GOHMERT, Louie (1953-)
Republican of Texas 
1st congressional district
Served in House 2005-2023
@replouiegohmert
Biography
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.Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
