U.S. Congressman Louie Gohmert, a 1971 graduate of Mount Pleasant High School, spoke to Tiger football players at Friday morning’s Breakfast of Champions, a weekly morning gathering of players and community members.
Congressman Gohmert talked about his years as a Tiger Football player and how much the game and team meant to him. He told the players that they would always remember their times as a Tiger football player and said that at his recent 45th Class Reunion, everybody wanted to talk about the football games. He said that some of his fondest memories among all the things that he was done are his memories as a Tiger.
Gohmert reminded them that football is a game of attitude as much as it is a physical game and that if they approached the game with a positive attitude, and held on to that no matter what happened, that they could win. He also told them he excited about the opportunity to be on the sidelines of tonight’s game against Greenville.
Congressman Gohmert is serving his sixth term in the United States House of Representatives where represents the First District of Texas which encompasses over 12 counties stretching nearly 120 miles down the state's eastern border.
In Congress, he is the Chairman of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Vice Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security.
Prior to being elected to serve in Congress, he was elected to three terms as District Judge in Smith County, Texas. He was later appointed by Texas Governor Rick Perry to complete a term as Chief Justice of the 12th Court of Appeals.
Gohmert received his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University and later graduated from Baylor School of Law. He is a veteran having served his country as Captain in the U.S. Army.
He and his wife Kathy are the parents of three daughters. Their family attends Green Acres Baptist Church in Tyler, where he has served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher.
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