Wayne Goodwin
| Wayne Goodwin | |
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| North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance | |
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In office January 10, 2009 – January 1, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | James E. Long |
| Succeeded by | Mike Causey |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 22, 1967 Hamlet, North Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Melanie Wade Goodwin |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina |
| Profession | attorney |
| Religion | Methodist |
George Wayne Goodwin is a North Carolina politician and current chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party. He was elected North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance in the 2008 election and re-elected in 2012. He was defeated in his bid for a third term in 2016. However, he quickly rebounded and was elected on February 11, 2017 as Chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party on the first ballot with 92% of the vote among four candidates.
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.
After serving as President of the Young Democrats of North Carolina, Goodwin served four full terms in the North Carolina 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.
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