Hon. Roger Goodman

Representative
Washington State Legislature

Representative Roger Goodman is serving his fourth term in the Washington State Legislature from the 45th District, which includes the Seattle suburbs of Kirkland and Redmond. Representative Goodman is Chair of the House Public Safety Committee, with oversight of the criminal justice system. He is also a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee. His legislative work has focused on reducing drunk driving and reducing the harm from domestic violence, and also expanding early childhood education programs.

Nationally, Representative Goodman serves on the Law and Criminal Justice Standing Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Public Safety and Justice Task Force of the Council of State Governments.

An attorney and criminal justice expert, Representative Goodman has worked for more than a decade to critique current drug policies and to promote cheaper, more effective and more humane alternatives. In the late 1990s Goodman directed Washington’s Sentencing Guidelines Commission and he previously served in the 1980s and 1990s on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. as Legislative Director, Counsel and Chief of Staff for two senior Democratic Members of the U.S. Congress.

Representative Goodman is admitted to practice law in Washington State and Rhode Island, the First and Ninth Federal Circuits and the United States Supreme Court. He received an A.B. degree as a Senior Fellow from Dartmouth College; a J.D. degree from the George Washington University; and an M.P.A. degree from Harvard University, where he concentrated on social policy issues, including criminal justice, public health, education reform and economic security.