Calvin Goings

Calvin W. Goings (born April 3, 1973) is 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.

Calvin W. Goings
Member of the Washington Senate
from the 25th district
In office
December 1995 – January 2001
Preceded byMarc Gaspard
Succeeded byJim Kastama
Regional Administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration Region X
In office
January 2010 – December 2016
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byNorm Proctor
Succeeded byJeremy Field
Personal details
Born (1973-04-03) April 3, 1973
Puyallup, Washington, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)David Ham
Children1
EducationPacific Lutheran University (BA)

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.[2][3]

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.[4]

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.[5][6] 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.[7] The following year Goings was elected outright to continue in that office.[8] 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.[9]

In 2000, Goings was elected to the Pierce County Council.[10] 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.[11]

In 2008, Goings ran for Pierce County Executive but lost to Pat McCarthy.[12]

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.[13] He served for seven years in this role as a member of Obama's economic development team.[2][14]

Goings currently serves as the Director of Finance and Administrative Services for the City of Seattle. In this role, Goings serves as a member of Mayor Jenny Durkan's Cabinet.[15][16][17]

Previously, Goings was the Chief of Staff for Seattle City Light.[18]

In the private sector, Goings led the statewide Washington Credit Union Foundation.[19]

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.[20][21]

Personal life

Goings lives Seattle's Belltown neighborhood.[22]

References
  1. "Mayor Jenny Durkan Announces Additional Leadership at the Human Services Department to Better Align City's Response to the Homelessness Crisis". durkan.seattle.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  2. "Empowering All Entrepreneurs by Increasing Accessibility". Small Business Administration (SBA). Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  3. "Farewell Message from Calvin Goings". Small Business Administration (SBA). Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  4. "All Award Recipients". Pacific Lutheran University. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  5. "Pierce County". www.piercecountywa.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  6. "Page 4 Pierce Co Fire Citation".
  7. "Calvin Goings, 22, Becomes Newest, Youngest Senator". Seattle Times Newspaper. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  8. 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.
  9. "Washington State Senate Journal" (PDF).
  10. "Pierce County Council". www.co.pierce.wa.us. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  11. "Seattle Gay News – Partner benefits win approval in Pierce County". www.sgn.org. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  12. staff, Seattle Times (2009-10-18). "Pierce County voters should keep ranked-choice voting". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  13. "SBA Announces Appointment of Calvin Goings as Administrator for Region X". www.businesswire.com. 2009-12-10. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  14. "Farewell Message from Calvin Goings". Small Business Administration (SBA). Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  15. "Finance and Admin Services – City Budget". www.seattle.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  16. "Departments". www.seattle.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  17. "About Finance and Administrative Services – Finance and Administrative Services". www.seattle.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  18. "Seattle City Light" (PDF). www.seattle.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  19. "Calvin Goings Promoted to National Leadership Role at SBA". Northwest Credit Union Association. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  20. "Greater Seattle Business Association: New GSBA Board Members: Ryan Digges & Calvin Goings". Greater Seattle Business Association. 2014-01-27. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  21. "Home". www.thegsba.org. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  22. "Belltown Community Council Meeting – Wednesday, March 9th, 2016 at 6:30pm". Belltown Community Council. 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
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