Vikki Goodwin
What this job does: Leads the Texas Senate. The lieutenant governor runs Senate debates, picks who chairs and sits on each Senate committee, and so has a big say over which bills pass. Fills in as governor when the governor is out of state. A term is four years.
- Current office
- State Representative, Texas House District 47 (since 2019)
- Occupation
- Residential real estate business owner; state representative
- Lives in
- Austin area (Travis County)
Background
- Business degree in marketing from the University of Texas at Austin and a master's in public affairs from the LBJ School of Public Affairs. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Owns a residential real estate business with Goodwin's spouse. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Texas House, District 47 (Travis County), since January 2019. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Won the May 26, 2026 Democratic primary runoff for lieutenant governor with 67.8% of the vote. source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
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- Fully fund public schools; oppose private school vouchers source: communityimpact.com
- Make Texas more affordable, including housing source: vikkigoodwin.com
- Lower health care costs and expand coverage through a "Texas Cares" plan source: communityimpact.com
- Protect water supplies by making data centers and other big developments pay their fair share source: communityimpact.com
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