BEN GOODING, COLUMBIA
1ST VICE CHAIR

WHY - Growing up hunting and fishing, most of my favorite memories involve time spent outdoors.  I want my children and future grandchildren to have the same opportunity to enjoy God’s incredible creation and create similar memories.  As development in our state continues grow, so does our footprint.  It is incumbent upon our generation to act now to protect our natural resources for the generations that follow us.

BIO - While Ben has called South Carolina home now for over a decade, he is originally from Evans, Georgia—just outside of Augusta.  He attended the University of Georgia for his undergraduate studies.  Ben obtained his Juris Doctorate from the University of South Carolina School of Law.  He currently lives in Columbia and practices law with the business litigation team at Robinson Gray Stepp and Laffitte.  Ben and his wife, Jess, have two children: Henry and Libby.  When Ben is not practicing law or wrangling his kids, you can find him chasing long beards and spawning bass in the spring and whitetails in the fall.