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.