Representative  J. Dudley Goodlette

District 76
Republican

• View Original President George W. Bush is shown speaking on the House floor presentation screen, top, as he outlines in a video his vision for future U.S. space missions Thursday, April 14, 2005. Lower left shows Rep. Bob Allen, R-Merritt Island, guiding the presentation, while lower right is Rep. Gustavo Barriero, R-Miami, as he converses with Rep. Dudley Goodlette, R-Naples.
• View Original House Speaker Allan Bense, R-Panama City, praises the accomplishments of the 2006 Legislature during adjournment ceremonies of the 2006 Legislature shortly after midnight Saturday, May 6, 2006, in Tallahassee, Florida. From the left are: Senate President Tom Lee, R-Brandon; Bense; Speaker-Designate Marco Rubio, R-Miami; Sen. Daniel Webster, R-Winter Garden; and Rep. J. Dudley Goodlette, R-Naples.
• View Original Rep. J. Dudley Goodlette, R-Naples, right confers with Speaker-Designate Marco Rubio, R-Miami, center, and Speaker Allan Bense, R-Panama City, left, on the House floor during the 2006 Legislature in Tallahassee, Florida.
• View Original Rep. J. Dudley Goodlette, R-Naples, gestures while engaging in floor debate during the 2006 Legislative Session in Tallahassee, Florida.
• View Original Rep. J. Dudley Goodlette, R-Naples, right confers with Speaker Allan Bense, R-Panama City, at the Speaker's rostrum during the 2006 Legislature, in Tallahassee, Florida.
• View Original House Speaker Allan Bense, R-Panama City, throws his fist after "sine die" and shouts "like a rock" referring to the House's accomplishments of the 2006 legislative session just after midnight Saturday, May 6, 2006, in Tallahassee, Florida. From the left are: Senate President Tom Lee, R-Brandon; Bense; Speaker-Designate Marco Rubio, R-Miami; Sen. Daniel Webster, R-Winter Garden; and Rep. J. Dudley Goodlette, R-Naples.

Member Information

Biographical Information

City of Residence:  Naples

Occupation:  Attorney

Spouse:  Barbara Joy "Barb" Hamilton of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania

Child(ren):  Jenny, Harold, Cindy, Stephanie

Education:  Eastern Kentucky University, B.S., Political Science, 1970; University of Florida College of Law, J.D., 1972

Born:  May 18, 1948, Hazard, KY

Military:  U.S. Army, Military Intelligence 1970-1985; Captain, USAR (Honorable Discharge 1985)

Moved to Florida:  1954

Religious Affiliation:  Disciples of Christ

Recreational Interest:  golf, reading, snow skiing

Committee Membership

Rules & Calendar Council     Chair

Legislative Service

Elected to the House in 1998, reelected subsequently

Affiliations

Edison Community College, Board of Trustees 1990-1994

20th Judicial Circuit, Judicial Nomination Commission 1986-1990

Collier County Economic Development Council, Chair 1987-1988

Naples Area Chamber of Commerce, President 1987-1988

The Florida Bar Board of Governors 1982-1986

Highlights

Economic Development Council of Collier County, Outstanding Volunteer of the Year 2001

Junior Achievement Business Leadership Hall of Fame 1999

Boys & Girls Club of Collier County (formerly Girls Inc.), Man of the Year 1996

Naples Daily News, Citizen of the Year 1993-1994