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House Ethics Committee Opens Review of Rep. Lance Gooden

The panel says a June 10 referral from the Office of Congressional Conduct could lead to closure or a formal probe and it will announce its decision by November 9.

U.S. Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Terrell, attends a House Armed Services Committee hearing in the Rayburn building in Washington on April 29, 2026.
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Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. | Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
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Overview

  • The House Committee on Ethics disclosed Monday that it is conducting a preliminary review of a matter about Rep. Lance Gooden that was referred by the Office of Congressional Conduct on June 10.
  • The committee’s public notice did not describe the allegations and said it will announce its course of action or findings on or before November 9.
  • Gooden denied wrongdoing in a statement to reporters, calling the matter a baseless, finance-related spending allegation and saying he expects the committee to find it without merit.
  • The OCC is an independent, nonpartisan office that vets complaints about things like travel, earmarks, financial disclosures, and legal expense funds before referring matters to the Ethics Committee.
  • This review makes Gooden the seventh member under Ethics Committee scrutiny so far in 2026 and the panel can either close the matter, conduct staff fact-finding, or open a formal investigation with an investigatory subcommittee.