# Andy Goodell > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Andy_Goodell > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Andy_Goodell.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Goodell > Source revision: 1349770841 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American politician (born 1954)}} {{BLP sources|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Andy Goodell | image = Andrew Goodell 2021.png | caption = Goodell in 2021 | state_assembly = New York | district = [150th](/source/New_York's_150th_State_Assembly_district) | term_start = January 1, 2011 | term_end = December 31, 2024 | predecessor = [William Parment](/source/William_Parment) | successor = [Andrew Molitor](/source/Andrew_Molitor) | office2 = [Chautauqua County Executive](/source/Chautauqua_County%2C_New_York) | term_start2 = January 1, 1990 | term_end2 = December 31, 1997 | predecessor2 = John A. Glenzer | successor2 = Mark W. Thomas | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|12|1}} | birth_place = [Jamestown, New York](/source/Jamestown%2C_New_York), U.S. | party = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) | spouse = Lisa Goodell | relatives = [Charles Goodell](/source/Charles_Goodell) (uncle)
[Roger Goodell](/source/Roger_Goodell) (cousin) | children = 4 | alma_mater = [Williams College](/source/Williams_College)
[Cornell Law School](/source/Cornell_Law_School) | profession = [Politician](/source/Politician) | signature = Andy Goodell Signature.png | website = {{Official website|1=https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=150}} | footnotes = }} '''Andrew W. Goodell''' (born December 1, 1954) is an American politician who was elected to the [New York State Assembly](/source/New_York_State_Assembly) in 2010. He is a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)). Previously, Goodell was the [County Executive](/source/County_Executive) of [Chautauqua County, New York](/source/Chautauqua_County%2C_New_York). Goodell represents the [150th Assembly District](/source/New_York's_150th_State_Assembly_district), which is numerically the last, and geographically the westernmost, of the 150 districts in the Assembly and, as of the 2012 redistricting, aligns with the boundaries of Chautauqua County. ==Career== Goodell is the managing partner of the law firm of Goodell & Rankin. He has been practicing law since 1982 and was admitted to practice by the New York State Bar Association, The District of Columbia Bar and the Virginia State Bar. His practice areas included Real Estate Law, Business Law, Corporate Law, Banking Law, Municipal Law and Litigation.[https://whoswhopr.com/2017/09/top-attorney-andrew-w-goodell/ Top Attorneys of North America] Previously, he served as County Executive for eight years. Goodell announced his intentions to run against incumbent Democratic assemblyman [William Parment](/source/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.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} ==Personal life== Goodell is a ''[magna cum laude](/source/magna_cum_laude)'' graduate of [Cornell Law School](/source/Cornell_Law_School), where he received the American Jurisprudence Award for Administrative Law and was a member of the ''[Cornell Law Review](/source/Cornell_Law_Review)''.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} He also has a degree in political economics and mathematics from [Williams College](/source/Williams_College).{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} He is a member of the Goodell family, whose members also include former U.S. senator [Charles Goodell](/source/Charles_Goodell) and current [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) commissioner [Roger Goodell](/source/Roger_Goodell).{{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/assemblyman-goodell-2nd-famous-family-blog-entry-1.1690586|title=Assemblyman Goodell 2nd Most Famous In Own Family - NY Daily News|last=Lovett|first=Ken|work=nydailynews.com|access-date=2018-09-07|language=en-US}} == References == {{cite web |url= https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=150&sh=bio |title= Andy Goodell: Biography |publisher= [New York State Assembly](/source/New_York_State_Assembly) |access-date= March 17, 2011}} {{cite web |url=http://nycapitolnews.com/features/2011-01-06/2052.html |title=Legislative Preview: Meet The New Members |work=The Capitol |publisher=[Manhattan Media](/source/Manhattan_Media) |date=January 6, 2011 |access-date=March 17, 2011 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ==External links== *[https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=150 New York State Assembly member website] {{S-start}} {{s-off}} {{S-bef | before = John A. Glenzer}} {{s-ttl | title = [Chautauqua County, New York](/source/Chautauqua_County%2C_New_York) Executive | years = January 1, 1990 – December 31, 1997}} {{S-aft | after = Mark W. Thomas}} {{S-par | us-ny-hs}} {{S-bef | before = [William Parment](/source/William_Parment)}} {{s-ttl | title = [New York State Assembly, 150th District](/source/New_York_State_Assembly) | years = January 1, 2011 – present}} {{S-inc}} {{S-end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodell, Andy}} Category:1954 births Category:Living people Category:Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly Category:Cornell Law School alumni Category:Williams College alumni Category:People from Jamestown, New York Category:New York (state) lawyers Category:County executives in New York (state) Category:21st-century members of the New York State Legislature --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Andy Goodell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Goodell) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Goodell?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.