Andy Goodell's Biography
- State Assembly (NY) - District 150, Republican, Conservative, Change Albany Minority Leader Pro Tempore
Contact Information
Office
Legislative Office Building 446
Albany, NY 12248
Fenton Building
2 East 2nd Street, Suite 320
Jamestown, NY 14701
Full Name:
Andrew 'Andy' W. Goodell
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Lisa; 4 Children: Carrie, Randi, Jessica, Alexander
Birth Date:
12/01/1954
Birth Place:
Jamestown, NY
Home City:
Jamestown, NY
Religion:
Protestant
Attended, Maple Grove High School, Bemus Point, NY
JD, Cornell Law School, 1978-1981
BA, Political Economics/Mathematics, Williams College, 1973-1977
Minority Leader Pro Tempore, New York State Assembly, 2019-present
Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, 2010-present
Former County Attorney, Chautauqua County, New York
Candidate, New York State Assembly, District 150, 2022
Assistant Minority Leader Pro Tempore, New York State Assembly, 2017-2018
County Executive, Chautauqua County, New York, 1990-1998
Ranking Minority Member, Assembly Committee on Social Services
Former Member, Cities Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Member, Health Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, New York State Assembly
Managing Partner, Goodell & Rankin, 1998-present
Member, First Covenant Church, present
Treasurer, Bemus Bay Pops
Former Co-Chair, Camp Timbercrest Capital Campaign
Former Secretary/Board Member, Chautauqua Area Girl Scout Council
Founding Member/Former Officer, Chautauqua Leadership Network
Former President, Jamestown Rotary
Former President, State University of New York at Fredonia Business Administration and Accounting Advisory Board
Former Co-Chair, United Way Professional Division
Awards:
TRC Disability advocate of the Year (2014), Farm Bureau Circle of Friends (2013), NYSAC Ed Crawford Award (1996), 40 under 40 award from Business First (1993), Special Recognition from Chautauqua Fire Chiefs Association (1993), 40th most influential person in Western NY by Buffalo Business First (2018), "Leader of the Year" by the Chautauqua Leadership Network (2018),
Priority Issues:
Reducing taxes to improve business climate, strengthen education and reform Common Core, reform welfare, and repeal SAFE-ACT.
Reason for Seeking Public Office:
Increase the number of jobs, cut taxes, improve education, reform welfare.