U.S. House · TX-05
Gooden, Lance
RTexas 5th38 issues mapped from the public record
Stances are based on mapped issues and the public record (Congress.gov, FEC, and related sources). Add your own views to see how you line up.
Public record freshness
- Legislator stats: May 29, 2026
- Vote ingest: May 29, 2026
- FEC sync: Mar 20, 2026
- Finance cycle: 2026
Your alignment
Issue spotlight
High confidence based on 21 mapped decisive vote(s): 1 supporting and 20 opposing.
20
Opposing votes
1
Supporting votes
21 votes analyzed
Issue voting record
Based on public votes and official records. Browse by topic or sort by confidence.
Rep. Gooden's recorded votes on climate and energy bills lean toward skepticism of emissions restrictions. He voted against climate-focused measures in 28 of 47 mapped votes.
8 supporting · 26 opposingHIGH confidence
Related funding categories
MIDLAND ENERGY $19K
Funding categories are reported separately from voting evidence and do not imply causation or influence.
High confidence based on 31 mapped decisive vote(s): 10 supporting and 21 opposing.
10 supporting · 21 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 25 mapped decisive vote(s): 20 supporting and 5 opposing.
20 supporting · 5 opposingHIGH confidence
Gooden's recorded votes on criminal justice bills lean toward law-and-order approaches. He voted against criminal justice reform measures in 20 of 27 mapped votes.
6 supporting · 14 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 18 mapped decisive vote(s): 16 supporting and 2 opposing with 1 absence/present vote(s).
16 supporting · 2 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 18 mapped decisive vote(s): 14 supporting and 4 opposing.
14 supporting · 4 opposingHIGH confidence
What kind of representative is this?
HIGH confidenceRep. Gooden voted with his party 97.2% of the time. On top-tier issues, he opposed immigration (20 of 21 mapped votes against), climate change (26 of 34 against), gun control measures (6 of 6 against), abortion rights (5 of 5 against), and environmental protection (21 of 31 against). He supported tax policy (8 of 12 for), government spending (20 of 25 for), defense spending (16 of 18 for), and veterans affairs (14 of 14 for). On social issues, he voted for racial justice (6 of 7), women's rights (5 of 5), and workers' rights opposition (7 of 10 against). Attendance was 59%, with 227 missed votes out of 553 total.
Opposed immigration, climate change, gun control, abortion rights, and environmental protection
Supported tax policy, government spending, defense spending, and veterans affairs
Voted with party 97.2% of the time; missed 227 of 553 votes
Supported racial justice and women's rights; opposed workers' rights protections
- Mixed record on trade policy (6 for, 5 against); neutral stance
Signature issues
- Immigration — Opposed immigration (1 for, 20 against on 21 mapped votes)HIGH confidence
- Climate Change — Opposed climate change action (8 for, 26 against on 34 mapped votes)HIGH confidence
- Tax Policy — Supported tax policy (8 for, 4 against on 12 mapped votes)HIGH confidence
- Defense Spending — Supported defense spending (16 for, 2 against on 18 mapped votes)HIGH confidence
- Environmental Protection — Opposed environmental protection (10 for, 21 against on 31 mapped votes)HIGH confidence
Synthesized from public voting and stance records only; not motive, corruption, electoral prospects, or district-wide opinion.
38 mapped issues • Updated May 29, 2026 • 25 non-gated high-confidence issues · 3 moderate-confidence issues · 10 limited-evidence issues · 4 evidence-gated issues · Model claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
About and public record
Sources & transparency
- Congress.gov — votes and bills
- FEC.gov — campaign finance
Sources: Congress.gov · FEC · public disclosures. Methodology and citations on this district record.