Edward Charles Goodwin (born September 4, 1952) is an American politician from the

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. A

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, he is a member of the

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, representing the 1st district (including all of Bertie, Camden, Chowan,

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Tyrrell, and

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counties).

Career

Goodwin served in the

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from 1972 to 1976. He graduated from graduated from

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with a bachelor's degree in 1981. He then served in the

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from 1983 to 2004. Goodwin was elected

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Chowan County, North Carolina Chowan County ()
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, in 2008. He ran against

Elaine Marshall Elaine Folk Marshall (born November 18, 1945) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the North Carolina Secretary of State since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first woman to be elected to statewide office ...

for

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in 2012, and lost. He served as an aide to

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Pat McCrory Patrick Lloyd McCrory (born October 17, 1956) is an American businessman, politician and radio host who served as the 74th governor of North Carolina from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 53rd Mayor o ...

, who appointed him as director of the

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in 2014. He left the position in 2017. He ran for the North Carolina House in 2018, and won.

Electoral history

2020

2018

2012

Committee assignments

2021-2022 session

*Appropriations (Vice chair) *Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources (Chair) *Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs (Chair) *Environment *Transportation *Agriculture *State Personnel *Marine Resources and Aqua Culture

2019-2020 session

*Appropriations *Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources *Appropriations - Capital *Insurance *Environment *Transportation

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodwin, Ed 1952 births Living people People from Edenton, North Carolina Military personnel from North Carolina East Carolina University alumni United States Air Force airmen Naval Criminal Investigative Service people County commissioners in North Carolina Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians