Gwen Goodwin

Gwen Goodwin

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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.

Elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in New York, New York (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.

New York City Council, District 5 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ben Kallos Incumbent	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

See also: Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey

Goodwin participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates. 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.

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.

Issue importance ranking
Candidate's ranking	Issue	Candidate's ranking	Issue
1	Civil rights	7	N/A
2	Housing	8	City services
3	Environment	9	Transportation
4	Government transparency	10	Crime reduction/prevention
5	Homelessness	11	Unemployment
6	K-12 education	12	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.

Question	Response
Is it important for the city’s budget to be balanced?Answer options: Not important; Not important, but required by state law; A little important; A little important, but required by state law; Important; Very important	The candidate did not respond to this question.
Which level of government do you feel should set a minimum wage?Answer options: None, Local, State, Federal	Federal
How do you think your city should emphasize economic development? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Changing zoning restrictions, Create a more competitive business climate, Focusing on small business development, Instituting a citywide minimum wage, Recruiting new businesses to your city, Regulatory and licensing reforms, and tax reform	The candidate did not respond to this question.
What is the one thing you’re most proud of about your city?	The candidate did not respond to this question.
What is the one thing you’d most like to change about your city?	The candidate did not respond to this question.
Do you approve of the city's approach to policing and public safety? What changes, if any, do you think the city should make?	The candidate did not respond to this question.
Do you approve of the city's sanctuary policy? What changes, if any, do you think the city should make?	The candidate did not respond to this question.
Do you approve of the city's approach to public transportation? What changes, if any, do you think the city should make?	The candidate did not respond to this question.
Do you approve of the city's approach to housing policy? What changes, if any, do you think the city should make?	The candidate did not respond to this question.

Additional themes

Goodwin's campaign website included the following themes:

“	GWEN WILL FIGHT TO GET: Tenant Protection for Nursing Home, Senior, Disabled and other Special-Needs Housing Residents. Rent Regulation for NYCHA Residents. To Preserve Our Historic Buildings and Landsites. Citywide Rent Regulation for all Rental Residential Housing. Accommodation of autistics, particularly outer ID, so as to prevent overreaction and panic by Police and others, when they act out (Gwen is familiar with problems of autism among relatives).	”
—Gwen Goodwin (2017)

Recent news

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Gwen Goodwin - Google News

See also

New York, New York	New York	Municipal government	Other local coverage

External links

Suggest a link

• New York City Council
• Campaign website