Goodspaceguy

Born Michael George Nelson in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Goodspaceguy received a B.A. from the University of Maryland and a M.S. from the University of Minnesota. He legally added "Goodspaceguy" to his name in 2006, becoming Michael George Goodspaceguy Nelson.{{cite news |first=Keith |last=Ervin |title=Goodspaceguy Nelson challenges Constantine in race for District 8 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20070812/kingcouncileight12m/goodspaceguy-nelson-challenges-constantine-in-race-for-district-8 |publisher=Seattle Times |date=August 12, 2007 |access-date=May 13, 2014 }}{{cite news |first=Dominic |last=Holden |title=Ask Goodspaceguy! (Updated!) |url=https://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/06/20/ask-goodspaceguy |publisher=The Stranger |date=June 20, 2013 |access-date=August 29, 2017 }}

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Outside of politics, Goodspaceguy describes himself as "an amateur economist and astronomer." In his 2010 campaign profile, he lists his previous occupations as "accountant, chemical plant operator, economist, [and] investor".{{Cite web|title=Election Center: Goodspaceguy|url=https://www.spokesman.com/elections/2010/washington-primary-election/candidates/goodspaceguy/|access-date=August 10, 2020|work=The Spokesman-Review|language=en}}

By 2011, Goodspaceguy had sought public office 25 times,{{cite news |first=Dominic|last=Holden |title=Goodspaceguy on the End of the Shuttle Program |url=https://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2011/07/08/goodspaceguy-on-the-end-of-the-shuttle-program |work=The Stranger|date=July 8, 2011 |access-date=May 13, 2014 }} including those of United States Senator and Governor of Washington. Though never endorsed by a party, he has contested elections as a Democrat, Republican, Trump Republican, Libertarian and as a candidate of the non-existent "Employmentwealth Party" (under Washington elections law, candidates can declare their preference for any party, regardless of whether it actually exists).{{cite web|title=Top two primary FAQ|website=official website|publisher=Washington Secretary of State|url=https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/faqcandidates.aspx|access-date=July 28, 2022}}

In the 2014 race for Washington's 7th congressional district, Goodspaceguy identified himself with the "Work and Wealth Party."{{cite news |first=Jim |last=Camden |title=4th Congressional District filling up |url=https://www.spokesman.com/blogs/spincontrol/2014/may/13/4th-congressional-district-filling/ |work=The Spokesman-Review |date=March 13, 2014 |access-date=May 13, 2014 }} His best electoral showing was in the 2003 race for King County Council district 8, in which he polled 16 percent of the vote against Dow Constantine.

In addition to his frequent campaigns for local, state, and federal office, Goodspaceguy is a regular attendee of meetings of the Burien, Washington city council, during which he frequently participates in public comment sessions.{{cite news |last=Atkins |first=Drew |date=October 29, 2015 |title=Goodspaceguy: The definitive interview with King County's perennial candidate |url=https://crosscut.com/2015/10/goodspaceguy-the-definitive-interview-with-king-countys-perennial-candidate-video/ |work=Crosscut.com |access-date=November 7, 2017}}{{cite news |last=Wendland |first=Matt |title=Goodspaceguy Calls for Burien City Council to End "Job Killing Minimum Wage"|url=http://buriendaily.com/goodspaceguy-calls-burien-city-council-job-killing-minimum-wage/ |work=Burien Daily |date=August 21, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109000137/http://buriendaily.com/goodspaceguy-calls-burien-city-council-job-killing-minimum-wage/ |archive-date=November 9, 2013 |access-date=May 13, 2014}} Goodspaceguy ran for the Port of Seattle Commission in the August 4, 2015 primary, and preliminary results showed Goodspaceguy finishing second in a field of three candidates, with about 24,000 votes, or just over 9% of the total votes cast.[https://electionsdata.kingcounty.gov/2015/election-results-august/two/Port%20of%20Seattle/Port%20of%20Seattle%20Commissioner%20Position%20No.%202 Results Detail: Port of Seattle Commissioner Position No. 2] KingCounty.gov elections results{{cite news |url=https://www.thestranger.com/blogs/slog/2015/08/07/22663492/um-can-we-talk-about-how-more-than-23000-of-you-voted-for-goodspaceguy |title=Um, Can We Talk About How More Than 23,000 of You Voted for Goodspaceguy? |first=Sydney |last=Brownstone |work=The Stranger |date=August 7, 2015 |access-date=November 1, 2015}} He ultimately lost the general election to incumbent Courtney Gregoire, but garnered 48,000 votes (13% of the vote) in the process;{{cite web |date=November 6, 2015 |title=Election Results - General and Special Election: November 3, 2015 |url=https://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/2015/nov-general/results/results.pdf |publisher=King County Elections |page=8 |access-date=November 9, 2015}}{{cite news |last=Brownstone |first=Sydney |date=November 4, 2015 |title=Really? 31,000 Votes for Goodspaceguy? |url=https://www.thestranger.com/blogs/slog/2015/11/04/23108069/really-31000-votes-for-goodspaceguy |newspaper=The Stranger |access-date=November 9, 2015}} Goodspaceguy was also endorsed by the 34th District Republicans prior to the general election, one of only two given by the group for the election alongside a Tim Eyman initiative.{{cite news |last=Connelly |first=Joel |date=October 14, 2015 |title=34th District Republicans endorse Goodspaceguy for Seattle Port Commission |url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2015/10/14/34th-district-republicans-endorse-goodspaceguy-for-seattle-port-commission/ |newspaper=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |access-date=November 9, 2015}} Goodspaceguy ran in the 2016 gubernatorial election in Washington,{{cite news |last=Mikkelson |first=Drew |date=May 19, 2016 |title=Bryant won't disclose choice for president |url=http://www.king5.com/news/politics/bryant-wont-disclose-choice-for-president/205058962 |publisher=KING 5 News |access-date=July 12, 2016}} winning 13,191 votes in the primary but not advancing.{{cite web |title=August 2, 2016 Primary Results: Governor |url=https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20160802/Governor.html |publisher=Washington Secretary of State |access-date=July 12, 2017}} Goodspaceguy was running for King County Executive in the 2017 election,{{cite news |last=Brunner |first=Jim |date=May 19, 2017 |title=Open Seattle mayor's race draws a long list of candidates |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/open-seattle-mayors-race-draws-a-long-list-of-candidates/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=July 12, 2017}} and filed again in 2021 to run for the same office.{{cite news |last=Kunkler |first=Aaron |date=May 24, 2021 |title=Candidate roundup: Who's running this November? |url=https://www.valleyrecord.com/news/candidate-roundup-whos-running-this-november/ |work=Snoqualmie Valley Record |access-date=June 15, 2021}}

He again ran unsuccessfully in the 2018 United States Senate election in Washington, and for King County Council in 2019.{{cite web|date=August 21, 2018|title=August 7, 2018 Primary Results - U.S. Senator |url=https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20180807/US-Senator.html|access-date=May 16, 2020|publisher=Secretary of State of Washington}} His 2019 run garnered 4.52% of the vote, in comparison to the 16% he managed in his 2003 run for the same office.{{cite web|title=Election Results|url=https://aqua.kingcounty.gov/elections/2019/aug-primary/results.pdf|publisher=King County|access-date=May 16, 2020|date=August 19, 2019}}

He was a candidate for the 2020 gubernatorial election, stating his party preference as "Trump Republican",{{cite web|title=Who has filed - King County|url=https://info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/Vote/contests/who-has-filed.aspx?eid=21|publisher=King County|access-date=May 15, 2020|date=May 15, 2020}} winning 5,646 votes in the primary.{{cite web|url=https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20200804/governor.html|title=August 4, 2020 Primary Results - Governor|publisher=Washington Secretary of State|access-date=October 17, 2020}} He ran in the 2024 United States Senate election as a Republican.{{cite web |title=Primary 2024 Candidate list |url=https://voter.votewa.gov/CandidateList.aspx?e=888&_gl=1*1dj7bqv*_ga*MTU1NzA0MzA0MS4xNzE0ODYyOTk2*_ga_7B08VE04WV*MTcxNDg2Mjk5NS4xLjEuMTcxNDg2MzAwMi4wLjAuMA.. |website=voter.votewa.gov |access-date=20 July 2024}}

Goodspaceguy's political positions generally revolve around his support for space exploration and space colonization. Goodspaceguy also calls for population control through a birth fee. He describes himself as "pro-choice on almost everything."{{cite book |url=http://www.kingcounty.gov/~/media/depts/elections/how-to-vote/voters-pamphlet/2008/200808-voters-pamphlet-ed15D.ashx?la=en|title=Voter's Pamphlet August 19, 2008 Primary|date=2008|publisher=Washington Secretary of State|location=Olympia, Washington|page=10|access-date=July 26, 2016}} Goodspaceguy opposes the Washington state minimum wage as it "destroys jobs".{{cite news |last=Garnick |first=Coral |date=August 14, 2015 |title=Perennial candidate Goodspaceguy advances to November in Port race |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/perennial-candidate-goodspaceguy-advances-to-november-ballot/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=July 12, 2017}}

• Richard Pope
• Uncle Mover
• Stan Lippmann
• John Patric

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• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELl3EBXReNY 2009 Interview] with Goodspaceguy originally aired on KCTS-TV
• [https://colonizespace.blogspot.com/ Our Spaceship Earth]—the blog of Goodspaceguy
• {{ballotpedia|GoodSpaceGuy}}

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