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In 1918, Golden was elected county attorney in Knox County, a post that he filled until 1922. He successfully ran for the U.S. House in 1948 and won without any opponents in the general election.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=637604 KY - District 09 Race - Nov 02, 1948]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> He was re-elected the following election cycle<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=408220 KY District 9 Race - Nov 07, 1950]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> and ran again in 1952,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=327050 KY - District 08 Race - Nov 04, 1952]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> this time in the 8th district.

In 1918, Golden was elected county attorney in Knox County, a post that he filled until 1922. He successfully ran for the U.S. House in 1948 and won without any opponents in the general election.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=637604 KY - District 09 Race - Nov 02, 1948]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> He was re-elected the following election cycle<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=408220 KY District 9 Race - Nov 07, 1950]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> and ran again in 1952,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=327050 KY - District 08 Race - Nov 04, 1952]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> this time in the 8th district.

Golden was a delegate to the 1952 [[Republican National Convention]]<ref name=bio/> which nominated [[Moderate Republican]] [[Dwight Eisenhower]] over the [[isolationist]], strongly [[conservative]] U.S. senator [[Robert A. Taft]]. Eisenhower then won the presidential election [[United States presidential election, 1952|that year]] by a landslide against Democrat opponent [[Adlai Stevenson]].

Golden was a delegate to the 1952 [[Republican National Convention]]<ref name=bio/> which nominated [[Moderate Republican]] [[Dwight Eisenhower]] over the [[isolationist]], strongly [[conservative]] U.S. senator [[Robert A. Taft]]. Eisenhower then won the presidential election in 1952 by a landslide against Democrat opponent [[Adlai Stevenson]].

In June 1951 during a debate on creating a segregated veterans' hospital in Virginia that would only serve blacks, Golden supported the $5 million measure on the grounds that he believed black veterans were in favor of having such.<ref>FascinatingPolitics (June 16, 2021). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2021/06/16/the-booker-t-washington-veterans-hospital-a-segregation-debate-from-70-years-ago/ The Booker T. Washington Veterans Hospital: A Segregation Debate From 70 Years Ago]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> He also worked on flood control, an important issue for his constituency, during his congressional tenure.<ref>Clarity, James F. (April 7, 1978). [https://www.nytimes.com/1978/04/07/archives/a-year-after-the-flood-pineville-ky-is-showing-optimism-from.html AYear After the Flood, Pineville, Ky., Is Showing Optimism]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref>

In June 1951 during a debate on creating a segregated veterans' hospital in Virginia that would only serve blacks, Golden supported the $5 million measure on the grounds that he believed black veterans were in favor of having such.<ref>FascinatingPolitics (June 16, 2021). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2021/06/16/the-booker-t-washington-veterans-hospital-a-segregation-debate-from-70-years-ago/ The Booker T. Washington Veterans Hospital: A Segregation Debate From 70 Years Ago]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> He also worked on flood control, an important issue for his constituency, during his congressional tenure.<ref>Clarity, James F. (April 7, 1978). [https://www.nytimes.com/1978/04/07/archives/a-year-after-the-flood-pineville-ky-is-showing-optimism-from.html AYear After the Flood, Pineville, Ky., Is Showing Optimism]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref>

In 1953 during the 83rd Congress, Golden joined the majority of House Republicans in voting for the resolution which re-enacted the Select Committee to Investigate Tax-Exempt Foundations and Comparable Organizations,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1953/h61 H RES 217. RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO CON- DUCT A FULL AND COMPLETE INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF EDUCA- TIONAL AND PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ARE EXEMPT FROM FED. INCOME TAXATION.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 23, 2021.</ref> while his fellow Kentucky [[Moderate Republican]] colleague, John Marshall Robsion, Jr., voted against the measure. This was at the request of his Tennessee GOP colleague [[Brazilla Carroll Reece]], who found the committee's report in the previous Congress to have been insufficient and sought a more thorough investigation. The resolution passed, and the committee during the same congressional session became known as the '''[[Reece Committee]]'''. It ultimately concluded that tax-exempt major foundations subverted American society towards left-wing ideologies.

In 1953 during the 83rd Congress, Golden joined the majority of House Republicans in voting for the resolution which re-enacted the Select Committee to Investigate Tax-Exempt Foundations and Comparable Organizations,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1953/h61 H RES 217. RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO CON- DUCT A FULL AND COMPLETE INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF EDUCA- TIONAL AND PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ARE EXEMPT FROM FED. INCOME TAXATION.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 23, 2021.</ref> while his fellow Kentucky [[Moderate Republican]] colleague, [[John Robsion, Jr.|John Marshall Robsion, Jr.]], voted against the measure. This was at the request of his Tennessee GOP colleague [[Brazilla Carroll Reece]], who found the committee's report in the previous Congress to have been insufficient and sought a more thorough investigation. The resolution passed, and the committee during the same congressional session became known as the '''[[Reece Committee]]'''. It ultimately concluded that tax-exempt major foundations subverted American society towards left-wing ideologies.

Golden served in Congress from 1949 to 1955. He did not seek re-nomination in 1954 and was succeeded by the [[libertarian]]-leaning conservative [[Eugene Siler]]. He then resumed his law practice, and died in Pineville, Kentucky. Golden interred there at Pineville Memorial Cemetery.<ref name=bio/>

Golden served in Congress from 1949 to 1955. He did not seek re-nomination in 1954 and was succeeded by the [[libertarian]]-leaning conservative [[Eugene Siler]]. He then resumed his law practice, and died in Pineville, Kentucky. Golden interred there at Pineville Memorial Cemetery.<ref name=bio/>