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Lance Gooden

R
Federal · U.S. House · TX-05 · term ends 2027-01-03

Won Nov 3, 2026 re-election (unofficial).

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100%kept rate
1 / 1kept / rated · LOW SAMPLE
1in progress (not in rate)
3promises tracked
District covers 6 counties (TLC district-by-county report PLANC2193)

Dallas active, Henderson active, Kaufman, Upshur active, Van Zandt active, Wood active

Promises (3) Donors Foreign-link leads (23) Positions & flips
Kept: 1In progress: 1Not yet rated: 1

Secure the border and fix a broken immigration system.

In progress
Immigration · stated 2022 · promise source · #56
“Our borders and our immigration system are broken. The federal government has failed time and time again to secure our borders, which is our greatest [responsibility].”
Stated
2022 · source
Filed
Committee
One chamber
Signed
In effect
Stated: Promise as stated in the cited source.
Stalled no milestone activity in 6 months
Why In progress: A 2022 campaign theme. Gooden voted Yea on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act) on Jan 7, 2025. Rated in progress, not fully kept, because the promise is broader than one enacted bill. (batch1-research-2026-11-10, 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC)
History (append-only)
  • 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · Not yet rated (superseded 2026-11-10 14:12:39) — Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence.
  • 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · In progress (current) — A 2022 campaign theme. Gooden voted Yea on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act) on Jan 7, 2025. Rated in progress, not fully kept, because the promise is broader than one enacted bill.
  • 2022 · step Stated (current) — source — Promise as stated in the cited source.

Support American energy production and roll back restrictions on oil and gas.

Not yet rated
Energy · stated 2022 · promise source · #57
Stated
2022 · source
Filed
Committee
One chamber
Signed
In effect
Stated: Promise as stated in the cited source.
Stalled no milestone activity in 6 months
Why Not yet rated: Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence. (tracker, 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC)

No evidence recorded yet.

Cut taxes and reduce federal spending.

Kept
Taxes · stated 2022 · promise source · #58
Stated
2022 · source
Filed
no dated row
Committee
no dated row
One chamber
no dated row
Signed
2025-07-04 · source
In effect
2025-07-04 · source
Funded & in effect: Public Law 119-21 is in force.
Linked bills: H.R. 1 (119th Congress)
Why Kept: A 2022 campaign theme. Gooden voted Aye on the July 3, 2025 H.R. 1 concurrence (roll 190); the tax-cut bill was signed July 4, 2025. (batch1-research-2026-11-10, 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC)
History (append-only)
  • 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · Not yet rated (superseded 2026-11-10 14:12:39) — Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence.
  • 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · Kept (current) — A 2022 campaign theme. Gooden voted Aye on the July 3, 2025 H.R. 1 concurrence (roll 190); the tax-cut bill was signed July 4, 2025.
  • 2022 · step Stated (superseded) — source — Promise as stated in the cited source.
  • 2025-07-04 · step Passed both/signed (superseded) — source — H.R. 1 became Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025. The official voted Aye on House concurrence (roll 190, July 3, 2025).
  • 2025-07-04 · step Funded & in effect (current) — source — Public Law 119-21 is in force.