American politician

Andrew W. Goodell (born December 1, 1954) is an American politician who was elected to the New York State *embly in 2010. He is a Republican. Previously, Goodell was the County Executive of Chautauqua County, New York. Goodell represents the 150th *embly District, which is numerically the last, and geographically the westernmost, of the 150 districts in the *embly and, as of the 2012 redistricting, aligns with the boundaries of Chautauqua County.

Contents

• 1 Career
• 2 Personal life
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Career

Goodell is the managing partner of the law firm of Goodell & Rankin. Previously, he served as County Executive for eight years. Goodell announced his intentions to run against in*bent Democratic *emblyman William Parment in summer 2010. After Parment dropped his re-election bid, Democrats chose former county legislator and frequent candidate Nancy Bargar as Goodell's opponent, whom Goodell dispatched in the general election in November 2010.

Personal life

Goodell is a magna * laude graduate of Cornell Law School, where he received the American Jurisprudence Award for Administrative Law and was a member of the Cornell Law Review. He also has a degree in political economics and mathematics from Williams College.

He is a member of the Goodell family, whose members also include former U.S. senator Charles Goodell and current National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell.

References

External links

• New York State *embly member website