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Gayle Goldin

Democratic Party

Prior offices:

Rhode Island State Senate District 3

Years in office: 2013 - 2021

Successor:Sam Zurier (D)

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

McGill University

Graduate

Tufts University

Personal

Profession

Strategic Initiatives Officer, Women’s Fund of Rhode Island

Contact

Personal LinkedIn

Gayle Goldin (Democratic Party) was a member of theRhode Island State Senate, representingDistrict 3. She assumed office in 2013. She left office on August 17, 2021.

Goldin (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to theRhode Island State Senate to representDistrict 3. She won in the general election onNovember 3, 2020.

Goldin announced on August 17, 2021, that she would resign from the state Senate to accept a position in PresidentJoe Biden's (D) administration as a senior adviser for the U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau.^[1]

Biography

Goldin earned her B.A. in English Literature from McGill University and her M.A. in Public Policy from Tufts University. Her professional experience includes working as a strategic initiatives officer of the Women's Fund of Rhode Island.^[2]

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Goldin was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Labor Committee
• Health and Human Services Committee

2019-2020

Goldin was assigned to the following committees:

• Health and Human Services Committee,Vice Chairperson
• Senate Labor Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Goldin served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Goldin served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2020

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 3

IncumbentGayle Goldin won election in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gayle Goldin (D)	97.1	10,851
		Other/Write-in votes	2.9	328

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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentGayle Goldin advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 3.

2018

See also:Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 3

IncumbentGayle Goldin won election in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gayle Goldin (D)	97.6	9,426
		Other/Write-in votes	2.4	235

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,661
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 3

IncumbentGayle Goldin advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 3 on September 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gayle Goldin	100.0	5,141

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2016

See also:Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for theRhode Island State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held onNovember 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 29, 2016.

IncumbentGayle Goldin ran unopposed in the Rhode Island State Senate District 3 general election.^[3][4]

Rhode Island State Senate, District 3 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Gayle GoldinIncumbent (unopposed)
Source:Rhode Island Board of Elections

IncumbentGayle Goldin ran unopposed in the Rhode Island State Senate District 3 Democratic primary.^[5][6]

Rhode Island State Senate, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Gayle GoldinIncumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also:Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for theRhode Island State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 25, 2014. IncumbentGayle Goldin defeatedChristopher Wall in the Democratic primary. Goldin was unchallenged in the general election.^[7][8][9]

Rhode Island State Senate, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Gayle GoldinIncumbent	68.8%	3,775
Christopher Wall	31.2%	1,708
Total Votes		5,483

2012

See also:Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2012

Goldin won election in the2012 election forRhode Island State Senate District 3. She defeatedMaryellen Butke in the Democratic primary on September 11. Goldin was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[10][11][12]

Rhode Island State Senate, District 3, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Gayle Goldin	96.7%	8,437
	Other	Write-in	3.3%	291
Total Votes				8,728

Rhode Island State Senate, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Gayle Goldin	57.3%	2,225
Maryellen Butke	42.7%	1,657
Total Votes		3,882

Campaign themes

2020

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Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Goldin's endorsements included the following:^[13]

Scorecards

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2021

In 2021, theRhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 5 to July 1.

• ACLU of Rhode Island

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• Common Cause Rhode Island

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• Environmental Council of Rhode Island

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• The American Conservative Union

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2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

Personal

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Goldin and her husband, Jeff Levy, had two sons.^[15]

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