# Vikki Goodwin > [!note] Stub > This is a short entry that hasn't been fully written yet. **Vikki Goodwin** (born 1967) is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 47, covering western Travis County and parts of Austin, and the Democratic nominee for **lieutenant governor of Texas** in 2026. She and her husband own a residential real estate brokerage in West Austin. ## In the Legislature In 2018 Goodwin defeated Republican incumbent Paul Workman, flipping a seat Republicans had long held. She took office in January 2019. She authored Cati's Act (2023), which set drowning-prevention requirements for child care programs, and opposes private school vouchers. Rice University political scientist Mark Jones has consistently ranked her among the most liberal members of the House. In 2025 she was one of the House Democrats who left the state to deny a quorum for the mid-decade congressional map (see [[Mid-Decade Redistricting]]). [[Ken Paxton]] named her among 13 Democrats he sued to remove from office. ## 2026 campaign Goodwin announced her run in May 2025, led the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary with 48 percent, and won the May 26 runoff against Houston union leader Marcos Vélez. She faces Republican [[Dan Patrick]] on November 3, 2026, in [[TX-LtGov-2026]], running on public school funding and a state health insurance plan funded partly by a cannabis tax. ## See Also - [[TX-LtGov-2026]] — the race - [[Dan Patrick]] — her opponent - [[People Hub]]