Wayne Goodwin (GSW '84), is the current chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party. He previously served four full terms in 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. He served as the Assistant Commissioner of Insurance and Assistant State Fire Marshal for the State of North Carolina from 2005 through 2008 and was subsequently elected to two terms as North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance.