Calvin Goings
Member of the Pierce County Council
from the 2nd District
In office
January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2009
Preceded bySarah Casada
Succeeded byJoyce McDonald
Member of the Washington Senate
from the 25th district
In office
December 20, 1995 – January 8, 2001
Preceded byMarcus Gaspard
Succeeded byJim Kastama
Personal details
Born (1973-04-03) April 3, 1973
Puyallup, Washington, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDavid Ham
Children1
EducationPacific Lutheran University (BA)

Calvin W. Goings (born April 3, 1973) is the Assistant City Manager for the City of Port Angeles. He was the Director of Finance and Administrative Services for the City of Seattle, and a former politician.[1] He was the youngest member to ever serve in the Washington State Legislature representing Puyallup at 22 years old.

Goings also served for over seven years as a member of President Obama's economic development team leading the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in the Pacific Northwest, where he focused on expanding SBA support to small businesses owned by women, immigrants and minorities.

Life and education

Calvin Goings grew up in Puyallup, Washington, as the youngest of four children and attended Franklin Pierce High School.

He earned his undergraduate degree from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington.[2]

Elected official

At 18, Goings ran for Fire Commissioner of Central Pierce Fire and Rescue and became one of the state's youngest elected officials.[3][4] In 1995, at age 22, he was appointed to the Washington State Senate and was the youngest State Senator in the nation at that time.[5] The following year Goings was elected outright to continue in that office.[6] Goings Represented the 25th Legislative District. He was named to fill the vacancy left when Senate Majority Leader Marc Gaspard resigned. He served as Vice Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee.[7]

In 2000, Goings was elected to the Pierce County Council.[8] He was also a gubernatorial appointee to the State Transportation Improvement Board (TIB). During his time on the Pierce County Council he was the prime sponsor of the first domestic partner benefits equity legislation for Pierce County employees.[9]

In 2008, Goings ran for Pierce County Executive but lost to Pat McCarthy.[10]

Professional career

In 2010, Goings was appointed by President Obama to serve as Regional Administrator of Region X (Pacific NW Region) of the U.S. Small Business Administration.[citation needed] He served for seven years in this role as a member of Obama's economic development team.

Goings served as the Director of Finance and Administrative Services for the City of Seattle.[11] In this role, Goings served as a member of Mayor Bruce Harrell’s Cabinet.

He also served as the CEO of the largest civilian led mass vaccination site in the United States. Under his leadership, the site provided over 102,000 life-saving vaccinations.

Previously, Goings was the Chief of Staff for Seattle City Light.

In the private sector, Goings led the statewide Washington Credit Union Foundation.

Outside of work, Goings served as a past member of the Board of Directors for the Greater Seattle Business Association, the nation's largest LGBTQ chamber of commerce.

Personal life

Goings lives on the Olympic Peninsula.

References

  1. ↑ "City Welcomes Assistant City Manager and Director of Community Services Calvin W. Goings". Port Angeles, WA. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  2. ↑ "All Award Recipients". Pacific Lutheran University. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  3. ↑ "Pierce County". www.piercecountywa.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  4. ↑ "Page 4 Pierce Co Fire Citation".
  5. ↑ "Calvin Goings, 22, Becomes Newest, Youngest Senator". Seattle Times Newspaper. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  6. ↑ Olympia, Contact Us Washington Secretary of StateElectionsPO BOX 40229; Policy, WA 98504-02291-800-448-4881 Privacy. "Election Search Results – Elections & Voting – WA Secretary of State". www.sos.wa.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-24. {{cite web}}: |first1= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "Washington State Senate Journal" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "Pierce County Council". www.co.pierce.wa.us. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  9. ↑ "Seattle Gay News – Partner benefits win approval in Pierce County". www.sgn.org. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  10. ↑ staff, Seattle Times (2009-10-18). "Pierce County voters should keep ranked-choice voting". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  11. ↑ "City Welcomes Assistant City Manager and Director of Community Services Calvin W. Goings". Port Angeles, WA. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
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