Trish Carter-GoodheartTrish Carter-Goodheart

Trish Carter-Goodheart (Nez Perce) is a community organizer, advocate, and mother of two who has dedicated her life to uplifting Indigenous communities and strengthening rural families. Her work is rooted in a deep commitment to civil rights, community wellbeing, and ensuring that leadership reflects the lived realities and values of the people it serves. Carter-Goodheart brings decades of experience in advocacy and public service, including 18 years on the board of the National Indian Child Welfare Association and her current role as Chair of the Native American Democratic Caucus of Idaho. She has also served on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights State Advisory Committee and the Idaho Drug and Mental Health Advisory Committee, and helped found the Lapwai Pride Celebration. Carter-Goodheart is running for the Idaho House of Representatives to expand access to healthcare, protect public lands, strengthen educational opportunity, and advance fair and representative systems for communities across District 6A.

Trish Carter-Goodheart is a community advocate, nonprofit grant writer, and small business owner running for Idaho State Representative in District 6. A citizen of the Nez Perce Tribe, she was born and raised in Lapwai and is now raising her family there. Her work is grounded in a deep commitment to rural families, tribal communities, and the long-term health of Idaho’s land and people.