What is Louie Gohmert?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Louie Gohmert |image = Louie Gohmert official congressional photo.jpg |state = [[Texas]] |district = {{ushr|TX|1|1st}} |term_start = January 3, 2005 |term_end = January 3, 2023 |predecessor = Max Sandlin |successor = Nathaniel Moran |birth_name = Louis Buller Gohmert Jr. |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|8|18}} |birth_place = [[Pittsburg, Texas|Pittsburg]], [[Texas]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] |spouse = {{marriage|Kathy Gohmert|1978}} |children = 3 |education = [[Texas A&M University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br/>[[Baylor University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) |allegiance = {{flag|United States}} |branch = {{army|United States}} |serviceyears = 1978–1982 |rank = [[File:US-O3 insignia.svg|18px]] [[Captain (United States O-3)|Captain]] |unit = [[Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army|Army Judge Advocate General's Corps]] |mawards = [[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] }} '''Louis Buller Gohmert Jr.''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|oʊ|m|ər|t}}; born August 18, 1953<ref>{{CongBio|id=G000552|date=29 July 2020|inline=YES}}</ref>) is an American attorney and former judge. He was a member of the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Texas]]'s [[Texas's 1st congressional district|1st congressional district]] from 2005 to 2023. Gohmert is a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] and was part of the [[Tea Party movement]]. In January 2015, he unsuccessfully ran against [[John Boehner]] for the position of [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House of Representatives]].<ref name=boehnerchallenge>{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2015/01/04/texas-tea-partier-louie-gohmert-to-challenge-speaker-john-boehner|title=Texas tea partier Louie Gohmert to challenge Speaker John Boehner|date=J