommittee
House Judiciary Committee Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee

Caucuses

• Bipartisan Fentanyl Prevention Caucus
• Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force
• Bureau of Prisons Reform Caucus
• Congressional Army Caucus
• Congressional Ashraf Protection and Rights Advocacy Caucus, Chair
• Congressional Brazil Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Caucus on U.S.-Turkey Relations and Turkish Americans
• Congressional Critical Materials Caucus
• Congressional EMS Caucus
• Congressional Future Caucus
• Congressional Golf Caucus
• Congressional Hellenic Caucus
• Congressional Law Enforcement Caucus
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
• Congressional Taiwan Caucus
• Congressional Wine Caucus
• Freedom From Big Tech Caucus, Chair and Founder
• House General Aviation Caucus
• House Republican Conference
• House Republican Study Committee
• International Conservation Caucus
• TEX-21 Congressional Caucus

Caught Our Eye

• Office median salaries as high as $100K+

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Jan. 17, 2024
  Looking for a pay bump? Three members now pay their staff a median salary in the six figures, according to a new LegiStorm analysis. read more

• Freshman members have some of the best-educated offices in Congress - and some of the worst

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on April 1, 2019
  Half of Congress's ten most-educated staff rosters belong to freshman members. Of those with the ten lowest education levels, three are freshman offices. read more