Wayne Goodwin
| Wayne Goodwin | |
|---|---|
| North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 10, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | James E. Long |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 22, 1967 Hamlet, North Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Melanie Wade Goodwin |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Profession | attorney |
George Wayne Goodwin was elected North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance in the 2008 election and re-elected in 2012.[1][2] Goodwin previously served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's sixty-eighth House district, including constituents in Richmond and Stanly counties. His prior district — the 32nd House district — also included Scotland and Montgomery Counties.
An attorney from Hamlet, North Carolina, Goodwin was a Morehead Scholar and US Senate/William Randolph Hearst Scholar. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with honors in Political Science, where he was a member of the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies and then went on to graduate from the UNC School of Law.
Political career
After serving as President of the Young Democrats of North Carolina, Goodwin served four full terms in the state House. Goodwin campaigned as the Democratic nominee for the position of North Carolina Commissioner of Labor in the 2004 election, losing in a close race to incumbent Republican Cherie Berry.
Goodwin served as the Assistant Commissioner of Insurance and Assistant State Fire Marshal for the State of North Carolina from 2005 through 2008. In 2008, Goodwin filed to run for Commissioner of Insurance after the surprise retirement of longtime Commissioner Jim Long.[3] Goodwin defeated David Smith in the Democratic primary 56%–43%[4] and went on to beat Republican John Odom and Libertarian Mark McMains with 51.57% of the vote.[5] Running for re-election in 2012, Goodwin was endorsed by the News and Observer, whose editors wrote that he "has tilted toward lower rates and consumer protection, but not to the point where insurance – auto and property in particular – has become hard to obtain. He tackled a problem with the availability of coastal homeowners insurance in a way meant to balance the interests of coastal and inland residents....Goodwin has shown that he’s up to the job."[6] Goodwin won re-election in the 2012 general contest by almost four percentage points.
Goodwin has also served as Vice Chairman of Southeast Zone of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and the chairman of various consumer protection-related committees on the national level.
Personal life and non-profit work
Wayne Goodwin is married to Melanie Wade Goodwin, who also served three terms in the legislature. They have two children.[citation needed]
In 2007 he began operation of his own political blog, "Wayne's World".[7]
Goodwin is the past president of the North Carolina Center for Voter Education, a Raleigh-based nonprofit and nonpartisan organization dedicated to improving elections and strengthening civic engagement in North Carolina.[8]
References
- ↑ https://archive.org/stream/northcarolinaman20012002nort#page/564/mode/2up
- ↑ WRAL: Goodwin wins NC insurance commissioner race
- ↑ Long not running for re-election | newsobserver.com projects
- ↑ "NC Primary Election Results 2008". NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ "NC General Election Results 2008". NC State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ News & Observer endorsements for Council of State
- ↑ http://www.eighthdistrictdemsnc.blogspot.com
- ↑ "Devon White Named President of N.C. Center for Voter Education". NC Center for Voter Education. April 20, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
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