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On January 6, 2015, Gohmert failed in his bid to unseat then U.S. House Speaker [[John Boehner]] of [[Ohio]], a favorite of [[establishment]] Republicans who repeatedly opposed conservative bills.

On January 6, 2015, Gohmert failed in his bid to unseat then U.S. House Speaker [[John Boehner]] of [[Ohio]], a favorite of [[establishment]] Republicans who repeatedly opposed conservative bills.

An active [[Southern Baptist]], Gohmert resides in the Smith County seat of [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]]. He filed a lawsuit there in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on December 28, 2020, to declare the [[Electoral Count Act]] unconstitutional amid widespread irregularities and fraud in the [[United States presidential election, 2020]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/pence-sued-by-louie-gohmert-to-overturn-election-results/507-5610b6bf-5671-4560-ac98-e2d601c0b824|title="GOP congressman sues Pence in effort to try and overturn Biden win"|publisher=''kens5.com''|date=December 28, 2020|author=TEGNA|accessdate=January 2, 2021}}</ref> The suit was dismissed by the judge on January 1, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/judge-dismisses-effort-to-derail-count-of-electors-votes-11609559351|title="Judge Dismisses Effort to Derail Count of Electors' Votes"|publisher=''wsj.com''|date=January 1, 2021|author=Jess Bravin|accessdate=January 2, 2021}}</ref>

An active [[Southern Baptist]], Gohmert resides in the Smith County seat of [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]]. He filed a lawsuit there in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on December 28, 2020, to declare the [[Electoral Count Act]] unconstitutional amid widespread irregularities and fraud in the [[United States presidential election, 2020]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/pence-sued-by-louie-gohmert-to-overturn-election-results/507-5610b6bf-5671-4560-ac98-e2d601c0b824|title="GOP congressman sues Pence in effort to try and overturn Biden win"|publisher=''kens5.com''|date=December 28, 2020|author=TEGNA|accessdate=January 2, 2021}}</ref> The suit was dismissed by the judge on January 1, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/judge-dismisses-effort-to-derail-count-of-electors-votes-11609559351|title="Judge Dismisses Effort to Derail Count of Electors' Votes"|publisher=''wsj.com''|date=January 1, 2021|author=Jess Bravin|accessdate=January 2, 2021}}</ref> Gohmert and the other plaintiffs appealed the case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth District. An administrative panel of the Court affirmed the district court's decision on January 2, 2021.<ref>[http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/unpub/21/21-40001.0.pdf  Decision of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Jan. 2, 2021]</ref>

==Early life and education==

==Early life and education==