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Lance Gooden

Lance Gooden is a Republican incumbent in Texas's 5th district. $1.3M raised, $730K spent, $1.3M cash through Jun 30, 2026. On the November ballot

$1.3Mraised
$730Kspent
$1.3Mcash on hand
Campaign finance$1.3M raised

Flags are rules applied to FEC totals, not judgements. Reported

Raised$1.3M
Spent$730K
Cash on hand$1.3M
Campaign finance
MeasureAmount
Raised (total receipts)$1,341,647
Spent (disbursements)$729,587
Cash on hand$1,329,417
Debts owed by campaign$0
Filing covers throughJun 30, 2026

Reported Self-reported to the FEC.

Record in Congressage 43 · 4 terms · votes right of 95% of the House
43age on Election Day
4House terms (since 2019)
Republicanparty in Congress

Voting record

-10+1more liberalmore conservativeGooden
Voting record
MeasureValue
DW-NOMINATE score (first dimension)+0.72
Votes more conservative than95% of House members
Democratic median / Republican median-0.40 / +0.53
Roll-call votes counted570

Estimate DW-NOMINATE (Voteview, UCLA) scales members from their roll-call votes in the 119th Congress: negative is more liberal, positive more conservative. It describes voting patterns, not views on any one issue. See the member on Voteview.

Official House website · Official biography (Congress)

Reported Facts from the public congress-legislators dataset, current to 2026-10-15.

Financial disclosureassets $427K to $1.1M

Annual report for 2025, filed 2026-08-13.

$427K to $1.1Mreported assets (ranges added up)
$550K to $1.1Mreported liabilities
none reportedearned income (exact amounts)

Assets minus liabilities: between -$673K and $534K Estimate

Assets

Largest assets
AssetType codeOwnerValue range
WELLS FARGO BANK ACCOUNTBAself$250K to $500K
ACG STRATEGIES, LLC, 100% InterestOLSP$100K to $250K
CHASE BANK ACCOUNTBAself$50K to $100K
EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXASDBself$15K to $50K
L : FORNEY, TX, US D : SPOUSE OWNED LLC TO CONDUCT REAL ESTATE CONSULTING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. THE ENTITY CONTAINS NO REAL ESTATE ASSETSTSP$1,001 to $15K
APA Corporation - Common Stock (APA)STSP$1,001 to $15K
Baytex Energy Corp Common Shares (BTE)STSP$1,001 to $15K
ConocoPhillips Common Stock (COP)STSP$1,001 to $15K
Fifth Third Bancorp - Common Stock (FITB)STSP$1,001 to $15K
Occidental Petroleum Corporation Common Stock (OXY)STSP$1,001 to $15K
Ovintiv Inc. (OVV)STSP$1,001 to $15K
PHX Minerals Inc. Common Stock (PHX)STSP$1,001 to $15K
, Dividends $201 - $1,000 REGIONS BANK ACCOUNTBASP$1,001 to $15K
SCHWAB 529 PLAN COLLEGE SAVINGS PLAN 5F [5F] DC $15,001 - $50,000 Tax-Deferred L : TX SCHWAB 529 PLAN COLLEGE SAVINGS PLAN 5F [5F] DC $15,00STSP$1,001 to $15K
TechnipFMC plc Ordinary Share (FTI)STSP$1,001 to $15K
All 20 assets
All assets
AssetType codeOwnerValue range
WELLS FARGO BANK ACCOUNTBAself$250K to $500K
ACG STRATEGIES, LLC, 100% InterestOLSP$100K to $250K
CHASE BANK ACCOUNTBAself$50K to $100K
EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXASDBself$15K to $50K
L : FORNEY, TX, US D : SPOUSE OWNED LLC TO CONDUCT REAL ESTATE CONSULTING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. THE ENTITY CONTAINS NO REAL ESTATE ASSETSTSP$1,001 to $15K
APA Corporation - Common Stock (APA)STSP$1,001 to $15K
Baytex Energy Corp Common Shares (BTE)STSP$1,001 to $15K
ConocoPhillips Common Stock (COP)STSP$1,001 to $15K
Fifth Third Bancorp - Common Stock (FITB)STSP$1,001 to $15K
Occidental Petroleum Corporation Common Stock (OXY)STSP$1,001 to $15K
Ovintiv Inc. (OVV)STSP$1,001 to $15K
PHX Minerals Inc. Common Stock (PHX)STSP$1,001 to $15K
, Dividends $201 - $1,000 REGIONS BANK ACCOUNTBASP$1,001 to $15K
SCHWAB 529 PLAN COLLEGE SAVINGS PLAN 5F [5F] DC $15,001 - $50,000 Tax-Deferred L : TX SCHWAB 529 PLAN COLLEGE SAVINGS PLAN 5F [5F] DC $15,00STSP$1,001 to $15K
TechnipFMC plc Ordinary Share (FTI)STSP$1,001 to $15K
Western Alliance Bancorporation Common Stock (WAL)STSP$1,001 to $15K
Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock (APPN)STSP$1 to $1,000
Comerica Incorporated Common Stock (CMA)STSP$1 to $1,000
Hims & Hers Health, Inc. Class A Common Stock (HIMS)STSP$1 to $1,000
Innoviz Technologies Ltd. - Ordinary shares (INVZ)STSP$1 to $1,000

Liabilities

Liabilities
Liability as filedAmount range
JT CITY BANK OF TEXAS JUNE 2023 REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE$500K to $1.0M
SP Chase Bank Dec 2025 Revolving credit liability$50K to $100K

Outside positions: BOARD MEMBER TERRELL SHARE CENTER; C : FOOD BANK CHARITY IN TERRELL, TX, UNCOMPENSATED

Reported Parsed automatically from the official report; check the PDF for anything that matters. Values are bands, so totals are ranges. A personal residence and personal vehicles are normally not reported, and a spouse’s information is limited. Type codes: legend. Open the official report (PDF)

Public attention1,615 views in 30 days
1,615Wikipedia views, last 30 days
#429 of 461among candidates in the race with an article

Reported Page views of Lance Gooden on English Wikipedia, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13 (Wikimedia). Views show curiosity, not support: long-serving incumbents have older, better-known articles, and many challengers have none.

Where the money comes fromindividuals, PACs, party, self
Individual donors 30%PACs and other committees 39%Other (refunds, transfers, loans) 31%
Funding mix
Source of moneyAmountShare of receipts
Individual donors$396,59329.6%
PACs and other committees$523,53339.0%
Other (refunds, transfers, loans)$421,52131.4%
This raceTX-05, rank #1 of 2

Lance Gooden ranks #1 of 2 in reported fundraising in this race.

TX-05 · Texas · Republican candidates · House forecasts

Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata · Official website · X (Twitter) · links matched through Wikidata and checked against the member or candidate record

Sources and methodFEC

All figures come from the Federal Election Commission and cover each filing period through Jun 30, 2026. FEC ID H8TX05144, committee C00662601. View the official record.

Ballot status: listed as a nominee in Wikipedia's article for this state (CC BY-SA), matched to this FEC record by name.