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U.S. House, Texas District 5

2-year termIncumbent Lance Gooden (R) is running in the same district number (TX-05 under the prior map). Hockett won the May 26, 2026 Democratic runoff. Independent Dea Foy (also listed elsewhere as Deadra Marsh-Foy) is shown by Ballotpedia as not making the ballot and is absent from the SOS listing. District lines: PlanC2333 (H.B. 4, 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, signed Aug. 29, 2025). A federal panel enjoined it Nov. 18, 2025; the U.S. Supreme Court stayed that order Dec. 4, 2025 and summarily reversed on April 27, 2026 (Abbott v. LULAC), so PlanC2333 governs the 2026 election. Other suits remain pending. No Libertarian or declared write-in candidate appears for this district on the Secretary of State listing. Not rated competitive by Cook or Sabato (Solid/Safe per Wikipedia ratings table and Ballotpedia district pages). FEC finance totals not retrieved: FEC pages could not be loaded by the research tool. Not rated competitive by Cook or Sabato (Solid/Safe per Wikipedia ratings table and Ballotpedia district pages). FEC finance totals not retrieved: FEC pages could not be loaded by the research tool. Not rated competitive by Cook or Sabato (Solid/Safe per Wikipedia ratings table and Ballotpedia district pages). FEC finance totals not retrieved: FEC pages could not be loaded by the research tool.Partially researched. Last researched Oct 20, 2026Report a correction
RepublicanIncumbent
Democratic
Economy and Cost of Living
What is the candidate's approach to inflation, prices, wages, and jobs?
No public statement found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.
Voting record
Voted yes on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (budget reconciliation that extends 2017 individual tax rates, adds tip and overtime deductions, reduces Medicaid spending with work requirements, and phases out some IRA clean-energy credits), July 3, 2025 (Roll Call 190). 
Supports strengthening unions, raising wages, enforcing labor laws and breaking up monopolies. 
Taxes
What changes, if any, does the candidate support to federal income, business, or other taxes?
No public statement found.
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Voting record
Voted yes on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (budget reconciliation that extends 2017 individual tax rates, adds tip and overtime deductions, reduces Medicaid spending with work requirements, and phases out some IRA clean-energy credits), July 3, 2025 (Roll Call 190). 
No public position found.
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Federal Spending and Debt
How does the candidate approach the federal budget, deficit, and national debt?
No public statement found.
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Voting record
Voted yes on H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, June 12, 2025 (Roll Call 168). Voted yes on H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 (ended the fall 2025 shutdown), Nov. 12, 2025 (Roll Call 285). Voted yes on H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Feb. 3, 2026 (Roll Call 53). 
No public position found.
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Energy
What is the candidate's position on oil and gas, renewables, and energy regulation?
No public statement found.
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Voting record
Voted yes on H.R. 26, the Protecting American Energy Production Act, Feb. 7, 2025 (Roll Call 35). Voted yes on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (budget reconciliation that extends 2017 individual tax rates, adds tip and overtime deductions, reduces Medicaid spending with work requirements, and phases out some IRA clean-energy credits), July 3, 2025 (Roll Call 190). 
Supports clean energy, infrastructure and union jobs and holding polluters accountable. 
Social Security and Medicare
What changes, if any, does the candidate support to Social Security and Medicare?
No public statement found.
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Voting record
Voted yes on H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act (repealing the WEP and GPO), Nov. 12, 2024 (Roll Call 456). 
No public position found.
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Trade and Tariffs
What is the candidate's position on tariffs and trade agreements?
No public statement found.
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Voting record
Voted no on H.J.Res. 72, terminating the Feb. 1, 2025 national emergency underlying tariffs on Canadian goods (EO 14193), Feb. 11, 2026 (Roll Call 65). 
No public position found.
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Border and Immigration
What is the candidate's position on border security, enforcement, and legal immigration?
Introduced the End Sanctuary Cities Act to penalize officials who interfere with federal immigration enforcement. 
Voting record
Voted yes on S. 5, the Laken Riley Act (requires detention of certain non-citizens charged with theft or violent crimes), Jan. 22, 2025 (Roll Call 23). Voted yes on H.R. 1958, the Deporting Fraudsters Act, Mar. 18, 2026 (Roll Call 94). 
No public position found.
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Foreign Policy and Defense
What is the candidate's position on military spending, alliances, and current international conflicts?
No public statement found.
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Voting record
Voted yes on S. 1071, the vehicle for the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (final House vote), Dec. 10, 2025 (Roll Call 320). Voted no on H.Con.Res. 38, an Iran War Powers resolution directing removal of U.S. forces from hostilities in Iran, Mar. 5, 2026 (Roll Call 85, failed). Voted no on H.Con.Res. 75, a second Iran War Powers resolution, May 14, 2026 (Roll Call 170, failed 212-212). 
Opposes U.S. funding for Israel's war and supports a free Palestine. 
Crime and Public Safety
What is the candidate's approach to crime, policing, and federal law enforcement?
No public statement found.
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Voting record
Voted yes on S. 331, the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently places fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (June 12, 2025, Roll Call 166; signed into law July 2025). 
Her campaign says police are often sent into situations they are not trained for and proposes more funding for social workers, nonviolent crime responses, and community spaces such as libraries and parks. 
Israel and Gaza
What is the candidate's position on U.S. policy toward Israel and the war in Gaza, including military aid, humanitarian aid, and the Israeli government?
No public statement found.
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Voting record
Voted yes on H.R. 8034, the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, supplemental appropriations for Israel security assistance (Apr. 20, 2024, Roll Call 152). Voted yes on H.R. 23, the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, which directs sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of the U.S. or allies such as Israel (Jan. 9, 2025, Roll Call 7). Voted no on Rep. Greene's amendment to H.R. 4016, the FY2026 Defense appropriations bill, to cut $500 million in U.S.-Israel cooperative missile defense funding (failed 6-421, July 18, 2025, Roll Call 205). Voted no on Rep. Massie's amendment to H.R. 8595, the FY2027 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs appropriations bill, to bar funds for Israel, including $3.3 billion in Foreign Military Financing (failed 104-314-10, July 15, 2026, Roll Call 243). 
Her campaign calls for passing the Block the Bombs Act and ending U.S. funding for Israel, which it calls an "apartheid state," and uses the phrase "End the Genocide in Gaza." 
Health Care
What is the candidate's position on health insurance, the ACA, Medicaid, and drug prices?
Supports free-market approaches to lower costs and expand patient choice. 
Voting record
Voted no on H.R. 1834 (the House vehicle for extending enhanced ACA premium tax credits), Jan. 8, 2026 (Roll Call 11). Voted yes on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (budget reconciliation that extends 2017 individual tax rates, adds tip and overtime deductions, reduces Medicaid spending with work requirements, and phases out some IRA clean-energy credits), July 3, 2025 (Roll Call 190). 
Says health care should be accessible without fear of medical debt; supports expanded maternal, mental health and rural hospital care. 
Abortion
What is the candidate's position on abortion law and federal action on abortion?
Opposes using taxpayer money for abortion. 
Voting record
Voted yes on H.R. 21, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, Jan. 23, 2025 (Roll Call 27). 
Supports abortion access. 
Firearms
What is the candidate's position on firearms laws and the Second Amendment?
Branch reports he voted against H.R. 8, citing concerns about Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens. 
Voting record
Voted yes on H.R. 1041, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, May 21, 2026 (Roll Call 190). 
No public position found.
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Elections and Voting
What is the candidate's position on federal election rules, such as proof of citizenship to register, mail voting, and voter ID?
No public statement found.
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Voting record
Voted yes on H.R. 22, the SAVE Act, which would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections (Apr. 10, 2025, Roll Call 102). Voted yes on the House amendment to S. 1383 carrying the text of the SAVE America Act (H.R. 7296), which would require proof of citizenship to register and government-issued identification to vote in federal elections (Feb. 11, 2026, Roll Call 69). 
Her campaign supports enacting the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and says it would ban partisan gerrymandering; it does not address voter ID or proof of citizenship. 
Transgender Policy
What is the candidate's position on laws related to transgender people, including medical treatment for minors, school sports, and facilities?
No public statement found.
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Voting record
Voted yes on H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which would make it a Title IX violation for federally funded schools to let students whose sex assigned at birth is male take part in women's and girls' sports (Jan. 14, 2025, Roll Call 12). Voted yes on H.R. 3492, the Protect Children's Innocence Act, which would make it a federal felony to provide medical treatment for gender transition, such as puberty blockers or surgery, to minors (Dec. 17, 2025, Roll Call 351). 
Her campaign supports passing the Equality Act, which it describes as preventing discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity. 
Religious Liberty and Faith Communities
What has the candidate said or done regarding religious freedom and specific faith communities, such as Christians, Jews, and Muslims?
No public statement found.
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Voting record
Voted yes on H.R. 6090, the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which directs the Education Department to use the IHRA working definition of antisemitism when enforcing civil rights law (May 1, 2024, Roll Call 172). Voted yes on H.Res. 481, condemning the rise in ideologically motivated attacks on Jewish individuals in the United States, including the Boulder, Colorado attack (passed 400-0, June 9, 2025, Roll Call 159). Voted yes on H.Res. 488, denouncing the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado (passed 280-113-6, June 9, 2025, Roll Call 158). Listed as a member of the Sharia-Free America Caucus, founded by Reps. Keith Self and Chip Roy, in a June 29, 2026 press release from Rep. Self's office. 
Her campaign says rising prejudice against Islam and Judaism is "tearing apart our communities" and calls for protecting the constitutional right to freedom of religion, including more funding to prosecute hate crimes. 
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Economy and Cost of Living

What is the candidate's approach to inflation, prices, wages, and jobs?
RepublicanIncumbent
No public statement found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.
Voting record
Voted yes on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (budget reconciliation that extends 2017 individual tax rates, adds tip and overtime deductions, reduces Medicaid spending with work requirements, and phases out some IRA clean-energy credits), July 3, 2025 (Roll Call 190). 
Democratic
Supports strengthening unions, raising wages, enforcing labor laws and breaking up monopolies. 
Sources for this contest (5)
  1. Election Results - Tuesday, November 3, 2026, Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved Oct 20, 2026.
  2. Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election, Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved Oct 20, 2026.
  3. 2020s Redistricting Timeline, Texas Legislative Council. Retrieved Oct 20, 2026.
  4. Supreme Court allows Texas' redrawn congressional map to stand for 2026 elections, WLOS / Sinclair. Retrieved Oct 20, 2026.
  5. United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2026, Ballotpedia. Retrieved Oct 20, 2026.