Roy M. Goodman
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Roy M. Goodman is an American politician. He was born in New York City in 1930. Goodman is the grandson of Israel Matz, founder of the Ex-Lax company.
[edit] Political career
Goodman was the New York City Director of Finance in 1966 and 1967 and Chairman of the New York Republican County Committee from 1981 to 2001.
Goodman was a member of the New York State Senate from 1969 to 2002.[1]. He served as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Investigations, Taxation and Government Operations[2]. He was considered a leader of the moderate wing of the Republican Party. His admirers called him "The Statesman of the state Senate."[citation needed]
[edit] Other service
Goodman is President and CEO of the United Nations Development Corporation, a position he first occupied in 2002.
He is a Fellow For Life of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a patron of the Metropolitan Opera, a Patron of the New York Philharmonic Society, president of the Goodman Family Foundation, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
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| Preceded by Whitney Seymour |
New York State Senate, 26th District 1969–2002 |
Succeeded by Liz Krueger |
| Preceded by John Marchi |
Republican Nominee for Mayor of New York City 1977 |
Succeeded by None |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Ramirez, Anthony: "Goodman, Ex-Senator, Is Hospitalized After Choking", The New York Times, March 12, 2008, 2:43 pm [1]
- ^ John T. Woolley and Gerhard Peters: "Nomination of Roy M. Goodman To Be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation",'The American Presidency Project', 14 February 1989 [2]
