Russ Goodman

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Russ Goodman

Member of the Georgia State Senate from the 8th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 11, 2021

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Born	Rustin Ed Goodman (1977-04-14) April 14, 1977 (age 49) Cogdell, Georgia
Party	Republican

Rustin Ed Goodman is an American politician from Georgia. Goodman is a Republican member of the Georgia State Senate for District 8.^[1]

In January 2024, Goodman co-sponsored S.B. 390, which would withhold government funding for any libraries in Georgia affiliated with the American Library Association.^[2]^[3]

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v t e Members of the Georgia State Senate
158th General Assembly (2025–present) President of the Senate Burt Jones (R) President pro tempore Vacant Majority leader Jason Anavitarte (R) Minority leader Harold V. Jones II (D)
▌Ben Watson (R) ▌Derek Mallow (D) ▌Mike Hodges (R) ▌Billy Hickman (R) ▌Sheikh Rahman (D) ▌Matt Brass (R) ▌Nabilah Islam (D) ▌Russ Goodman (R) ▌Nikki Merritt (D) ▌Emanuel Jones (D) ▌Sam Watson (R) ▌Freddie Sims (D) ▌Carden Summers (R) ▌Josh McLaurin (D) ▌Ed Harbison (D) ▌Marty Harbin (R) ▌Gail Davenport (D) ▌Vacant ▌Blake Tillery (R) ▌Larry Walker III (R) ▌Jason Dickerson (R) ▌Harold V. Jones II (D) ▌Max Burns (R) ▌Lee Anderson (R) ▌Rick Williams (R) ▌David Lucas (D) ▌Greg Dolezal (R) ▌Donzella James (D) ▌Randy Robertson (R) ▌Tim Bearden (R) ▌Jason Anavitarte (R) ▌Kay Kirkpatrick (R) ▌Michael "Doc" Rhett (D) ▌Kenya Wicks (D) ▌Vacant ▌Nan Orrock (D) ▌Ed Setzler (R) ▌RaShaun Kemp (D) ▌Sonya Halpern (D) ▌Sally Harrell (D) ▌Kim Jackson (D) ▌Brian Strickland (R) ▌Tonya Anderson (D) ▌Elena Parent (D) ▌Clint Dixon (R) ▌Bill Cowsert (R) ▌Frank Ginn (R) ▌Shawn Still (R) ▌Drew Echols (R) ▌Bo Hatchett (R) ▌Steve Gooch (R) ▌Chuck Hufstetler (R) ▌Colton Moore (R) ▌Chuck Payne (R) ▌Randal Mangham (D) ▌John Albers (R)		Error creating thumbnail:
▌Republican (32) ▌Democratic (22) ▌Vacant (2) as of 8 December 2025^[update] Georgia General Assembly House Senate List of past legislatures

v t e Georgia State Senators Districts 1–10
1st district	Bradley Riley T. Coleman E. Johnson Carter Watson
2nd district	Campbell Searcey Wessels Scott Allen D. H. Johnson Thomas Jackson Mallow
3rd district	Graham Long Tribble Shea Taylor Bryant Kemp Chapman Ligon McNeill Hodges
4th district	J. M. Coleman Edenfield Kennedy J. Hill Hickman
5th district	Corbitt Gayner Squires Thompson Rahman
6th district	Griffin Dean Echols T. Williams Collins Stoner H. Hill Jordan Brass
7th district	Smith Eldridge Perry Blitch Goggans Harper Islam Parkes
8th district	Brutton Hand Turner Golden Black Goodman
9th district	Nisbet Spinks Sutton Phillips Balfour Martin Merritt
10th district	Welch Flowers Russell Ragan N. Thomas Jones

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