Gayle Goldin
Member of the Rhode Island Senate
from the 3rd[1] district
In office
January 1, 2013 – August 17, 2021
Preceded byRhoda Perry
Succeeded bySam Zurier
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJeff Levy
ResidenceProvidence, Rhode Island
Alma materMcGill University
Tufts University
Websitegaylegoldin.com

Gayle L. Goldin[2] is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 3 from January 2013 to August 2021. She is originally from Montreal, Canada, having immigrated to the United States at a young age.[3]

Goldin resigned from the senate in August 2021 to become the Deputy Director of the Women's Bureau of the United States Department of Labor under the Biden administration.[4][5]

Education

Goldin earned her BA in English literature from McGill University and her MA in public policy from Tufts University.

Rhode Island Senate

Goldin was a member of the Senate Democratic Caucus, of which she was the Deputy Majority Whip.[6]

Shortly after her election to the Senate, Goldin was the primary sponsor of the Temporary Disability Insurance bill, which made Rhode Island the third state to offer temporary benefits to workers "take time off for a seriously ill child, spouse, parent, domestic partner or to bond with a new child."[6][7]

Goldin successfully sponsored an bill in 2016 which requires Rhode Island schools to educate students about the Holocaust and other genocides.[8]

She is also an outspoken advocate for other women in politics and publicly detailed the sexism faced by women at the Rhode Island Statehouse.[9]

Committee assignments

Goldin was a member of the following committees:[6]

Electoral history

Rhode Island Senate, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2012[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gayle Goldin 2,225 57.3
Democratic Maryellen Butke 1,657 42.7
Total votes 3,882 100.00
Rhode Island Senate, District 3 General Election, 2012[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gayle Goldin 8,437 96.7
n/a Write-in 291 3.3
Total votes 8,728 100.00
Rhode Island Senate, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2014[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gayle Goldin 3,775 68.8
Democratic Christopher Wall 1,657 31.2
Total votes 5,483 100.00
Rhode Island Senate, District 3 General Election, 2014[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gayle Goldin 7,233 96.2
n/a Write-in 282 3.8
Total votes 7,515 100.00
Rhode Island Senate, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gayle Goldin 1,622 100.00
Total votes 1,622 100.00
Rhode Island Senate, District 3 General Election, 2016[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gayle Goldin 9,820 96.4
n/a Write-in 372 3.6
Total votes 10,192 100.00
Rhode Island Senate, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2018[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gayle Goldin 5,141 100.00
Total votes 5,141 100.00
Rhode Island Senate, District 3 General Election, 2018[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gayle Goldin 9,426 97.6
n/a Write-in 235 3.6
Total votes 9,661 100.00

No other candidates filed for election in the 2020 District 3 Democratic Primary and it was subsequently cancelled.

References

  1. ^ "Senator Gayle L. Goldin". Providence, Rhode Island: Rhode Island General Assembly. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "Gayle Goldin's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  3. ^ "Bio". gaylegoldin. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  4. ^ "Sen. Gayle Goldin stepping down to join Biden administration". WPRI.com. 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  5. ^ https://www.dol.gov/agencies/wb/about/deputy_director
  6. ^ a b c "State of Rhode Island General Assembly". State of Rhode Island General Assembly. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  7. ^ "Temporary Disability Insurance, S 0231 Substitute B" (PDF).
  8. ^ Naylor, Donita. "R.I. remembrance: 'Never Again' in face of rising anti-Semitism". providencejournal.com. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  9. ^ Goldin, Gayle (17 November 2017). "Why Speaking Out Against Sexual Harassment Backfires for Women in Office". Glamour. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  10. ^ "2012 Statewide Primary, Senator in General Assembly District 3". Providence, Rhode Island: Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  11. ^ "2012 General Election, Senator in General Assembly District 3". Providence, Rhode Island: Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  12. ^ "2014 Statewide Primary, Senator in General Assembly District 3". Providence, Rhode Island: Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  13. ^ "2014 General Election, Senator in General Assembly District 3". Providence, Rhode Island: Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  14. ^ "2016 Statewide Primary, Senator in General Assembly District 3". Providence, Rhode Island: Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  15. ^ "2016 General Election, Senator in General Assembly District 3". Providence, Rhode Island: Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  16. ^ "2018 Statewide Primary, Senator in General Assembly District 3". Providence, Rhode Island: Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  17. ^ "2018 General Election, Senator in General Assembly District 3". Providence, Rhode Island: Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Retrieved October 23, 2020.

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