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Ken Goodman's Biography

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Full Name:

Kenneth 'Ken' Leigh Goodman

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Cindy; 2 Children: Kenneth, Kristy

Home City:

Rockingham, NC, NC

Religion:

Presbyterian

AA, Degree Wingate University

BS, Florida State University

Representative, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 66, 2011-2019

Candidate, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 66, 2018

Former Member, Commerce and Job Development Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Education Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Ethics Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Finance Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Health Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Public Utilities Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Regulatory Reform Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Rules, Calendar and Operations of the House Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Appropriations, Health and Human Services, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Appropriations, Transportation, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Business and Labor, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Education, Community Colleges, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Natural and Economic Resources, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Transportation Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, University Board of Governors Nominating Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Owner, RW Goodman Company, Incorporated, present

Former Director, First Southern Savings Bank

Former Chairman, Richmond County Board of Education

Chief Financial Officer, Richmond Yarns, Incorporated, 1990-2009

Served, North Carolina Army National Guard, 1969-1975

Member, Advisory Board, Centura Bank

Chair, Board of Trustees, First Health Richmond Memorial Hospital Foundation

Former Member, Board of Trustees, Foundation of First Health

Director, Richmond Community College Foundation

Director, Richmond County Chamber of Commerce

Former Trustee, Richmond Memorial Hospital

Member, Rockingham Rotary Club

Member, Scholarship Committee, Cole Foundation

Trustee, Wingate University

Priority Issues:

-Offer tax relief to small businesses that hire workers during tough times

-Assist new rural businesses and increase tax incentives for rural business owners.

-Expand small business development programs at community colleges to help spur entrepreneurism and new business growth.

-Provide businesses under 50 employees with the same tax breaks that Fortune 500 companies receive.

-Improve infrastructure necessary for growth, like new roads and high speed internet.

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