Sandra Anne Goudie was born on 1952 and is a New Zealand politician.
18 Facts About Sandra Goudie
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Sandra Goudie was the mayor of Thames-Coromandel from 2016 to 2022 when she resigned.
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Sandra Goudie was the Member of Parliament for the Coromandel electorate from 2002 to 2011, representing the National Party.
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Sandra Goudie was elected to the Thames-Coromandel District Council in 1998, and held that role until 2003.
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Sandra Goudie was re-elected in the 2005 election with a 9700 vote majority.
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The day after the election, Sandra Goudie participated in a protest clearing mangroves in the Whangamata Harbour against environmental regulations.
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Sandra Goudie retained her seat in the 2008 election, with a majority of 14,560.
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Sandra Goudie retired from parliament at the 2011 general election, citing the need to spend more time with her family.
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In 2012 Sandra Goudie left the National Party and joined Focus NZ, a small rural-based political party which subsequently deregistered in 2016.
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At the 2016 local elections, Sandra Goudie was elected as the mayor of Thames-Coromandel, with a 498-vote majority.
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Sandra Goudie was re-elected at the 2019 local elections, increasing her majority to 7560.
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Sandra Goudie attracted media attention when she said that she did not normally use the NZ COVID Tracer app and that the outbreak would probably not encourage her to scan more often.
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Sandra Goudie later said that had been a throwaway remark, that she had been complacent about using the app, but that she would now use the COVID tracer app and urged everyone to do so.
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In October 2021 Sandra Goudie received media attention when she said that she was not vaccinated, and would not take the Pfizer vaccine, saying that she would instead wait for the Novavax vaccine to be approved in New Zealand.
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In February 2022, after Novavax was approved in New Zealand, Sandra Goudie said that she would not take it despite her earlier statements.
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In 2019, Sandra Goudie refused to confirm whether she believed climate change was happening, and refused to sign the Local Government Leaders' Climate Change Declaration.
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In March 2022 the Declaration was signed on behalf of Thames Coromandel District Council by another councillor, with Mayor Sandra Goudie being the only vote against doing so.
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In May 2022, Sandra Goudie announced that she would be retiring at the October 2022 election.