Goings also served for over seven years as a member of President Obama's economic development team leading the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in the Pacific Northwest, where he focused on expanding SBA support to small businesses owned by women, immigrants and minorities.
Calvin Goings grew up in Puyallup, Washington, as the youngest of four children and attended Franklin Pierce High School.
He was named to fill the vacancy left when Senate Majority Leader Marc Gaspard resigned.
He also served as the CEO of the largest civilian led mass vaccination site in the United States.
Outside of work, Goings served as a past member of the Board of Directors for the Greater Seattle Business Association, the nation's largest LGBTQ chamber of commerce.