Ken Goodman | |
State House: | North Carolina |
State: | North Carolina |
District: | 66th |
Term Start: | January 1, 2011 |
Term End: | May 1, 2019 |
Preceded: | Melanie Wade Goodwin |
Succeeded: | Scott Brewer |
Party: | Democratic |
Birth Date: | 17 September 1947 |
Alma Mater: | Wingate University (Associate), Florida State University (Bachelor) |
Kenneth Leigh Goodman (born September 17, 1947) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly.[1] He represented the 66th district.[2] Goodman resigned from the legislature in 2019 to accept an appointment from Gov. Roy Cooper to serve on the North Carolina Industrial Commission.[3]
During the 2016 legislative session, Goodman was one of 11 Democrats to vote in favor of HB2, the controversial "Bathroom Bill."[4]
Goodman graduated from Wingate University for his associate degree, and from Florida State University for his bachelor's degree.[5] Goodman is the son of Richmond County Sheriff R. W. Goodman.[6]