This page was current at the end of the individual's last campaign covered by Ballotpedia. Please contact us with any updates. Thomas Goodwin Republican Party Elections and appointments Last election August 2, 2022 Education High school Jackson High School Bachelor's Miami University, 2003 Graduate Xavier University, 2009 Personal Birthplace Chillicothe, Ohio Religion Christian Profession Insurance Executive Contact Campaign website Campaign Facebook Campaign Twitter Personal LinkedIn Thomas Goodwin (Republican Party) ran for election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 55. He lost in the Republican primary on August 2, 2022. Goodwin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers. ## Contents * 1 Biography * 2 Elections * 2.1 2022 * 2.1.1 Campaign finance * 3 Campaign themes * 3.1 2022 * 4 See also * 5 External links * 6 Footnotes ## Biography[edit] Thomas Goodwin was born in Chillicothe, Ohio and has lived in Morrow, Ohio. He earned a high school diploma from Jackson High School, a bachelor's degree from Miami University in 2003, and a graduate degree from Xavier University in 2009. Goodwin has experience working as an insurance executive and as an adjunct instructor at Miami University. Goodwin has served as an auxiliary police officer, a member and range safety officer for Clinton County Farmers and Sportsmen's Association, and a member and certified range safety officer for the NRA.[1] ## Elections[edit] ### 2022[edit] See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022 General election ##### General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 55 Incumbent Scott Lipps defeated Paul Zorn in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 55 on November 8, 2022. Candidate Votes | | | ✔ | | Scott Lipps (R) | 74.9 | 38,487 | Paul Zorn (D) | 25.1 | 12,931 * * * Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2 | Total votes: 51,418 | | = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. Democratic primary election ##### Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 55 Paul Zorn advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 55 on August 2, 2022. Candidate Votes | | | ✔ | | Paul Zorn | 100.0 | 1,108 * * * There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,108 | | = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. Republican primary election ##### Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 55 Incumbent Scott Lipps defeated Thomas Goodwin in the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 55 on August 2, 2022. Candidate Votes | | | ✔ | | Scott Lipps | 69.0 | 3,587 | Thomas Goodwin | 31.0 | 1,615 * * * Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 5,202 | | = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. #### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates * Steve Muterspaw (R) * Matthew Fisher (R) #### Campaign finance[edit] ## Campaign themes[edit] ### 2022[edit] #### Ballotpedia survey responses See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection Thomas Goodwin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Goodwin's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well. Expand all | Collapse all Who are you? Tell us about yourself. 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. Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? * 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. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? 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. Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why? 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. What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office? 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. What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time? 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. What was your very first job? How long did you have it? 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. What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and state legislature? 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. If you are not a current legislator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of? 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. Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking? 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. 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U.S. Congress State executives State legislature State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards Newsletters The Heart of the Primaries The Daily Brew The Weekly Brew The Ballot Bulletin Checks and Balances Economy and Society Hall Pass Number of the Day Robe & Gavel Union Station ## External links[edit] * Search Google News for this topic Candidate Ohio House of Representatives District 55 * Website * Facebook * Twitter Personal * LinkedIn | ## Footnotes[edit] 1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 21, 2022 [show] Current members of the Ohio House of Representatives Leadership Speaker of the House:Bob Cupp Representatives District 1 Scott Wiggam (R) District 2 Marilyn John (R) District 3 Haraz Ghanbari (R) District 4 Bob Cupp (R) District 5 Tim Ginter (R) District 6 Phil Robinson (D) District 7 Thomas Patton (R) District 8 Kent Smith (D) District 9 Bishara Addison (D) District 10 Terrence Upchurch (D) District 11 Shayla Davis (D) District 12 Juanita Brent (D) District 13 Michael Skindell (D) District 14 Bride Rose Sweeney (D) District 15 Jeff Crossman (D) District 16 Monique Smith (D) District 17 Adam Miller (D) District 18 Kristin Boggs (D) District 19 Mary Lightbody (D) District 20 Richard Brown (D) District 21 Beth Liston (D) District 22 David Leland (D) District 23 Laura Lanese (R) District 24 Allison Russo (D) District 25 Dontavius Jarrells (D) District 26 Latyna Humphrey (D) District 27 Tom Brinkman (R) District 28 Jessica Miranda (D) District 29 Cindy Abrams (R) District 30 Bill Seitz (R) District 31 Brigid Kelly (D) District 32 Catherine Ingram (D) District 33 Sedrick Denson (D) District 34 Emilia Sykes (D) District 35 Tavia Galonski (D) District 36 Bob Young (R) District 37 Casey Weinstein (D) District 38 Bill Roemer (R) District 39 Willis Blackshear (D) District 40 Phil Plummer (R) District 41 Andrea White (R) District 42 Tom Young (R) District 43 Rodney Creech (R) District 44 Paula Hicks-Hudson (D) District 45 Lisa Sobecki (D) District 46 Michael Sheehy (D) District 47 Derek Merrin (R) District 48 Scott Oelslager (R) District 49 Thomas West (D) District 50 Reggie Stoltzfus (R) District 51 Sara Carruthers (R) District 52 Jennifer Gross (R) District 53 Thomas Hall (R) District 54 Paul Zeltwanger (R) District 55 Gayle Manning (R) District 56 Joe Miller (D) District 57 Dick Stein (R) District 58 Michele Lepore-Hagan (D) District 59 Alessandro Cutrona (R) District 60 Dan Troy (D) District 61 Jamie Callender (R) District 62 Scott Lipps (R) District 63 Mike Loychik (R) District 64 Michael O'Brien (D) District 65 Jean Schmidt (R) District 66 Adam Bird (R) District 67 Kris Jordan (R) District 68 Shawn Stevens (R) District 69 Sharon Ray (R) District 70 Darrell Kick (R) District 71 Mark Fraizer (R) District 72 Kevin Miller (R) District 73 Brian Lampton (R) District 74 Bill Dean (R) District 75 Gail Pavliga (R) District 76 Diane Grendell (R) District 77 Jeff LaRe (R) District 78 Brian Stewart (R) District 79 Kyle Koehler (R) District 80 Jena Powell (R) District 81 James Hoops (R) District 82 Craig Riedel (R) District 83 Jon Cross (R) District 84 Susan Manchester (R) District 85 Nino Vitale (R) District 86 Tracy Richardson (R) District 87 Riordan McClain (R) District 88 Gary Click (R) District 89 D.J. 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