[1] First entered politics as an Independent in 1973, then became a Democrat that same year. He was then a Democrat from 1973 to 2000, after which he became an Independent that caucused with the Republicans. He became a Republican outright in 2002.
Father: Virgil Goode, Sr. (d.)
Wife: Lucy D. Dodson (m. 1991)
Daughter: Catherine S. Goode
High School: Franklin County High School, Rocky Mount, VA (1965)
University: BA, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA (1969)
Law School: JD, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (1973)
US Congressman, Virginia 5th (1997-2009)
Virginia State Senate (1973-97)
American Legislative Exchange Council
Leadership Institute Bi-Partisan Congressional Advisory Board
Jaycees
Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Tom Delay Congressional Committee
Walter Jones Committee
Official Website:
http://www.house.gov/goode/
AKA Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.