Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Lance Gooden
- Office
- U.S. representative for Texas’s 5th district
- Party
- Republican
- Hometown
- Terrell, TX
- Born
- 1982
- In Congress
- House since 2019 · 7 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- GOODEN, LANCE
- Next election
- Primary March 3, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Texas, District 5
Official websiteYouTubeFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H8TX05144 · Principal campaign committee: LANCE GOODEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Texas District 5 | $1,526,218.36 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Texas District 5 | $1,136,643.85 | Won the general election (64.1%) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Texas District 5 | $1,038,969.23 | General-election nominee |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Texas District 5 | $1,610,327.03 | General-election nominee |
Total raised$1,526,218.36
Total spent$899,736.90
Cash on hand$1,343,838.42
Debts owed by the campaign$20,000.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$435,092.0929%
- PACs and other committees$632,276.0541%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$409,644.8027%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$49,205.423%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$6,267.091%
- Contributions over $200$754,560.0099%
- Itemized from inside Texas$511,935.0068%
- Itemized from other states$242,800.0032%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: New York $66,800.00 · California $25,500.00 · Virginia $20,750.00 · District of Columbia $17,200.00 · Maryland $7,500.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
Voting record, 119th Congress
Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea521
Voted nay147
Did not vote6 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored14
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored227
Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.
Latest roll-call votes
| Date | Question | Result | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403 Retire through Ownership Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497 Water Resources Development Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340 Ratepayer Protection Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HJRES 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 10326 PROOF Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Passage · HJRES 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500 Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act | Passed | Yea |
Latest bills and resolutions sponsored
- H.R. 10272 End Gas Station Heroin Act
Introduced Sep 3, 2026 · Latest action Sep 3, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speake… - H.R. 9276 Federal Cryptocurrency Theft Enforcement and Coordination Act
Introduced Jun 11, 2026 · Latest action Jun 11, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - H.R. 8685 Protect the Presidency Act
Introduced May 7, 2026 · Latest action May 7, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - H.R. 7612 End Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026
Introduced Feb 20, 2026 · Latest action Feb 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - H.R. 7387 Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026
Introduced Feb 5, 2026 · Latest action Feb 5, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - H.R. 7361 No Tax on Restored Benefits Act
Introduced Feb 4, 2026 · Latest action Feb 4, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. - H.R. 7035 Credit Card Competition Act of 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 · Latest action Jan 13, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. - H.R. 6792 Foreign-Trade Zone Export Enhancement Act of 2025
Introduced Dec 17, 2025 · Latest action Dec 17, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. - H.R. 6262 Taiwan Interpol Endorsement and Inclusion Act
Introduced Nov 21, 2025 · Latest action Nov 21, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. - H.R. 3966 Think Tank and Nonprofit Foreign Influence Disclosure Act
Introduced Jun 12, 2025 · Latest action Jun 12, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.
Committees
- House Committee on Armed Services
- Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation
- Seapower and Projection Forces
- Tactical Air and Land Forces
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet
- The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
150 committees reported giving $685,023.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- GOODEN VICTORY FUNDJoint fundraising committee$116,206.00
- START RISING PACLeadership PAC$15,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000.00
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- GROWING OUR OWN DYNAMIC ECONOMY NOWLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- ON WISCONSIN PAC, INC.Leadership PAC$10,000.00
- LASTING INVESTMENTS STRENGTHENING AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- OVERHAUL PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- DEFENDING THE AMERICAN DREAM PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- GRIDIRON-PACConnected PAC$7,500.00
- FOOD MARKETPLACE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FMI FOODPACPAC$7,000.00
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,500.00
- WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$6,500.00
- BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,500.00
- LEONARDO DRS PAC Company pagePAC$6,000.00
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
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- AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,500.00
- JBS USA FOOD COMPANY PACPAC$5,500.00
- NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- TARGET CORPORATION CITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM (TARGETCITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- FIRSTCASH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- GULF STATES TOYOTA INC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BROOKSHIRE GROCERY COMPANY PACPAC$5,000.00
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- NEW ENERGY IN WASHINGTON HOUSE PAC (N.E.W. HOUSE PAC)Leadership PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN REVIVAL PACPAC$5,000.00
- ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICA RELOADEDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- VITORIA PACPAC$5,000.00
- METROPOLITAN ANESTHESIA CONSULTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- FIGHT ON PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- DOUBLE L PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- IMMIGRANT INVESTORS ASSOCIATION, INC./INVEST IN THE USA PAC (IIUSA PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- TEXAS VALUES PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SPACE COAST LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND Company pageConnected PAC$4,800.00
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$4,767.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- THE BOEING COMPANY PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- BMI POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BMI PAC)PAC$4,000.00
- RUDY FOR INDIANACandidate committee$4,000.00
- AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS PAC Company pagePAC$3,500.00
- OVER THE TARGET PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- TIMBERLINE PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- BEEF-PAC (BEEF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF TEXAS CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUNDLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INCPAC$2,500.00
- CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CUBIC CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INTA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION GROCERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- TEXAS REDLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- HELLFIRE PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- AEVEX HOLDING LLC PAC (AEVEX PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- FUSE INTEGRATION MISSION FIRST PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION RETAILPACPAC$2,000.00
- RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA RETAIL LEADERS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- JUSTICE FREEDOM & LIBERTY PACPAC$2,000.00
- BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PACPAC$2,000.00
- EMMER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- UNITED POSTMASTERS AND MANAGERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- THE ASCAP LEGISLATIVE FUND FOR THE ARTSConnected PAC$1,500.00
- US ONCOLOGY INC. NETWORK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,500.00
- WAYNE-SANDERSON FARMS LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,500.00
- Y COMBINATOR MANAGEMENT, LLC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (LITTLE TECH PAC)Connected PAC$1,500.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION - PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- THE KROGER CO. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TEXANS FOR LAMAR SMITHPAC$1,000.00
- HY-VEE INC EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- HEALTHCARE DISTRIBUTION ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- WESTERN PEANUT GROWERS ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- USA RICE FEDERATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC. EMPLOYEE PAC - GRANITEPACPAC$1,000.00
- BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- VENABLE PAC (VEN-PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- THE GEO GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP EMPLOYEE ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL MUSIC PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELBIT AMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CINTAS CORPORATION PARTNERS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- EMBRAER AIRCRAFT HOLDING, INC. - EVE HOLDING, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EMBRAER-EVE PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NEWS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NEWS CORP PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT EMPLOYEE ACTION FUNDPAC$1,000.00
- RAPTOR PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SCONNIE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SOUTHERN STATES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- HAYSTACK PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- VARDA SPACE INDUSTRIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VARDA PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC)Connected PAC$750.00
- THE GOOD FUNDConnected PAC$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Lance Gooden$53.71
- Independent expenditures opposing Lance Gooden$0.00
FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE FED PACSupporting$52.00
The race
Texas U.S. House, District 5, 2026 · 5 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Gooden (R) | $1,526,218.36 | $1,343,838.42 | 2026-10-14 |
| Chelsey Alexandra Hockett (D) | $35,313.02 | $47,430.74 | 2026-09-30 |
| Ruth Torres (D) | $20,748.00 | $4,035.09 | 2026-05-06 |
| Travis Edwards (R) | $17,628.25 | $27.57 | 2025-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: LANCE GOODEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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