John Goldmark | |
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| Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 1st district | |
| In office January 14, 1957 – January 14, 1963 Serving with Horace W. Bozarth | |
| Preceded by | Wilbur G. Hallauer |
| Succeeded by | Joe Haussler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 7, 1917 Scarsdale, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 31, 1979 (aged 62) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | |
John E. Goldmark (October 7, 1917 – October 31, 1979) was an American politician in the state of Washington. He served as a Democrat in the Washington House of Representatives between 1956 and 1962, during which time he was chair of the Ways and Means Committee.
In 1962, he brought a libel case against former legislator Albert F. Canwell and a number of other parties for a series of editorials written about him and his wife in local papers, alleging that they were sympathetic to the Communist Party. He won the case and was awarded $40,000 in damages, but the award was overturned following the Supreme Court's decision in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan.