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Vikki Goodwin | |
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 Goodwin in 2021 | |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 47th district | |
| Assumed office January 8, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Workman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vikki Ann Goodwin May 18, 1967 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Texas, Austin (BBA, MPA) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Campaign website |
Vikki Ann Goodwin (born May 18, 1967)[1] is an American politician who is a member of the Texas House of Representatives for House District 47, which is located in Travis County, Texas.[2] In May 2026, Goodwin secured the Democratic Party's nomination for Lieutenant Governor in the 2026 election following a runoff election.[3] She is also a small business owner, owning a residential real estate business with her husband.[4]
Early life and education
Goodwin was born in Arlington Illinois. She grew up in Dallas, but moved to Austin to attend the University of Texas in 1985.[4] Goodwin earned her Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing from University of Texas in Austin and her master's degree in public affairs from the LBJ School of Public Affairs.[5]
Texas House of Representatives
On November 6, 2018, Goodwin won the general election with 52%, defeating incumbent Republican Paul Workman who got 48% of the vote.[6] Her service as a State Representative has been focused on issues concerning public education, child welfare, and comprehensive healthcare.[7]
Goodwin is known for her work helping pass 'Cati's Act', a drowning prevention act meant to expand safety regulations for children under twelve.[8] In addition she filed the 'Natalia Cox Act', meant to aid victims of domestic violence by requiring police officers and medical professionals to provide victims with resources.[9]
In 2025, Goodwin was one of the Democratic members of the Texas House who participated in a quorum-bust to delay the passage of controversial new congressional maps.[10] While she was absent from the state, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit to have her seat, along with those of 12 other representatives, declared vacant and remove them from office.[11] In May 2026, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that it did not have jurisdiction in the legislative dispute and dismissed the case against the absent members.[12]
During the 89th legislative session she was a member of the House Appropriations Committee and the House Insurance Committee.[13] In prior legislative sessions, she served on the House Committees of Agriculture and Livestock, Environmental Regulation, Homeland Security and Public Safety, Urban Affairs, and the House Select Committee on Community Safety.[14][15]
In May 2025, Goodwin announced her candidacy for Lieutenant Governor in the 2026 election.[16] In the Democratic primary she faced union leader Marcos Velez[17] and software manager Courtney Head.[18] On March 3, Goodwin secured 48% of the vote to Velez's 31.5% and Head's 20.5%.[3] With no candidate receiving the majority, Goodwin and Velez advanced to a runoff election that was held on May 26, 2026. Goodwin won the runoff, and is now the Democratic nominee and she will face off against incumbent lieutenant governor Dan Patrick.
Political postitions
Goodwin has often been ranked as one of the most progressive members of the Texas House.[19][20][21]
Public education
Goodwin has described herself as "a passionate supporter of Texas public schools" and has been a vocal opponent against the use of private school vouchers.[22][23] If elected as lieutenant governor, she has stated that she "will not pass a budget that has any money going to a private school voucher scam".[24] Goodwin has also supported providing additional funds to retired teachers.[25]
Gun laws
In 2023, Goodwin filed legislation that would require universal background checks for purchasing firearms and rould require a three day waiting period before the weapon could be delivered.[26][27] The bills died in committee. During the same legislative session, Goodwin attempted to amend a bill criminalize the possession and sale of "Glock switches" to increase the minimum age of possession certain weapons to 21, but the amendment failed on a point of order.[28] Goodwin opposed a law passed that would require an armed police or school employee at every school in Texas as a means to combat school shootings.[29]
Data Centers
Goodwin has called on a moratrium on the construction of new A.I. data centers within the state and has called for Governor Greg Abbott to call a special session to discuss potential reforms to the industry regarding the consumption of resources and economic incentives.[30][31]
Electoral history
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Vikki Goodwin | 5,389 | 33.64 | |
| Democratic | Elaina Fowler | 4,674 | 29.18 | |
| Democratic | Sheri Soltes | 3,794 | 23.69 | |
| Democratic | Candice Aylor | 1,187 | 7.41 | |
| Democratic | Will Simpson | 974 | 6.08 | |
| Total votes | 16,018 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Vikki Goodwin | 4,676 | 58.11 | |
| Democratic | Elaina Fowler | 3,371 | 41.89 | |
| Total votes | 8,047 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Vikki Goodwin | 55,307 | 52.4 | |
| Republican | Paul Workman (incumbent) | 50,244 | 47.6 | |
| Total votes | 105,551 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Vikki Goodwin (incumbent) | 66,816 | 49.3 | |
| Republican | Justin Berry | 65,474 | 48.3 | |
| Libertarian | Michael Clark | 3,311 | 2.4 | |
| Total votes | 135,601 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Vikki Goodwin (incumbent) | 51,045 | 61.3 | |
| Republican | Rob McCarthy | 32,272 | 38.7 | |
| Total votes | 83,317 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Vikki Goodwin (incumbent) | 59,016 | 60.2 | |
| Republican | Scott Firsing | 39,066 | 39.8 | |
| Total votes | 98,082 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Vikki Goodwin | 1,012,055 | 48.0 | |
| Democratic | Marcos Isaias Velez | 663,449 | 31.5 | |
| Democratic | Courtney Head | 431,833 | 20.5 | |
| Total votes | 2,107,387 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Vikki Goodwin | 374,821 | 67.8 | |
| Democratic | Marcos Isaias Velez | 178,274 | 32.2 | |
| Total votes | 553,095 | 100.0 | ||
References
- ↑ "Rep. Vikki Goodwin – Texas State Directory Online". www.txdirectory.com.
- ↑ "Texas House Member Rep. Goodwin, Vikki District 47". www.house.texas.gov. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- 1 2 "Texas Lieutenant Governor Primary Results 2026". NBC News. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- 1 2 "About Vikki". Rep. Vikki Goodwin. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Meet the LBJ alumni running for office in 2018". LBJ School of Public Affairs. Archived from the original on March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ↑ Chang, Julie. "Republican Paul Workman defeated in Travis County's HD 47". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ↑ "More Issues". Rep. Vikki Goodwin. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Cati's Act advances in Texas Legislature". KVUE.com. May 7, 2021.
- ↑ "The 'Natalia Cox Act' is now a Texas law". KVUE.com. May 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Texas Democrats Continue to Hold Out in Illinois Amid Redistricting Fight: 'We Are Standing Up for the People'". WTTW News. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ↑ Vakil, Caroline (August 8, 2025). "Paxton seeks to remove 13 Texas Democrats from their seats". The Hill. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ↑ Klibanoff, Eleanor; Guo, Kayla (May 15, 2026). "Democrat Gene Wu can keep House seat, Texas Supreme Court rules". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Texas House of Representatives". Texas House of Representatives. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Plural". pluralpolicy.com. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Member profile - Texas Legislative Reference Library". lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ↑ Scherer, Jasper (May 20, 2025). "Democratic Rep. Vikki Goodwin announces run for lieutenant governor". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ↑ Downey, Renzo; Serrano, Alejandro (January 27, 2026). "Steelworkers union leader emerges as sleeper in Texas' Democratic lieutenant governor primary". Houston Public Media. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
- ↑ Neel, Kylie; Huber, Nic (January 28, 2026). "Democratic candidate Courtney Head outlines platform for Texas lieutenant governor race". KLTV. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
- ↑ Downey, Renzo; Méndez, María (April 24, 2024). "Texas Lt. Gov race: Goodwin, Vélez head to runoff". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ↑ Wu, Edison (June 17, 2025). "Analysis: The 2025 Texas House, from right to left". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- ↑ Partners, From our (December 15, 2023). "The 2023 Texas House, from right to left: Post-special session". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- ↑ Roberts, Kim (May 20, 2026). "Democrats State Rep. Vikki Goodwin, Marcos Vélez Running to Challenge Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick". The Texan. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- ↑ Pandey, Maia (October 9, 2023). "Texas teachers grapple with their raises caught up in voucher fight". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- ↑ Michael, McCardel (June 19, 2026). "Democratic lieutenant governor nominee Vikki Goodwin joins Inside Texas Politics to discuss priorities if elected". WFAA.com. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- ↑ Pérez-Moreno, Heidi (July 17, 2021). "Retired Texas teachers' 13th check at center of legislative shouting match". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- ↑ Serrano, Alejandro (April 18, 2023). "Texas House panel debates firearms bills responding to Uvalde shooting". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- ↑ Varma, Tanvi (June 3, 2022). "State Rep. Vikki Goodwin joins those urging a special session for gun reform". KVUE.com. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- ↑ Serrano, Alejandro (May 11, 2023). "Texas House passes ban on devices that modify handguns, but averts vote on increasing age to buy semi-automatic rifles". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- ↑ Lopez, Brian (May 29, 2023). "Texas passes bill that would require armed person on every school campus". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- ↑ Perez, Brianna (July 14, 2026). "Central Texas officials push for statewide pause on new data center development". KVUE.com. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- ↑ Flores, Jocelyn (July 28, 2026). "State Rep. speaks on 'urgent reforms' of data centers across Texas". Yahoo News. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Texas House of Representatives District 47". elections.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
- ↑ "2018 Democratic Primary". Secretary of State of Texas. March 6, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ↑ "2018 Democratic Primary Runoff". Secretary of State of Texas. May 22, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Texas House of Representatives District 47". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
- ↑ "November 8th 2022 Texas Election Results". Retrieved July 14, 2025.
- ↑ "November 8th 2022 Texas Election Results". Retrieved July 14, 2025.
- ↑ "Vikki Goodwin defeats Houston union leader in lieutenant governor Democratic runoff". Retrieved June 28, 2026.
