# Ed Goodwin

Edward Charles Goodwin (born September 4, 1952) is an American politician from the state of North Carolina. A Republican, he is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing the 1st district (including all of Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties).

## Career

Goodwin served in the United States Air Force from 1972 to 1976. He graduated from East Carolina University with a bachelor's degree in 1981. He then served in the Naval Criminal Investigative Service from 1983 to 2004. Goodwin was elected county commissioner of Chowan County, North Carolina, in 2008. He ran against Elaine Marshall for Secretary of State of North Carolina in 2012, and lost. He served as an aide to Governor Pat McCrory, who appointed him as director of the North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division in 2014. He left the position in 2017. He ran for the North Carolina House in 2018, and won.

## Electoral history
### 2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ed Goodwin (incumbent) | 20,688 | 54.46% |
| | Democratic | Emily Bunch Nicholson | 17,299 | 45.54% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,987 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ed Goodwin | 14,749 | 53.10% |
| | Democratic | Ronald (Ron) Wesson | 13,026 | 46.90% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,775 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

North Carolina Secretary of State Republican primary election, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ed Goodwin | 246,641 | 35.94% |
| | Republican | Kenn Gardner | 204,630 | 29.82% |
| | Republican | Michael (Mike) Beitler | 166,061 | 24.20% |
| | Republican | A. J. Daoud | 68,834 | 10.03% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 686,166 | 100% |
North Carolina Secretary of State Republican primary run-off election, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ed Goodwin | 74,649 | 54.47% |
| | Republican | Kenn Gardner | 62,400 | 45.53% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 137,049 | 100% |
North Carolina Secretary of State general election, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Elaine Marshall (incumbent) | 2,331,173 | 53.79% |
| | Republican | Ed Goodwin | 2,003,026 | 46.21% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,334,199 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## 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