Louie Gohmert

Louis Buller “Louie” Gohmert, Jr.
U.S. Representative for Texas' 1st congressional district
In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Max Sandlin
Judge of the Texas 7th Judicial District Court for Smith County
In office 1993–2002
Born	August 18, 1953 Pittsburg, Camp County Texas
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Kathy Gohmert
Children	Three children
Residence	Tyler, Smith County, Texas
Alma mater	Texas A&M University Baylor University Law School
Occupation	Lawyer Judge Politician United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps (1978-1982)
Religion	Southern Baptist
Military Service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1978 – 1982
Rank	Captain
Unit	Army Judge Advocate General's Corps
Awards	Meritorious Service Medal

Louis Buller Gohmert, Jr., known as Louie Gohmert (born August 18, 1953), served as the U.S. Representative for Texas' 1st congressional district, which covers a large portion of East Texas, from 2005 through 2023. A former state court district judge for Smith County (1993-2002), the Republican Gohmert is among the most conservative members of Congress. He is leaving his position on January 3, 2023.

Gohmert did not seek a tenth term in the House but instead unsuccessfully challenged state Attorney General Ken Paxton in the primary held on March 1, 2022. Paxton will face George P. Bush, the son of Florida former Governor Jeb Bush, in the May 24 runoff election. In third place in the primary was Eva Guzman, who resigned from the Texas Supreme Court to make the race. Though a strong backer of former U.S. President Donald Trump, Gohmert ran for attorney general without Trump's support and finished in fourth place. Earlier in 2001, Trump endorsed a third term for the incumbent Paxton, who bills himself "the Most Conservative Attorney General in the Nation."

On January 6, 2015, Gohmert failed in his bid to unseat then U.S. House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, a favorite of establishment Republicans who repeatedly opposed conservative bills.

An active Southern Baptist, Gohmert resides in the county seat of Tyler. He filed a lawsuit there in federal court on December 28, 2020, to declare the Electoral Count Act unconstitutional amid widespread irregularities and fraud in the United States presidential election, 2020.

Early life and education

Gohmert was born in Pittsburg, Texas to Mary Sue and Louis Buller Gohmert. He was raised in Mount Pleasant, where in 1971 he graduated from the local high school.

He enrolled in Texas A&M University, receiving a United States Army scholarship and earning a B.A. in history. Gohmert commanded a cadet brigade in the Corps of Cadets and served as class president.

Elections

In the March 6, 2018, Republican primary, Gohmert defeated two rivals with 88.3 percent of the ballots cast. In the November 6 general election, he faces for the fourth time African-American Democrat Shirley J. McKellar, a leftist part of the "Turn Texas Blue" movement.

On March 24, 2018, a columnist for The San Antonio Express-News called Gohmert "infamous for kooky conspiracy theories, including his claim in 2010 that pregnant undocumented women were crossing the border to give birth to 'terror babies' with U.S. citizenship." The comment came in reference to the Bexar County judge's race between incumbent Democrat Nelson Wolff and Republican challenger Tom Rickhoff. The column notes that Rickhoff, like Gohmert, often uses flow charts to bolster his arguments. Richoff, however, made clear that he is no admirer of Gohmert: "I don't ever want to hear his name."

Legislation

Gohmert aroused leftist hostility in March 2018, when he proposed that a national observance called "National Border Control Day" be established on March 31, the birthday of the late farm labor organizer César Chavez. U.S. Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham, a New Mexico Democratic liberal, called Gohmert's proposal "shameful. For Rep. Gohmert to twist and warp the legacy of César Chávez is offensive, shameful and beyond the pale of normal logic." Gohmert said that his resolution was based on Chavez's "passionate fight to gain better working environments for thousands of workers laboring in harsh conditions on farms for low wages. He also staunchly believed in sovereignty of the United States border.” Gohmert cited a 1979 speech to the Washington Press Club in which Chavez demanded border enforcement and the removal of illegal aliens.

At the end of 2018, Gohmert advanced legislation which would repeal section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934. This section of the act produces "safe harbor" protections for social media giants from legal action.

In late July 2020, Rep. Gohmert introduced a resolution to ban the Democratic Party for having supported slavery, stunning House Democrats who wanted to remove Confederate monuments.

Possible Libel from NY Magazine Contributor Olivia Nuzzi

On January 1st, 2021 NU Magazine contributor Olivia Nuzzi was reported to have called Rep. Gohmert, who has masters and Juris Doctor degree in law, a "moron". According to WikiBiography, there is no reference of Ms. Muzzi graduating college, she reportedly worked on convicted politician Anthony Weiner's campaign for Mayor of NYC and was not well thought of by her manager.

See also

• DMCA 512