Email: candidate@vikkigoodwin.com

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Goodwin is the current Democratic state representative for house district 47, re[resenting southwest Austin and Travis County. 

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Education: Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing from University of Texas in Austin; master’s degree in public affairs from the LBJ School of Public Affairs.

 

​Electoral Context:

• First elected to the state legislature in 2018, defeating then-incumbent state representative

• Southwest Austin, covering areas west of MoPac and along Lake Austin to Bee Cave, and Travis County

• Southwest Austin is characterized as a family-friendly, relatively affluent suburban region with a population roughly 67% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 1% Black

Legislative record: Authored Cati’s Act in 2023, creating drowning prevention requirements for childcare organizations, including camps; sponsored the Natalia Cox Act in 2023, providing notice for victims of domestic violence

• 2025, one of the Democratic members of the Texas House who participated in a quorum-bust attempt to delay the passage of controversial new congressional maps 

• 89th legislative session-member of the House Appropriations Committee and the House Insurance Committee; prior legislative sessions, member of the House Committees of Agriculture and Livestock, Environmental Regulation, Homeland Security and Public Safety, Urban Affairs, and the House Select Committee on Community Safety

• Whip (i.e. vote wrangler) of the Texas Legislative Progressive Caucus

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Endorsements: US Representative Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin; 30+ Democratic state representatives; Austin City Council members Ryan Alter, Marc Duchen, Vanessa Fuentes, Natasha Harper-Madison, Krista Laine, Zo Qadri and Chito Vela; Annie’s List; Austin Young Democrats, Bay Area New Democrats; Bexar County Young Democrats; Center for Freethought Equality; Coalition of Democratic Allies; Liberal Austin Democrats; Northeast Travel County Democrats, Anne Hilbert, Karen Conyngham, Coleen Reatha Beck

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