← Back to the Georgia guide
Running forState Senate, District 8

Russ Goodman

RepublicanHas the job now

Overview

Rustin Ed Goodman is an American politician from Georgia. Goodman is a Republican member of the Georgia State Senate for District 8.

Official site →Ballotpedia →

Facts from Wikipedia.

How to reach them
Source: Open States

Bills they wrote

Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.

Wrote

21 bills

Became law

10 became law. Another 3 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Feb 18, 2026SB 523: Education; public schools and postsecondary educational institutions to consider antisemitism in the same manner as discrimination based on religion; authorize
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2026SB 489: Board of Commissioners of the Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia; allow to set monthly dues
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 28, 2026SB 435: Georgia Development Authority; rename as the Georgia Agricultural Development Authority
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 28, 2025SB 316: Probate Court of Clinch County; assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 28, 2025SB 317: Magistrate Court of Clinch County; assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2025SB 119: Manufactured or Mobile Homes; limited exceptions to circumstances under which a manufactured home shall become real property; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 3, 2025SB 79: "Fentanyl Eradication and Removal Act"; enact
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 7, 2024SB 465: Homicide; the felony offense of aggravated involuntary manslaughter; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2023SB 220: 'Georgia Farmland Conservation Act'; historic preservation
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2023SB 103: Unclaimed Property; handling of certain wills; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 4, 2026SB 458: "Home Inspector Licensing Act of Georgia"; enact
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Jan 28, 2025SB 52: "Timberlands Recovery, Exemption, and Earnings Stability (TREES) Act"; enact
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Jan 15, 2025SB 10: Superior Courts of the Alapaha Judicial Circuit; additional judge; provide
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2026SB 608: Administration of Estates; summary administration of certain estates; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025SB 264: Emergency Management; creation of the Georgia Resilience Office under the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025SB 282: "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975,"; requirements for earned wage access services; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2025SB 209: Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; members of the Public School Employees Retirement System to make an irrevocable election to become members; permit certain persons
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2024SB 489: State Symbols; blueberry as the official state berry; designate
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 8, 2024SB 474: Unsolicited Inquiries; notices of solicitation including monetary offers; penalty; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 15, 2023SB 188: Local Government; restrictions on residential dwellings; prohibit
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 14, 2023SB 165: Dimensions and Weight of Vehicles and Loads; allowable variance for weight limitations upon a vehicle or load; provide
    Introduced

Source: Open States

How they voted

Final votes on bills that passed either chamber of the Georgia legislature, since 2023. Votes on amendments, committees, and procedure are left out. A bill can show up under more than one topic.

Votes shown

1,331 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 50 of 1,704 votes (3%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 37 of them.

By topic
Agriculture36 votes
    Alcoholic Beverages5 votes
      Animals6 votes
        Appeal and Error17 votes
          Aviation9 votes
            Banking and Finance17 votes
              Buildings and Housing20 votes
                Civil Practice38 votes
                  Commerce and Trade51 votes
                    Commercial Code3 votes
                      Conservation and Natural Resources38 votes
                        Contracts5 votes
                          Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations6 votes
                            Courts108 votes
                              Crimes and Offenses (Criminal Code)120 votes
                                Criminal Procedure33 votes
                                  Domestic Relations23 votes
                                    Education207 votes
                                      Elections33 votes
                                        Equity3 votes
                                          Evidence10 votes
                                            Fire Protection and Safety11 votes
                                              Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics22 votes
                                                Game and Fish11 votes
                                                  General Assembly49 votes
                                                    General Provisions, Ocga4 votes
                                                      Guardian and Ward7 votes
                                                        Handicapped Persons9 votes
                                                          Health125 votes
                                                            Highways, Bridges, and Ferries43 votes
                                                              Insurance68 votes
                                                                Labor and Industrial Relations14 votes
                                                                  Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies53 votes
                                                                    Local Government90 votes
                                                                      Mental Health20 votes
                                                                        Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs34 votes
                                                                          Minors49 votes
                                                                            Motor Vehicles and Traffic103 votes
                                                                              Nuisances2 votes
                                                                                Penal Institutions31 votes
                                                                                  Professions and Businesses106 votes
                                                                                    Property67 votes
                                                                                      Public Officers and Employees56 votes
                                                                                        Public Utilities and Transportation18 votes
                                                                                          Retirement and Pensions45 votes
                                                                                            Revenue and Taxation153 votes
                                                                                              Social Services41 votes
                                                                                                State Government106 votes
                                                                                                  Torts20 votes
                                                                                                    Waters, Ports, and Watercraft9 votes
                                                                                                      Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates9 votes
                                                                                                        Local laws (one city or county)23 votes
                                                                                                          Other66 votes

                                                                                                            Source: Open States, Georgia General Assembly. Topics from the state legislature.