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Amy Shuler Goodwin
Amy Shuler Goodwin (Democratic Party) is the Mayor of Charleston in West Virginia. She assumed office on January 7, 2019. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Shuler Goodwin (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Mayor of Charleston in West Virginia. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Goodwin received a degree in journalism from West Virginia University in 1994. She worked as a spokesperson for the office of Gov. Bob Wise (D) from 2001 to 2004. During the 2004 presidential elections, Goodwin worked as West Virginia communications director for former Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry (D). From 2004 to 2012, Goodwin worked as CEO of the Goodwin Group, LLC, a public relations firm she founded in 2004. Goodwin became communications director for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (D) in 2012. She worked in that capacity until 2014, when Tomblin appointed her as Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of Tourism.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Elections
2022
See also: Mayoral election in Charleston, West Virginia (2022)
General election
General election for Mayor of Charleston
Incumbent Amy Shuler Goodwin defeated Lance Wolfe in the general election for Mayor of Charleston on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Amy Shuler Goodwin (D) | 61.7 | 9,341 |
| Lance Wolfe (R) | 38.3 | 5,805 | ||
| Total votes: 15,146 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mayor of Charleston
Incumbent Amy Shuler Goodwin defeated Martec Washington in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Charleston on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amy Shuler Goodwin | 77.4 | 4,099 |
 | Martec Washington | 22.6 | 1,199 | |
| Total votes: 5,298 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mayor of Charleston
Lance Wolfe advanced from the Republican primary for Mayor of Charleston on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lance Wolfe | 100.0 | 2,033 | |
| Total votes: 2,033 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Linkedin, "Amy Goodwin," accessed November 26, 2015
- ↑ WTRF.com, "Governor Announces New Staff Member," March 15, 2012
- ↑ West Virginia Illustrated, "Amy Shuler Goodwin selected as West Virginia's Deputy Secretary of Commerce and the Commisioner of Tourism," May 31, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Department of Commerce, "West Virginia Division of Tourism," accessed November 26, 2015
- ↑ Charleston Gazette-Mail, "Goodwin named West Virginia tourism chief," May 1, 2014
- ↑ City of Charleston, "Meet Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin," accessed December 11, 2023
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