Eddie Goodall

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on March 11, 2009 - 1:33pm.
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Office District Status
N.C. Senator N.C. Senate 35 Incumbent
Party In Office Since Term Ends
Republican 2005 2010
Level of Government  
N.C. Senate  
Date of Birth Birthplace Now Lives In
October 20, 1946 Monroe, NC Weddington, NC

Synopsis

The fourth time was the charm for Eddie Goodall. After running for the legislature three times unsuccessfully, he was elected to represent Mecklenburg and Union counties in 2004 and has been re-elected easily since. In office, he has pushed for creating more charter schools, reforming the state tax system and reducing regulations.

Trivia

Dean Smith once cut him from a basketball team. 

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Biography

Marital Status
Married
Spouse
Carol
Children
Son, Jay; daughters, Jessica and Claire

Eddie Goodall is a state senator from Mecklenburg County.

Early Life and Education

Will Edward Goodall was born Oct. 20, 1946, in Monroe, N.C., to Bill and Lee Goodall. His father was in the meat business, worked as a grocer and sold mobile homes; his mother was a homemaker. 

He graduated from Monroe High School in 1965.

In 1965 and 1966, he went to UNC-Chapel Hill. He then transferred to play basketball, earning a bachelor of science in accounting from UNC-Charlotte in 1969.

Professional Career 

While in college, he began working for Ernst & Ernst, a Charlotte accounting firm, working through 1971. He then worked for a CPA named Bill Carroll.

In 1973, he opened his own accounting firm. He sold the business in 1988 and went to work for Atlas Marketing Co. as vice president of administration.

In 1993, he started Goodall Consulting, a CPA firm. He sold it in 2006. 

He currently works as business developer for Toler, Bly & Associates CPA.

Political Career

Goodall ran for the legislature three times before winning a race. 

In 1996, he ran for the N.C. House of Representatives, losing by a few hundred votes.

In 2000, he ran unsuccessfully for the state Senate, and in 2002 he ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for state Senate.

In 2004, he won a Senate seat representing Mecklenburg and Union counties.

In office, he has pushed for more charter schools, reform of the state tax system and limits on regulation.

In 2009, he jokingly offered to trade his Senate seat on eBay for tickets to the Duke-Carolina basketball game. 

Research and reporting by Ryan Teague Beckwith. 

Occupation

Director of business development
Toler, Bly & Associates CPA





Community Involvement:
Not specified.

Contact Info

Email: eddie.goodall@ncleg.net

Legislative Office
16 W. Jones St., Room 1414, Raleigh, N.C. 27601-2808
919-733-7659



Education

bachelor of science
UNC-Charlotte
Graduated: 1969



Military

Not specified.

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