Texas Rep. Lance Gooden under investigation by House ethics panel
The House Committee on Ethics announced an investigation into Rep. Lance Gooden of Texas. Gooden has denied the finance-related allegations, calling them baseless. The committee will release further details on the probe by November 9, ahead of the upcoming election.
- ▪The House Committee on Ethics disclosed it is investigating Rep. Lance Gooden, though the specific allegations were not detailed in the initial statement.
- ▪Gooden described the allegations as bogus spending claims and asserted the investigation will prove they are without merit.
- ▪The Office of Congressional Conduct first learned of the matter on June 10, and the probe may involve a 2021 complaint about untimely stock trade disclosures.
- ▪The committee plans to announce next steps in the investigation on or before Nov. 9, six days after the general election.
- ▪A prior Texas Republican, former Rep. Tony Gonzales, faced a separate ethics investigation that was closed after his resignation.
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The House Committee on Ethics has revealed it is investigating Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX), the latest lawmaker to face scrutiny from the congressional panel.A public statement released Monday by Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) and ranking member Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) did not disclose the allegations that precipitated the investigation. Recommended Stories House Administration Committee chairman doesn’t rule out mail-in ballot ban in third party-line bill Khanna echoes Mamdani’s call to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu How acronym bills took over Washington to mark the 21st century and the rise of the internet age “The Committee notes that the mere fact of a referral or an extension, and the mandatory disclosure of such an extension and the name of the subject of the matter, does not itself indicate…
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