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Roger Goodman

DState Representative · District 45

On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: Washington House District 45

Biography

Roger Goodman is a Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives from District 45-Position 1, where he has served since 2007, and he is on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot seeking re-election.[1][2] An attorney and criminal justice policy consultant, he previously worked on Capitol Hill as a congressional legislative director and chief of staff.[1][2]

Roger Goodman holds an A.B. from Dartmouth College (1983), a J.D. from The George Washington University (1986) and a Master of Public Administration from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government (1998).[1][2] He worked as an attorney at Tillinghast, Collins & Graham in Providence from 1986 to 1988 and on the legal staff of the Democratic National Committee in 1988.[1][2] He then served as legislative director and counsel to U.S. Representative Bob Wise from 1989 to 1993 and as chief of staff to U.S. Representative Rick Boucher from 1993 to 1995.[1][2]

Goodman was executive director of the Washington State Sentencing Guidelines Commission from 1998 to 2000 and a criminal justice policy consultant to the King County Bar Association from 2000 to 2009.[1] He practices as an attorney licensed in state and federal courts.[1] He lives in Kirkland with his daughter and son.[1]

Goodman took office in the Washington House in 2007.[2] Ballotpedia lists his 2023-2024 committee assignments as the Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee, the Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry Committee and the Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning Committee, and he chaired the Public Safety Committee in 2019-2020 and 2021-2022.[2]

  1. 1.Biography - Roger Goodman · Washington State House Democrats · 2026-10-21 Official record
  2. 2.Roger Goodman · Ballotpedia Reference

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.

Washington House District 45

Roger Goodman is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Washington House District 45 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.

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Votes by issue

Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Democrats voted. How topics are assigned

Where they stood out

Voted against most of their party on 2 of 553 party-divided votes on file.

  • Tax on millionaires

    What it does: Establishing a tax on millionaires.

    Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 9–49, Republicans 38–0

    Mar 9, 2026Official record ↗

  • Student mobile device use

    What it does: Restricting mobile device usage by public school students.

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 56–2, Republicans 7–32

    Mar 4, 2026Official record ↗

How this is counted

Their votes on the most contested roll calls

The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank

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Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.

HB 1526 · WA HOUSE

Snack bar liquor licenses

YesVOTED

Motion: Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Modifying the snack bar liquor license.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 87–9·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗
HB 1701 · WA HOUSE

Liquor licensee premises

YesVOTED

Motion: Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Authorizing multiple liquor licensees to have licensed premises within a facility owned and leased out by another liquor licensee or person.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 89–7·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗
HB 1795 · WA HOUSE

Student restraint, isolation

YesVOTED

Motion: Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Addressing restraint or isolation of students in public schools and educational programs.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 58–37·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗
HB 1941 · WA HOUSE

Agricultural coops/cannabis

YesVOTED

Motion: Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Authorizing agricultural cooperatives for cannabis producers.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 69–26·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗
HB 2034 · WA HOUSE

LEOFF 1 restatement

YesVOTED

Motion: Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Concerning termination and restatement of plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 50–46·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗
HB 2215 · WA HOUSE

Fuels/climate commitment act

YesVOTED

Motion: Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Concerning climate commitment act compliance obligations for fuels supplied or otherwise sold into Washington.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 57–38·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 5998 · WA HOUSE

Operating budget, supp.

YesVOTED

Motion: Final Passage as Recommended by the Conference Committee

Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 54–43·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 6005 · WA HOUSE

Transportation budget, supp.

YesVOTED

Motion: Final Passage as Recommended by the Conference Committee

Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 69–26·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 6231 · WA HOUSE

Data center equipment/taxes

NoVOTED

Motion: 2663 Orcutt Pg 2 Ln 25

Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Failed 47–50·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 6231 · WA HOUSE

Data center equipment/taxes

YesVOTED

Motion: 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 51–46·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗

Showing 10 of 857 votes in this collection. Coverage may be incomplete; each entry links to the official record.