About Seth Goodall

  • Lives with his wife, LeAnn Greenleaf, in his hometown of Richmond.
  • Co-founder of Goodall Landscaping, now of Topsham, with his brother Ben.
  • Graduate of University of Maine School of Law.
  • Chair of the Richmond Selectboard.
  • Champion of re-developing Richmond's downtown, while voting to lower taxes.
  • Helped bring jobs and businesses to Richmond.
  • Implemented Richmond's first green initiative and revitalization of the conservation committee.
  • Fought for safe roads and improved public properties.
  • Former Legal Counsel to State Senate President.

Full Bio

Seth lives with his wife, LeAnn Greenleaf, in his hometown of Richmond not far from where he grew-up and started Goodall Landscaping. Just as he was at a young age, Seth is involved in the community, chairing the Richmond Selectboard.

Seth showed a propensity for entrepreneurship and public service at an early age. At 12 years old, Seth started a small-business pushing a lawn mower across town. Soon thereafter, he and his brother started Goodall Landscaping, now based out of Topsham. Today, Goodall Landscaping employs 12 people year-round, growing to nearly 50 people seasonally.

In school, Seth was active in student government and the community, serving on the student council and as class president. Seth played four sports, including soccer, golf, basketball and baseball, winning state championships, individually in golf and with his teams in soccer and baseball. Following high school, Seth continued running Goodall Landscaping with his brother and studied at the University of Connecticut where he was a varsity golfer, graduating with a B.S. and M.S. from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Seth is a 2005 graduate from the University of Maine School of Law, where he met his wife LeAnn Greenleaf. At Maine Law, he was active in student government and the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic, representing low-income individuals.

LeAnn grew up in Auburn, Maine, along with her two brothers and sister, all of which were adopted at an early age by Betty and Al Greenleaf. For the last 40 years, LeAnn's parents have foster parented over 175 children, while Betty ran a day care and Al worked as a butcher.

LeAnn graduated from Edward Little High School, the University of Southern Maine, and the University of Maine School of Law. Before attending law school, LeAnn worked at Casey Family Services as a social worker helping Maine children and families. Today, LeAnn is a tax professional, also serving on the board of the Maine Women's Policy Center.

Seth's sister, Shana, is a high school teacher and his brother, Ben, owns and operates Goodall Landscaping. His mother, Joan, runs the library at Marcia Buker Elementary School in Richmond. His father, Cliff, is a practicing environmental and municipal lawyer, and his stepmother, Vivian, is a nurse at Mercy Hospital. After law school, Seth and LeAnn moved to Richmond, buying and beginning renovatations on an old home in the village.

In 2006, Seth took a break from legal practice to work on Governor Baldacci's re-election campaign. Following the campaign, Seth was asked by the Governor to co-chair his Inaugural and then was selected by State Senate President Beth Edmonds to be her legal counsel, a role which he held until declaring his candidacy for the State Senate.

In 2007, Seth ran and was elected by a wide margin to the Richmond Selectboard. Seth serves as Chair of the board, focusing on restoring the downtown, creating jobs and prospering small business, improving the town's public properties and programs, and exploring partnerships to create cost savings, while working to protect the town's rural character and sense of community.

Over the last year, Richmond has attracted new and high-quality investment, including a newly expanded pub and restaurant, new art galleries, and Hodgdon Yachts, which is creating 60+ well-paying jobs with benefits.

Seth represented Richmond on the K.I.D.S. (RSU #1) School Regionalization Planning Committee and serves on the Richmond's Economic Community Development Board and the Land Use Ordinance Review Board. He is currently working to revitalizing the town's Conservation Committee and to increase heating assistance and home weatherization for residents.

Seth practices law at McCloskey, Mina, Cunniff & Dilworth and serves on the University of Maine School of Law Alumni Association Board, Merrymeeting Bay Business Association Executive Board and as a Corporator of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine.