Maryellen Goodwin
Maryellen Goodwin (Democratic Party) was a member of the Rhode Island State Senate, representing District 1. She assumed office in 1987. She left office on April 15, 2023.
Goodwin (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Rhode Island State Senate to represent District 1. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Goodwin was a delegate at the Rhode Island Constitutional Convention in 1986.
Goodwin died on April 15, 2023.[1]
Biography
Goodwin earned her B.A. from Rhode Island College in 1988. Her professional experience includes working for Providence Journal Company and as a counselor.[2]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Goodwin was assigned to the following committees:
- State Lottery Committee, Chair
2019-2020
Goodwin was assigned to the following committees:
- State Lottery Committee, Vice-Chairwoman
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Rhode Island committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Finance |
| • Housing and Municipal Government |
| • Labor |
| • Rules |
| • State Lottery, Chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Goodwin served on the following committees:
| Rhode Island committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Environment and Agriculture |
| • Finance |
| • Housing and Municipal Government |
| • Labor |
| • Rules |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Goodwin served on the following committees:
| Rhode Island committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Environment & Agriculture |
| • Finance |
| • Housing & Municipal Government |
| • Labor |
| • Rules |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Goodwin served on these committees:
| Rhode Island committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Environment and Agriculture |
| • Finance |
| • Judiciary |
| • Labor |
| • Rules |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Goodwin served on these committees:
| Rhode Island committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Constitutional and Regulatory Issues |
| • Judiciary |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 1
Incumbent Maryellen Goodwin defeated Niyoka Powell in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Maryellen Goodwin (D) | 80.9 | 3,138 |
 | Niyoka Powell (Independent)  | 18.6 | 720 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 3,877 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 1
Incumbent Maryellen Goodwin defeated Donnie Anderson in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 1 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maryellen Goodwin | 77.5 | 1,700 |
| Donnie Anderson | 22.5 | 494 | ||
| Total votes: 2,194 | |||
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2020
See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 1
Incumbent Maryellen Goodwin won election in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maryellen Goodwin (D) | 96.9 | 7,492 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.1 | 236 | ||
| Total votes: 7,728 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 1
Incumbent Maryellen Goodwin defeated Evan Lemoine in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 1 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maryellen Goodwin | 79.3 | 1,601 |
 | Evan Lemoine | 20.7 | 419 | |
| Total votes: 2,020 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 1
Incumbent Maryellen Goodwin won election in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maryellen Goodwin (D) | 97.3 | 5,452 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.7 | 154 | ||
| Total votes: 5,606 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 1
Incumbent Maryellen Goodwin defeated Michael Guzman in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 1 on September 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maryellen Goodwin | 75.8 | 2,176 |
| Michael Guzman | 24.2 | 693 | ||
| Total votes: 2,869 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Rhode Island State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 29, 2016.
Incumbent Maryellen Goodwin defeated Jeffrey Caminero in the Rhode Island State Senate District 1 general election.[3][4]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 1 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Maryellen Goodwin Incumbent |
83.44% | 6,267 | |
| Republican | Jeffrey Caminero | 16.56% | 1,244 | |
| Total Votes | 7,511 | |||
| Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Maryellen Goodwin ran unopposed in the Rhode Island State Senate District 1 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Maryellen Goodwin Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Jeffrey Caminero ran unopposed in the Rhode Island State Senate District 1 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 1 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jeffrey Caminero (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Rhode Island State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 25, 2014. Incumbent Maryellen Goodwin was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[7][8][9]
2012
Goodwin won re-election in District 1. She was unopposed in both the Democratic primary on September 11 and the general election on November 6, 2012.[10][11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Maryellen Goodwin Incumbent |
98.1% | 6,048 | |
| Other | Write-in | 1.9% | 120 | |
| Total Votes | 6,168 | |||
2010
Goodwin ran for re-election in District 1. She was unopposed in the September 14 Democratic primary. Goodwin defeated Richard Corso (I) in the November 2 general election.[13][14]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 1 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Maryellen Goodwin (D)
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3466 | |||
| Richard Corso (I) | 1031 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Goodwin was re-elected to District 1 in the Rhode Island State Senate.[15] Goodwin raised $71,149 for her campaign, while Demings raised $1,604.[16]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 1 (2008) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Maryellen Goodwin (D)
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5,631 | |||
| Anthony Demings (R) | 1,003 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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2023
In 2023, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 16.
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2022
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In 2022, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 23.
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2021
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In 2021, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 5 to July 1.
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2020
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In 2020, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 7 to August 30.
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2019
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In 2019, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 1 through June 30.
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2018
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In 2018, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 2 through June 25.
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2017
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In 2017, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 3 through June 20.
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2016
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In 2016, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 5 through June 18.
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2015
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In 2015, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 6 through June 25.
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2014
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In 2014, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 7 to June 23.
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2013
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In 2013, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 1 to July 5.
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2012
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In 2012, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 3 to June 13.
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2011
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In 2011, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 4 to July 1.
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Noteworthy events
Grants to nonprofit organizations
In 2012, Rhode Island lawmakers issued $1.9 million in legislative grants to nonprofit organizations. These grants were awarded on a nonpartisan basis by House Speaker Gordon Fox and Senate President Teresa Paiva-Weed and were chosen based on the merits of the organizations' applications and requests by individual lawmakers. Though the Rhode Island Supreme Court ruled that the legislature has the authority to create grants as part of the budget, some critics called these grants wasteful government spending and said the money could be used to influence votes. Lawmakers in support of the grants claimed that they went to community organizations that were struggling to fill fundraising gaps or make up for a lack of resources that may no longer be available at the municipal level. According to an August 2013 report in Go Local Prov News, Goodwin was among the top 25 lawmakers who sponsored the most in grant funding, obtaining $73,500 for community organizations.[18][19]
Recent news
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ WPRI, "Maryellen Goodwin, who broke barriers for women at the RI State House, dies at 58," accessed April 27, 2023
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Sen. Maryellen Goodwin," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed October 5, 2016
- ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2016 general election results," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed June 30, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2016 Statewide Primary," accessed October 14, 2016
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Candidates for Senator in General Assembly," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Results: Senator in General Assembly," accessed September 26, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "Official 2014 general election results," accessed December 4, 2014
- ↑ Candidates in Upcoming Elections, "Rhode Island Secretary of State," accessed July 5, 2012
- ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2012 Statewide Primary Results," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2012 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 Statewide Primary Results," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2008 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Rhode Island State Senate spending, 2008," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 Warwick Online, "Rep. Morgan scores top on 'subjective' House Freedom Index," May 31, 2016
- ↑ Go Local Prov News, "RI Lawmakers Shell Out $1.9M in Controversial Legislative Grants," August 15, 2013
- ↑ Go Local Prov News, "Top 25 RI Legislators Who Got The Most Grants," August 15, 2013
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| Preceded by - |
Rhode Island State Senate District 1 1987-2023 |
Succeeded by Jake Bissaillon (D) |
