David Goodman (politician)
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David Goodman is a Republican
politician who served in the Ohio General Assembly
. He is the director of the Ohio Department of Commerce.
, he served on Bexley City Council
from 1995 to 1998. Goodman was appointed to the Ohio House of Representatives
in 1998 to succeed Jim Mason
, who had resigned. He won election to a full term in 1998, and again in 2000. By 2001, Goodman was serving as Chairman of a Finance Subcommittee.
, leaving a vacancy in the Senate. Goodman was appointed to fill the remainder of his term. He was seated in the Senate on October 2, 2001. Goodman won a full term for his seat in 2002.
In 2004, Goodman ran for Franklin County
Commissioner against Mary Jo Kilroy
. Kilroy beat Goodman by 4% in the general election. Goodman was reelected to the Senate in 2006, and served as Chairman of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee. Goodman was again on the ballot in 2008, this time for a position on Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals. He lost to incumbent John Conner.
By 2010, Goodman was term limited from the Senate, and left at the end of his term on December 31, 2010, after over twelve years as a legislator. Soon after Goodman left office, Ohio Governor John Kasich
named him as Commerce Director for his administration. He continues to serve in that capacity.
Ohio Republican Party
The Ohio Republican Party is the Ohio state affiliate of the United States Republican Party. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio on February 13, 1854. Kevin DeWine has been chairman of the Ohio GOP since 2009...
politician who served in the Ohio General Assembly
Ohio General Assembly
The Ohio General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio. It consists of the 99-member Ohio House of Representatives and the 33-member Ohio Senate...
. He is the director of the Ohio Department of Commerce.
Life and career
A former assistant Ohio Attorney GeneralOhio Attorney General
The Ohio Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of Ohio in the United States. The office is filled by general election, held every four years. The Ohio Attorney General is Mike DeWine.-History:...
, he served on Bexley City Council
Bexley, Ohio
Bexley is an affluent suburban city in Franklin County, Ohio. Founded as a village over a hundred years ago, the City of Bexley is an old, tree-lined suburb of Columbus, the state capital of Ohio, situated on the banks of Alum Creek next to Driving Park and Wolfe Park, just east of the Franklin...
from 1995 to 1998. Goodman was appointed to the Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio House of Representatives
The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate....
in 1998 to succeed Jim Mason
Jim Mason (Ohio)
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, who had resigned. He won election to a full term in 1998, and again in 2000. By 2001, Goodman was serving as Chairman of a Finance Subcommittee.
Ohio Senate
In 2001, Senator Bruce E. Johnson resigned to become Commerce Director for Ohio Governor Bob TaftBob Taft
Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft II is an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the 67th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999-2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007.-Personal background:Taft...
, leaving a vacancy in the Senate. Goodman was appointed to fill the remainder of his term. He was seated in the Senate on October 2, 2001. Goodman won a full term for his seat in 2002.
In 2004, Goodman ran for Franklin County
Franklin County, Ohio
Franklin County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. In 2010 the population was 1,163,414, making it the second largest county in Ohio and the 34th largest county in population in the United States. Franklin County is also the largest in the eight-county Columbus, Ohio...
Commissioner against Mary Jo Kilroy
Mary Jo Kilroy
Mary Jo Kilroy is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party from Ohio. In her first term she introduced a bill to lend $20 million per year to small businesses and an amendment to assign liability to credit reporting agencies. She...
. Kilroy beat Goodman by 4% in the general election. Goodman was reelected to the Senate in 2006, and served as Chairman of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee. Goodman was again on the ballot in 2008, this time for a position on Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals. He lost to incumbent John Conner.
By 2010, Goodman was term limited from the Senate, and left at the end of his term on December 31, 2010, after over twelve years as a legislator. Soon after Goodman left office, Ohio Governor John Kasich
John Kasich
John Richard Kasich is the 69th and current Governor of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing from 1983 to 2001...
named him as Commerce Director for his administration. He continues to serve in that capacity.