Education
Williams College; Cornell Law School.
Williams College; Cornell Law School.
He is a Republican. Previously, Goodell was the County Executive of Chautauqua County, New New York Goodell represents the 150th Assembly District, which is numerically the last, and geographically the westernmost, of the 150 districts in the Assembly and, as of the 2012 redistricting, aligns with the boundaries of Chautauqua County. Goodell is the managing partner of the law firm of Goodell & Rankin.
Previously, he served as County Executive for eight years.
Goodell announced his intentions to run against incumbent Democratic assemblyman William Parment in summer 2010. He also has a degree in political economics and mathematics from Williams College.
He is a member of the Goodell family, whose members also include former United States. senator Charles Goodell and current National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell.