| Full Name: | Lance Gooden |
|---|---|
| Office: | State House (TX) - District 4, Republican |
| First Elected: | 11/02/2010 |
| Last Elected: | 11/06/2012 |
| Next Election: | 2014 |
| Gender: | Male |
|---|---|
| Birth Place: | Terrell |
| Home City: | Terrell, TX |
| Religion: | Church of Christ |
Summary
Representative Lance Gooden
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
SB 29 - Restricts Certain Types of Touching During Searches by Government Officials
Legislation (Yea)
June 29, 2011 - -Prohibits a public servant from committing certain actions while performing his or her assigned job duties including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 1):-Performing ...
HB 5 - Interstate Health Care Compact
Legislation (Yea)
June 16, 2011 - -Requires member states to seek Congressional approval of the Compact (Sec. 1). -Authorizes each member state's legislature to regulate health care within the state, and ...
SB 4 - Congressional Redistricting
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
June 15, 2011 - Specifies that this act shall take effect immediately if it receives a vote of two thirds of all the members elected to each house ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 | Texas National Federation of Independent Business Positions [House Only] | 100% |
| 2012 | National Rifle Association Candidate Positions on Gun Rights | 100% |
| 2011 | Texas Association of Business Cumulative Score | 85% |
Campaign Finances
| Top industry | Uncoded ($161,844.00) |
| Source | FollowTheMoney.org |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Lance Gooden refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
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Contact Information
Capitol Webmail
http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/email/?district=4&session=83
Capitol Website
http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=4
Capitol
Room E2.212, Capitol Extension
Post Office Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
Phone: 512-463-0458
Fax: 512-463-0458
District
100 East Corsicana Street
Suite 205
Athens, TX 75751
Phone: 903-675-7138
