Edward Charles Goodwin (born September 4, 1952) is an American politician from the
state
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of
North Carolina
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. A
Republican, he is a member of the
North Carolina House of Representatives
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, representing the 1st district (including all of
Bertie,
Camden,
Chowan,
Perquimans,
Tyrrell, and
Washington
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** A ...
counties).
Career
Goodwin served in the
United States Air Force
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from 1972 to 1976. He graduated from
East Carolina University
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with a bachelor's degree in 1981. He then served in the
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
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from 1983 to 2004. Goodwin was elected
county commissioner
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of
, 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 (United States), Democratic Party, she is the first woman ...
for
Secretary of State of North Carolina
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in 2012, and lost. He served as an aide to
Governor
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Pat McCrory
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, who appointed him as director of the
North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division
The North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division is a branch of NCDOT that is responsible for the operation of over two dozen ferry services that transport passengers and vehicles to several islands along the Outer Banks of North Car ...
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
References
External links
{{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 members of the North Carolina General Assembly