Gooden, Lance

Gooden, Lance is a Republican Representative representing Texas, District 5. They serve on 2 committees, including House Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee on Armed Services.

They have raised $145K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is finance/insurance/real estate, contributing $8K. Organizations spend $568.9 million lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are defense and copyright/patent. This reflects the lobbying ecosystem around their committee work, not money paid to them directly.

They rarely miss a vote, participating in 96% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 50% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

They have filed 42 stock transaction disclosures since 2007. These are required by the STOCK Act, which mandates members of Congress report securities trades. Outside groups (like Super PACs) have spent money on their races: $2K spent supporting them. This spending is independent of their campaign.

Overall, they have a typical financial footprint for a representative. The biggest factors are campaign contributions and stock trading disclosures.