Goodin to run for lieutenant governor

A former legislator from our area and Jackson County school superintendent has been officially chosen as the state Democrats’ candidate for lieutenant governor.

Terry Goodin was selected with 79-percent of the vote at the Indiana Democratic Party Convention on Saturday, beating community activist Clif Marsiglio and Bob Kern. Goodin joins the ticket led by nominee for governor Jennifer McCormick.

Goodin, was born in Seymour and lives in Austin. Goodin served as superintendent of the Crothersville schools for 24 years and raises beef cattle on his Scott County farm. He was elected to the state legislature in 2000 representing Indiana’s House District 66, a position he held for 20 years. In 2017, he was briefly chosen to be House Minority Leader after a resignation.

Goodin graduated from Eastern Kentucky University, receiving a bachelors in 1989 and masters in history and secondary education in 1990. He earned a doctorate from Indiana University in Bloomington.

In 2022, Goodin was selected by President Biden to serve as state director of USDA Department of Rural Development for Indiana.

McCormick and Goodin will face U.S. Senator Mike Braun and running mate Micah Beckwith in November.

Democrats also chose Destiny Wells as the attorney general candidate. Wells defeated Beth White, for the nod.

Photo courtesy of Goodin’s candidate Twitter feed.