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Gooden won renomination to a second term in the Republican primary held on May 29, 2012. He polled 6,385 votes (53.5 percent) to 5,545 (46.5 percent) for his more [[conservative]] opponent, the physician Stuart Spitzer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/enr/results/may29_160_state.htm|title=Republican primary election returns, May 29, 2012|publisher=enr.sos.state.tx.us|accessdate=May 30, 2012}}</ref> In 2014, Spitzer unseated Gooden in the Republican primary, but Gooden returned in triumph in the Republican primary held on March 1, 2016. In the primary held on March 6, 2018, when Gooden did not seek a third nonconsecutive term in the state House, Spitzer led with nearly 46 percent of the ballots cast and faces intra-party rival Keith Bell in the May 22 runoff.<ref name=ereturns/> | Gooden won renomination to a second term in the Republican primary held on May 29, 2012. He polled 6,385 votes (53.5 percent) to 5,545 (46.5 percent) for his more [[conservative]] opponent, the physician Stuart Spitzer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/enr/results/may29_160_state.htm|title=Republican primary election returns, May 29, 2012|publisher=enr.sos.state.tx.us|accessdate=May 30, 2012}}</ref> In 2014, Spitzer unseated Gooden in the Republican primary, but Gooden returned in triumph in the Republican primary held on March 1, 2016. In the primary held on March 6, 2018, when Gooden did not seek a third nonconsecutive term in the state House, Spitzer led with nearly 46 percent of the ballots cast and faces intra-party rival Keith Bell in the May 22 runoff.<ref name=ereturns/> | ||
| − | In the 2018 primary, Gooden led an eight-candidate field for Texas' 5th congressional district seat being vacated by the retiring Jeb Hensarling. With 10,272 votes (32.3 percent), he faces the second-placed candidate, Bunni Pounds, in the | + | In the 2018 primary, Gooden led an eight-candidate field for Texas' 5th congressional district seat being vacated by the retiring Jeb Hensarling. With 10,272 votes (32.3 percent), he faces the second-placed candidate, Bunni Pounds, in the pending runoff election. Pounds, the preferred choice of Hensarling, finished in the primary 6,872 votes (21.6 percent). The six other candidates hekd the remaining 46.1 percent of the ballots cast.<ref name=ereturns>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/mar06_325_state.htm?x=0&y=1394&id=142|title=Election Returns|date=March 6, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=March 7, 2018}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:25, March 7, 2018
| Lance Gooden | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 1, 1982 Terrell, Kaufman County Texas |
| Political Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Alexa Calligas Gooden (married 2016) |
Lance Gooden (born December 1, 1982) is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 4, which encompasses Kaufman County and a portion of Henderson County. In the 2010 primary election, Gooden narrowly upset the six-term incumbent Republican Representative Betty Brown with 50.5 percent of the vote.[1]
A native of Terrell, a small city east of Dallas, Texas, Gooden graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, from which he received both a Bachelor of Arts in government and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree.
Gooden had five major contributors to his 2010 campaign, including the interest groups, the Texas Oil and Gas Association and Texans for Insurance Reform. He raised more than $277,000.
Upon taking office early in 2011, Gooden worked on the state budget in an attempt to eliminate wasteful spending. He serves on these House committees: Appropriations, County Affairs, and House Administration, the latter of which handles employment by the House.
In 2010, Gooden had no Democratic opponent in his heavily Republican district.[2][3]
Gooden won renomination to a second term in the Republican primary held on May 29, 2012. He polled 6,385 votes (53.5 percent) to 5,545 (46.5 percent) for his more conservative opponent, the physician Stuart Spitzer.[4] In 2014, Spitzer unseated Gooden in the Republican primary, but Gooden returned in triumph in the Republican primary held on March 1, 2016. In the primary held on March 6, 2018, when Gooden did not seek a third nonconsecutive term in the state House, Spitzer led with nearly 46 percent of the ballots cast and faces intra-party rival Keith Bell in the May 22 runoff.[5]
In the 2018 primary, Gooden led an eight-candidate field for Texas' 5th congressional district seat being vacated by the retiring Jeb Hensarling. With 10,272 votes (32.3 percent), he faces the second-placed candidate, Bunni Pounds, in the pending runoff election. Pounds, the preferred choice of Hensarling, finished in the primary 6,872 votes (21.6 percent). The six other candidates hekd the remaining 46.1 percent of the ballots cast.[5]
References
- ↑ "Gooden upsets Brown" Athens Review March 3, 2010
- ↑ Dallas News
- ↑ Kaufmann Herald
- ↑ Republican primary election returns, May 29, 2012. enr.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved on May 30, 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Election Returns. Texas Secretary of State (March 6, 2018). Retrieved on March 7, 2018.