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'''Louis Buller Gohmert, Jr.''', known as '''Louie Gohmert''' (born August 18, 1953), has served since January 2005 as the [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Texas]]' 1st congressional district, which covers a large portion of East Texas. A former state court district judge for Smith County (1993-2002), the [[Republican Party|Republican]] Gohmert is among the most [[conservative]] members of [[Congress]]. He is leaving his position on January 3, 2023.

'''Louis "dumbass" Gohmert, Jr.''', known as '''Louie Gohmert''' (born August 18, 1953), has served since January 2005 as the [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Texas]]' 1st congressional district, which covers a large portion of East Texas. A former state court district judge for Smith County (1993-2002), the [[Republican Party|Republican]] Gohmert is among the most [[conservative]] members of [[Congress]]. He is leaving his position on January 3, 2023.

Gohmert did not seek a tenth term in the House but instead unsuccessfully challenged state Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]] in the [[primary]] held on March 1, 2022. Paxton will face [[George P. Bush]], the son of [[Florida]] former Governor [[Jeb Bush]], in the May 24 runoff election. In third place in the primary was Eva Guzman, who resigned from the Texas Supreme Court to make the race. Though a strong backer of former [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]], Gohmert ran for attorney general without Trump's support and finished in fourth place. Earlier in 2001, Trump endorsed a third term for the incumbent Paxton, who bills himself "the Most Conservative Attorney General in the Nation."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/louie-gohmert-republican-lawmaker-who-downplayed-the-insurrection-wants-to-be-the-top-law-enforcement-officer-in-texas/ar-AAR1jMm?ocid=msedgntp|title=Louie Gohmert: Republican lawmaker who downplayed the insurrection wants to be the top law enforcement officer in Texas|publisher=msn.com|date=November 23, 2021|author=Devan Cole|accessdate=November 24, 2021}}</ref>

Gohmert did not seek a tenth term in the House but instead unsuccessfully challenged state Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]] in the [[primary]] held on March 1, 2022. Paxton will face [[George P. Bush]], the son of [[Florida]] former Governor [[Jeb Bush]], in the May 24 runoff election. In third place in the primary was Eva Guzman, who resigned from the Texas Supreme Court to make the race. Though a strong backer of former [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]], Gohmert ran for attorney general without Trump's support and finished in fourth place. Earlier in 2001, Trump endorsed a third term for the incumbent Paxton, who bills himself "the Most Conservative Attorney General in the Nation."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/louie-gohmert-republican-lawmaker-who-downplayed-the-insurrection-wants-to-be-the-top-law-enforcement-officer-in-texas/ar-AAR1jMm?ocid=msedgntp|title=Louie Gohmert: Republican lawmaker who downplayed the insurrection wants to be the top law enforcement officer in Texas|publisher=msn.com|date=November 23, 2021|author=Devan Cole|accessdate=November 24, 2021}}</ref>