Glenn A. Goodrich

Glenn A. Goodrich
Member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 20th district
In office 1971–1991
Preceded by	Bill K. Bloom
Succeeded by	Jessie Rasmussen
Personal details
Born	(1925-02-22)February 22, 1925 Orson, Iowa
Died	January 23, 2003(2003-01-23) (aged 77) Omaha, Nebraska
Alma mater	Creighton University
Occupation	Real estate, savings and loan[1]

Glenn A. Goodrich (February 22, 1925 – January 23, 2003) was an American politician who represented Nebraska's 20th District, a part of Omaha, in the Nebraska State Legislature from 1971 to 1991.^[2] He was elected on November 3, 1970, by a margin of 19 votes over incumbent Bill K. Bloom.^[3]

Senator Goodrich was the only member of the Nebraska legislature to oppose a measure to outlaw marital sexual assault introduced by Senator Wally Barnett. Goodrich's position was strongly attacked by Senator Ernie Chambers of Omaha.^[4] In spite of Goodrich's opposition, in 1975 Nebraska became the first state in the US to make sexual assault within marriage illegal by statute.^[5] Historian Joann M. Ross observed that "Senator Goodrich did not seem to recognize sexual assault as a violent act."^[4]

He lost the primary election of 1990.^[6] Goodrich died on January 23, 2003, at the age of 77.^[7] The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) awards a scholarship named for Senator Goodrich to students who attend only UNO and no other college.^[8]

References

1. "Biographies and photographs". Nebraska Blue Book (PDF) (Report). Nebraska State Government. 1970–1971. p. 256. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
2. "Members of Nebraska Unicameral Legislature, 1937-2019". State Legislative Branch (PDF) (Report). Nebraska State Government. p. 387. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
3. "Douglas County Vote Counting to be Probed". Lincoln Journal Star. December 4, 1970 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Ross, Joann M. (2015). Making Marital Rape Visible: A History of American Legal and Social Movements Criminalizing Rape in Marriage (PhD). University of Nebraska. Archived from the original on July 10, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
5. McMahon-Howard, Jennifer; Clay-Warner, Jody; Renzulli, Linda (December 2009). "Criminalizing Spousal Rape: The Diffusion of Legal Reforms". Sociological Perspectives. 52 (4): 505–531. doi:10.1525/sop.2009.52.4.505. S2CID 143184817.
6. "Glenn Goodrich unseated in Omaha". Lincoln Journal Star. May 16, 2020.
7. "Former longtime state lawmaker dies". Lincoln Journal Star. January 26, 2003 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Goodrich Scholarship Program". Digital Commons at UNO. University of Nebraska at Omaha. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.