1. Carte Patrick Goodwin was born on February 27,1974 and is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia in 2010.
17 Facts About Carte Goodwin
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Carte Goodwin chose not to seek election to finish Byrd's unexpired term.
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From 2011 to 2021, Carte Goodwin served as a commissioner on the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
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Carte Goodwin was born on February 27,1974, to Ellen and Stephen Patrick Carte Goodwin, and was raised in rural Mount Alto, West Virginia.
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Carte Goodwin comes from a prominent West Virginia political family.
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Carte Goodwin's father chaired the West Virginia University board of directors.
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In 1999 Carte Goodwin earned his Juris Doctor from Emory University School of Law, graduating a member of the Order of the Coif.
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In 2004, Carte Goodwin worked on then-Secretary of State Joe Manchin's successful campaign for governor.
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Carte Goodwin was appointed chairman of the West Virginia School Building Authority by Manchin and later served as his chief counsel, from 2005 to 2009.
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Carte Goodwin stated that he would not seek election to the seat in his own right, and that he would leave office once a new senator had been elected.
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Observers suggested that Carte Goodwin had been appointed as a placeholder for Manchin, who subsequently won the special election to complete Byrd's term.
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Carte Goodwin was sworn into the Senate on July 20,2010, and quickly joined with fellow Democrats to pass an extension of unemployment benefits, an effort they previously were unable to pass due to a Republican filibuster.
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Carte Goodwin voted to confirm Elena Kagan as an associate justice of the US Supreme Court.
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Carte Goodwin's term expired on November 15,2010, when Manchin was sworn in as a US senator.
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Carte Goodwin was mentioned as a possible candidate to run to succeed Senator Jay Rockefeller, who chose not to run for re-election in 2014.
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However, Carte Goodwin said he had no intention of running, citing family concerns.
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Rochelle Carte Goodwin worked for West Virginia's US Senator Jay Rockefeller as his state director.