Personal
Goertzen married his wife Kimberley (Hiebert) in 1997. They live in Steinbach with their son, Malachi, who was born September 30, 2006, and are members of Southland Community Church, which has one of Western Canada's largest congregations.
Goertzen has published several articles related to law and politics including in the Asper Review of International Business and Trade Law (Volume 3- 2003) and Underneath the Golden Boy (Volume 3-2004). In November 2006, he published a book on the life of Jim Penner, his predecessor in the Legislature, entitled A Life Well Lived: The Story of Jim Penner and Penner Foods (National Library of Canada ISBN 0-9781405-0-8).
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