Roger Goodman

Roger Goodman

Democratic Party

Washington House of Representatives District 45-Position 1

Tenure

2007 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

18

Compensation

Base salary

$61,997/year

Per diem

$202/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Dartmouth College, 1983

Graduate

John F. Kennedy School of Government, 1998

Law

The George Washington University School of Law, 1986

Personal

Profession

Attorney

Contact

Official website

Official Facebook

Campaign website

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Roger Goodman (Democratic Party) is a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 45-Position 1. He assumed office in 2007. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Goodman (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 45-Position 1. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Goodman earned his A.B. from Dartmouth College in 1983. He went on to receive his J.D. from The George Washington University School of Law in 1986. In 1998 he received his M.P.A. from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Goodman was a Visiting Research Associate at the University of the Witwatersrand in 1981.

Goodman was an attorney for Tillinghast, Collins and Graham from 1986 to 1988. In 1988, he worked as legal staff for the Democratic National Committee. He then worked as Legislative Director/Counsel for United States Representatives Bob Wise from 1989 to 1993. Goodman worked for United States Representative Rick Boucher as Chief of Staff from 1993 to 1995.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Goodman was assigned to the following committees:

• Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee
• Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry Committee
• Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning Committee

2021-2022

Goodman was assigned to the following committees:

• Children, Youth & Families Committee
• Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee
• Public Safety Committee, Chair

2019-2020

Goodman was assigned to the following committees:

• Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning Committee
• Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee
• Public Safety Committee, Chair

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Washington committee assignments, 2017
• Early Learning and Human Services
• Judiciary
• Public Safety, Chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Goodman served on the following committees:

Washington committee assignments, 2015
• Environment
• Judiciary
• Public Safety, Chair

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Goodman served on the following committees:

Washington committee assignments, 2013
• Early Learning and Human Services
• Judiciary
• Public Safety, Chair

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Goodman served on the following committees:

Washington committee assignments, 2011
• Early Learning and Human Services
• Judiciary, Vice chair
• Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
• Rules

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Goodman served on the following committees:

Washington committee assignments, 2009
• Early Learning and Children's Services
• Judiciary, Vice chair
• Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 45-Position 1

Incumbent Roger Goodman won election in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 45-Position 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Roger Goodman (D)	96.0	58,368
		Other/Write-in votes	4.0	2,424

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 60,792
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 45-Position 1

Incumbent Roger Goodman advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 45-Position 1 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Roger Goodman (D)	95.6	29,936
		Other/Write-in votes	4.4	1,394

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,330
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Endorsements

Goodman received the following endorsements.

• King County Democrats

2022

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 45-Position 1

Incumbent Roger Goodman defeated Cherese Bourgoin in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 45-Position 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Roger Goodman (D)	69.5	45,739
	Submit photo	Cherese Bourgoin (R)	30.4	19,968
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	72

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,779
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 45-Position 1

Incumbent Roger Goodman and Cherese Bourgoin advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 45-Position 1 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Roger Goodman (D)	70.0	27,564
✔	Submit photo	Cherese Bourgoin (R)	29.9	11,779
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	44

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,387
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2020

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 45-Position 1

Incumbent Roger Goodman defeated John Gibbons in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 45-Position 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Roger Goodman (D)	71.6	60,186
	Submit photo	John Gibbons (R)	28.3	23,778
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	90

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 84,054
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 45-Position 1

Incumbent Roger Goodman and John Gibbons advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 45-Position 1 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Roger Goodman (D)	72.9	39,079
✔	Submit photo	John Gibbons (R)	26.9	14,446
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	83

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,608
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2018

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 45-Position 1

Incumbent Roger Goodman defeated Michael Curtis in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 45-Position 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Roger Goodman (D)	67.4	47,690
		Michael Curtis (R)	32.6	23,016

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,706
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 45-Position 1

Incumbent Roger Goodman and Michael Curtis advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 45-Position 1 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Roger Goodman (D)	67.7	27,505
✔		Michael Curtis (R)	32.3	13,096

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,601
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2016

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 20, 2016.

Incumbent Roger Goodman defeated Ramiro Valderrama in the Washington House of Representatives, District 45-Position 1 general election.

Washington House of Representatives, District 45-Position 1 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Roger Goodman Incumbent	61.87%	42,981
	Republican	Ramiro Valderrama	38.13%	26,491
Total Votes				69,472
Source: Washington Secretary of State

Incumbent Roger Goodman and Ramiro Valderrama were unopposed in the Washington House of Representatives District 45-Position 1 top two primary.

Washington House of Representatives, District 45-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Roger Goodman Incumbent
	Republican	Ramiro Valderrama
Source: Washington Secretary of State

This district was included in the Republican State Leadership Committee's list of "16 in '16: Races to Watch." Read more »

2014

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2014. A blanket primary election took place on August 5, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 17, 2014. Incumbent Roger Goodman (D) and Joel Hussey (R) were unopposed in the primary. Goodman defeated Hussey in the general election.

Washington House of Representatives, District 45-Position 1 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Roger Goodman Incumbent	55%	26,471
	Republican	Joel Hussey	45%	21,670
Total Votes				48,141

2012

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2012

Goodman won re-election in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives District 45-Position 1. Goodman was unopposed in the blanket primary on August 7, 2012, and defeated Joel Hussey (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Washington House of Representatives, District 45-Position 1, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Roger Goodman Incumbent	56.5%	37,975
	Republican	Joel Hussey	43.5%	29,286
Total Votes				67,261

Washington State House of Representatives, District 45-Position 1 Blanket Primary, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Roger Goodman Incumbent	49%	14,174
	Republican	Joel Hussey	44.5%	12,885
	Democratic	Jacob Bond	6.5%	1,895
Total Votes				28,954

Goodman initially planned to run for U.S. Congress representing Washington's 1st District, but withdrew prior to the primary to continue serving in the Washington Legislature.

2010

See also: Washington State House of Representatives elections, 2010

Roger Goodman was re-elected to the Washington House of Representatives District 45-Position 1. He ran unopposed in the August 17, 2010, primary. In the November 2, 2010, general election he was defeated by Republican Kevin Haistings.

Washington House of Representatives, District 45-Position 1 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Roger Goodman (D)		29,242
Kevin Haistings (R)		27,731

Washington House of Representatives, District 45-Position 1 Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Roger Goodman (D)		15,325	50.31%
Kevin Haistings (R)		15,137	49.69%

2008

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Democrat Roger Goodman won re-election to the Washington House of Representatives, District 45-Position 1 receiving 54.48% of the vote (34,585 votes), defeating Republican Toby Nixon who received 45.52% of the vote (28,898 votes).

Washington House of Representatives, District 45-Position 1 (2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Roger Goodman (D)		34,585	54.48%
Toby Nixon (R)		28,898	45.52%

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Roger Goodman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Roger Goodman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2012

Goodman's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

• Education and Early Education

Excerpt: "Without question, our top priority is public education. 'Ample' funding for education is our constitutional obligation; it is also critical to our competitiveness in the global market and to our good citizenship at home. We must carefully redefine 'basic education' and invest in it with transparency and accountability so we know what we are paying for." "As far as funding is concerned, my top priorities for improving education in Washington are increasing teacher pay and incentives and reducing classroom size. The voters voted for that a few years ago and we need to make good on the voters’ will. Other major funding issues are special education (current inadequate resources have prompted a lawsuit against the state), advanced placement programs like Quest and the huge deficit in available spaces in our state’s post-secondary institutions. Also, research tells us that one of our most critical needs is early learning, for which we need an expanded infrastructure (facilities and trained staff) to reach more children."

• Jobs and The Economy

Excerpt: "As we move forward we need to continue supporting our cornerstone industries such as aerospace, agriculture and timber. We should keep our focus on infrastructure projects that spur economic development and on tax breaks and employee training for those companies with good-paying jobs. Just as important is the small business community, the main engine of job creation and innovation. We need to keep our small business owners successful and encourage entrepreneurship."

• Environmental Protection

Excerpt: "Today we face some critical environmental challenges that require immediate attention, including water shortages, water quality threats, the need to preserve Puget Sound and the need to wean ourselves from fossil fuels and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Puget Sound is the heart of our life support system. Last session, I supported the first down payment in the urgent cleanup of Puget Sound – and there is a lot more work to do. We need to support the newly-created Puget Sound Partnership and give it the resources it needs to continue its important work in coordinating the long term cleanup."

• Healthcare

Excerpt: "First and foremost, all children in Washington must have access to quality health care and I strongly support the initiative to make that happen. We should focus on preventive care rather than having to be reactive with expensive trauma and chronic disease care. We also need to innovate. In an environment of narrow profit margins and budgetary restraints we must be more creative in the health care field. There are models of health care plans that put in place disease management guidelines focusing on health rather than health care, and achieve the best outcomes while containing costs. We should provide incentives and create an atmosphere that allows us to replicate those successful models."

• Traffic Problems And Transportation Choices

Excerpt: "We must do more than merely widen highway lanes. We must build a truly multi-modal system that allows us to move commerce faster and that equitably gets us where we want to go. But I won’t lie to you – in the meanwhile, we’ll still be sitting in traffic because these developments will take some time. ...The new 520 bridge is our top transportation priority, both to reduce congestion and for urgent safety reasons. ...I support a huge expansion of bus rapid transit and enlarged park and ride lots. Light rail just may not be affordable any longer, given the cost of the seismic retrofits on the I-90 bridge. Light rail also won’t work on the 520 bridge because of the steep grades. ...Locally, the roads in the 45th District are in desperate need of upgrading, including Avondale Road, Woodinville-Duvall Road and State Route 203."

• Fiscal Responsibility

Excerpt: "I will not support any general tax increases, whether they are excise taxes, property taxes or business and occupation taxes. The tax burden is already too great for property owners, small businesses and people on limited incomes. I will not support any new type of tax. We are regrettably far off from comprehensive tax reform. As I have said before, no cherry picking allowed. ...We must devise a revenue system that is less regressive and less unstable."

• Public Safety and Public Order

Excerpt: "As we move forward in the Legislature I will focus sharply on the chronic problem of domestic violence. It is shocking to learn that half of all of the women who die each year in our area are killed by their abusive partners. This epidemic deserves major attention and I will convene law enforcement, the courts and other concerned parties through the Judiciary Committee to find better solutions. Local budgets are busting across Washington State because of the increasing burden of the criminal justice system. Something is way out of balance. It is time we took a serious look at how our criminal justice dollars are spent so we focus primarily on crimes against persons and property instead of squandering huge sums on a punitive approach toward the mentally ill and the addicted."

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Roger Goodman campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Washington House of Representatives District 45-Position 1	Won general	$68,802	$82,379
2022	Washington House of Representatives District 45-Position 1	Won general	$103,962	$79,961
2020	Washington House of Representatives District 45-Position 1	Won general	$111,219	N/A**
2018	Washington House of Representatives District 45-Position 1	Won general	$116,346	N/A**
2016	Washington House of Representatives, District 45-Position 1	Won	$191,587	N/A**
2014	Washington State House, District 45-Position 1	Won	$319,846	N/A**
2012	Washington State House, District 45-Position 1	Won	$251,071	N/A**
2010	Washington State House, District 45-Position 1	Won	$202,803	N/A**
2008	Washington State House, District 45-Position 1	Won	$284,914	N/A**
2006	Washington State House, District 45	Won	$132,208	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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2023

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2022

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2021

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2020

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2019

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2018

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2017

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2016

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2015

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2014

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2013

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2012

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2011

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Missed Votes Report

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In March 2014, Washington Votes, a legislative information website, released its annual Missed Votes Report, which provides detailed missed roll call votes on bills for every state legislator during the 2014 legislative session. The 2014 regular session included a total of 515 votes in the State House and 396 in the State Senate, as well as 1,372 bills introduced total in the legislature and 237 bills passed. Out of all roll call votes, 90 individual legislators did not miss any votes. Three individual legislators missed more than 50 votes. Goodman missed 31 votes in a total of 1211 roll calls.

Freedom Foundation

See also: Freedom Foundation's Big Spender List (2012)

The Freedom Foundation releases its Big Spender List annually. The Institute ranks all Washington legislators based on their total proposed taxes and fees. To find each legislator’s total, the Institute adds up the 10-year tax and fee increases or decreases, as estimated by Washington’s Office of Financial Management, of all bills sponsored or co-sponsored by that legislator.

2012

Goodman proposed a 10-year increase in state taxes and fees of $3.76 billion, the 25th highest amount of proposed new taxes and fees of the 93 Washington state representatives on the Freedom Foundation’s 2012 Big Spender List.

See also: Washington Freedom Foundation Legislative Scorecard (2012)

{{2012 Washington Freedom Foundation Scorecard Writeup|Name=Goodman

2012 House Scorecard - Roger Goodman
Bill #6636 (Balanced budget requirement)a	Bill #5967 (House Democrats budget)d	Bill #6582 (Local transportation tax increases)d	Bill #6378 (Pension reforms)a
Y	Y	Y	N

Personal

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Goodman lives in Kirkland, Washington, with his two children.

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2016

In 2016, Goodman's endorsements included the following:

• Children’s Campaign Fund
• Washington Council of Police and Sheriffs (WACOPS)
• Washington State Troopers Association
• Council of Metropolitan Police and Sheriffs (COMPAS)
• Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)
• Washington Conservation Voters
• Sierra Club
• Seattle-King County Realtors
• Washington Credit Union League
• Washington Society of CPAs

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