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Wendy Gooditis
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 10th district
Assumed office
January 10, 2018
Preceded byRandy Minchew
Personal details
Born1960 (age 63–64)
New Brunswick, NJ
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseChristopher Joseph Gooditis (Chris)
Children2 (Chloe and Locke)
Alma materRutgers University (B.S., Communications, 1982)
Shenandoah University (M.S, Education, 2012)
OccupationReal Estate Agent

Wendy Gooditis is an American real estate agent, educator, and politician. A Democrat, Gooditis was elected in November 2017 to be the delegate from Virginia's 10th House of Delegates district to the Virginia House of Delegates.[1] The 10th district consists of portions of Loudoun, Clarke and Frederick counties.[2]

Career

Gooditis grew up in Cranbury, New Jersey; she lived in Virginia for 20 years before running for office. Formerly an employee for Bell Laboratories, Gooditis became a teacher in the 1990s, teaching in the Clarke County, Virginia public schools and at a private school.[3] Gooditis then became a real estate agent.[3][4]

After Donald Trump's rise, Gooditis became a co-founder of the anti-Trump Indivisibles chapter in Clarke County.[3]

Gooditis's successful 2017 run for the 10th district seat in the Virginia House of Delegates was her first run for elected office.[4] She defeated incumbent Republican Randy Minchew, who had held the seat since 2011.[3]

Personal life

Gooditis lives in Boyce, Clarke County with her husband and several animals.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Nirappil, Fenit (November 8, 2017). "Democrats make significant gains in Virginia legislature; control of House in play". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  2. ^ Chantalle Edmunds, Minchew, Democratic candidates field questions at LWV forum; LaRock a no-show, Loudoun Times-Mirror (October 5, 2017).
  3. ^ a b c d Chantalle Edmunds, Founder of local Indivisible chapter to challenge Minchew in 10th District, Loudoun Times-Mirror (July 5, 2017).
  4. ^ a b Cathleen Decker, With election stakes high, even local Virginia contests draw national volunteers and attention, Los Angeles Times (November 6, 2017).
  5. ^ News — Wendy for Delegate - Delegate Wendy Gooditis Retrieved 2018-05-03.