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Senator
Georgia State Senate
Room 301-A Coverdell Legislative Office Building 18 Capitol Square, SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
District Office:
9677 Frank S. Sessoms Memorial Highway
Homerville, GA 31634
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BioSenator Russ Goodman, a Republican, has served in the
Georgia State Senate since 2020. He represents Senate
District 8, which includes Atkinson, Clinch, Echols,
Lanier, Lowndes and Pierce counties, as well as a portion
of Ware County. Sen. Goodman is the Chairman for the Senate
Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Affairs and
serves as a member for the Senate Committees on
Natural Resources and the Environment, Public Safety,
and Retirement. He is also an Ex-Officio member of the
Senate Committee on Appropriations. Sen. Goodman is the Co-owner of Cogdell Berry Farm, Co-owner of Envirospec and Co-owner of the Great
American Cobbler Company.
Sen. Goodman's community involvement includes currently serving on the Clinch County Farm Bureau Board
of Directors, the Georgia Blueberry Commission Board of Directors and the Georgia Berry Exchange Board of
Directors. In addition, he serves as a Deacon at the First Baptist Church of Homerville. He previously served on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Fruits and Vegetable Growers Association and
his farm co-op, MBG Marketing. Additionally, Sen. Goodman was President of the Clinch County Farm Bureau
and was appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal to the Board of Directors of the Georgia Development Authority in
2015.
Sen. Goodman attended the University of Georgia where he studied Agricultural Economics. Sen. Goodman
lives in Cogdell with his wife, Carra Crumbley, and two sons, J.R. and Alec.
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