George Wayne Goodwin (born February 22, 1967) is a North Carolina politician and current chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party.
He was elected North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance in the 2008 election and re-elected in 2012.
He was narrowly defeated in his bid for a third term in 2016.
However, he quickly rebounded and was elected on February 11, 2017 as Chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party on the first ballot with 92% of the vote among four candidates.
Goodwin previously served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's sixty-eighth House district, including constituents in Richmond and Stanly counties.
His prior district — the 32nd House district — also included Scotland and Montgomery Counties.