Gwen Goodwin
Gwen Goodwin was a Democratic candidate for District 5 representative on the New York City Council in New York. Goodwin was defeated in the primary election on September 12, 2017. Click here to read Goodwin's response to Ballotpedia's 2017 municipal candidate survey.
Goodwin ran unsuccessfully for the District 8 seat in 2005, 2009, and 2013.[1]
Elections
2017
Incumbent Ben Kallos defeated Gwen Goodwin and Patrick Bobilin in the Democratic primary election for the District 5 seat on the New York City Council.[2]
New York City Council, District 5 Democratic Primary Election, 2017 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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74.61% | 7,847 |
Gwen Goodwin | 15.04% | 1,582 |
Patrick Bobilin | 9.93% | 1,044 |
Write-in votes | 0.43% | 45 |
Total Votes | 10,518 | |
Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2017 Primary: Certified Results," accessed September 28, 2017 |
Campaign themes
2017
Goodwin participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates.[3] The following sections display her responses to the survey questions. When asked what her top priority would be if elected, the candidate did not give a response.[4]
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.
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Candidate's ranking |
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Civil rights | N/A | ||
Housing | City services | ||
Environment | Transportation | ||
Government transparency | Crime reduction/prevention | ||
Homelessness | Unemployment | ||
K-12 education | Public pensions/retirement funds |
Nationwide municipal issues
The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.
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Additional themes
Goodwin's campaign website included the following themes:
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GWEN WILL FIGHT TO GET:
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—Gwen Goodwin (2017) |
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Gwen Goodwin New York City Council. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
New York, New York | New York | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ DNA Info, "Rookie Candidate, Perennial Challenger Take on Kallos in UES Council Race," August 30, 2017
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email correspondence with the New York City Board of Elections," July 14, 2017
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2017, "Gwen Goodwin's Responses," August 4, 2017
- ↑ Elect Gwen Goodwin to City Council District 5, "Home," accessed August 8, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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