Governor’s Former Legislative Director to Lead Higher Ed Association

Andy Goodman

Andy Goodman, the former legislative director for Gov. Asa Hutchinson, has been named president and CEO of the Arkansas’ Independent Colleges and Universities, an association of the state’s 11 private accredited institutions of higher education.

Goodman will assume his new duties on July 1, replacing Rex Horne, who is stepping down after leading the association since 2015.

Goodman, a graduate of Harding University, has served as a senior legislative aide since 2015. He has been the chief legislative aide to Senate President Pro Tempore Jim Hendren since 2018 and served in the same position for Senate President Pro Tempore Jonathan Dismang from 2015-18. He was also the legislative director for Hutchinson in 2018.

Before those jobs, Goodman worked with the commissioner of state lands from 2009-2015, serving as the agency’s director of real estate for the last two years of his stint there.