Republican candidate for State Representative in Warren County, Ohio. Conservative, representing the best of Christian Conservative, Fiscal Conservative, and Constitutional Conservative all in one candidate.

Thomas is endorsed by Ohio Right to Life and Cincinnati Right to Life. Pro 2nd Amendment and Constitutional Carry, Thomas Goodwin is a lifetime member of the NRA and a NRA Certified Range Safety Officer. Thomas Goodwin is a corporate officer of a publicly traded Fortune 500 financial services corporation and an adjunct instructor for the past 12 years at Miami University.

Thomas has also volunteered in the community for the past 14 years as an Auxiliary Police Officer and certified CPR/First Aid Instructor and has served on non-profit boards focused on education and homelessness. Thomas earned his B.S. in Finance from Miami University and an MBA from Xavier University. He is a lifelong citizen of Ohio and his family genealogy is traced back to two generations serving in the Revolutionary War.

• Thomas is running for office because the incumbent is non-responsive to phone calls and emails. Thomas will always respond to constituents' phone calls, emails, and letters.
• We need to lower taxes including phasing out the gasoline sales tax since more cars are going hybrid and electric, expanding the Ohio Homestead Exemption to reduce real estate taxes (for instance, land should not be taxed as it doesn't use public services), and lower income taxes.
• Government bureaucracy and inefficiencies need fixed. Currently the top 5 counties in Ohio make up 37% of the population but receive 42% of the state's budget. 1/3 of the state budget goes toward Medicaid. If you live in rural to suburban areas of Ohio your tax dollars are being funneled toward cities like Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Columbus. Government agencies need to share resources to cut down on administrative costs.

Fiscal issues: eliminating wasteful government spending and therefore cutting taxes to get the same services for less taxes (or more services for the same level of taxation).

Social issues: outlaw abortion, prevent schools from teaching divisive ideological propaganda like critical race theory or sexual education that is not age-appropriate. Ensuring that school sports are maintained separately for biological males from biological females. Preserving medical freedom and preventing tyranny in the form of government shutdowns or mandates. Tort reform that eliminates frivolous lawsuits or nuclear verdicts, especially those that target small businesses, sole proprietors, and private individuals.

I admire our founding fathers for having the courage to stand up for our country's sovereignty and freedom. Two generations of my family fought for our freedom in the Revolutionary War from the Berwick, Maine militia and I think about their fight for the freedoms that we enjoy still to this day.

State representatives are essential to setting the budget for state spending and voting on key legislation that represents both fiscal and social issues. State representatives need to quickly respond to constituent phone calls, emails, and letters when they have questions, concerns, or need assistance with an issue that is something the state administers or can help solve for the citizen. Thus, state representatives need to be accessible and responsive.

I remember the Gulf War in 1990. I was 10 years old and my class wrote letters to our soldiers overseas. I wrote a letter to General Powell and he was kind enough to write back and send a signed photo to me with a personalized message on it. I still have that photo on my desk at work. General Powell was a great leader that I've always admired.

I worked in food service in high school, for six months at a Dairy Queen when I turned 16 and then at a pizza restaurant for the remainder of high school. I have worked continuously since I turned 16.

The Governor should work with the state legislature to prioritize the legislation but should otherwise step back and allow the state representatives and senators work on the specific language to the bill that is sent to the Governor's desk for approval.

I would like to leverage my strengths from working in the private sector as a senor manager and corporate officer of a publicly-traded Fortune 500 financial services company and teaching business classes at Miami University to serve on committees focused on economic development, especially those that bring high-paying jobs and corporate headquarters to Ohio and specifically my district. My other interests would be serving on committees involved in education, homelessness, food safety and security (agriculture or manufacturing), real estate, or public safety.

Certain issues like setting the state budget will require compromise to reach a consensus while other issues that represent a binary choice, such as whether to allow concealed carry of handguns without a license or whether abortion should be made illegal, leave no room for compromise in the legislative process.