Meet the Candidate: Roger Goodman for District 6

County Councilman Bill Hearn has been in office long enough, according to District 6 contender Roger Goodman. 

"The county needs fixing; it's broken," he said.

Goodman filed to run against Hearn this March. .

District 6 includes much of Summerville.

Goodman, a regular speaker during council's public hearings, decided to run for two reasons:

"I want to see accountability in our county government, and I want to see fiscal responsibility on our council."

He's staking his campaign around a central issue: county take-home vehicles and gas expenditures, recently addressed by council. He called it a microcosm of the county's fiscal irresponsibility. 

"I don't think council is keeping track of our funds," Goodman said, adding that he has spoken with counties across the nation on best solutions. 

If he wins the June 12 primary and goes on to win the general in November, Goodman said he would make managers of departments more responsible and require them to provide council with financial reports and audits. 

Goodman is a former police officer with the City of Charleston. In the last few years, he has owned Hometeam Inspections in Summerville. He is affiliated with Summerville 9-12, and attends meetings with the Concerned Citizens of Dorchester County. He calls himself a "very strong fiscal conservative."