Louie Gohmert

A Representative from Texas. Born in Pittsburg, Camp County, Tex. , August 18, 1953. Graduated from Mount Pleasant High School, Mount Pleasant, Tex. , 1971. B. A. , Texas A&. M University, College Station, Tex. , 1975. J. D. , Baylor University, Waco, Tex. , 1977. United States Army, 1978-1982. Lawyer, private practice. District judge, Smith County, Tex. , 1992-2002. Chief justice, Texas state twelfth circuit court of appeals, 2002-2003. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Ninth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2005-January 3, 2023). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress in 2022, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Texas state attorney general.