Carte Goodwin, American lawyer and politician
Carte Patrick Goodwin (born February 27, 1974) is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator from West Virginia in 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed by Governor Joe Manchin on July 16, 2010 to fill the vacancy created by the death of Robert Byrd. He chose to not run in the special election on November 2, 2010, and was replaced by Manchin himself to serve the remaining two years in Byrd's term. His term expired on November 15, 2010, when Manchin was sworn in.
Before his appointment as United States Senator, he served as Manchin's Chief Counsel, before returning to his private practice as an attorney. In 2008, he was named one of the "Ten Most Successful Young Executives in West Virginia" by Executive magazine; and in 2010, Time named him one of the rising stars of American politics under 40, in their list of "40 under 40".Since retiring from the Senate, Goodwin has joined the law firm Frost Brown Todd, where he serves as Member-In-Charge for their Charleston, West Virginia office and Vice Chair for the firm's national Appellate Practice Group. From 2011 to 2021, Goodwin served as a Commissioner on the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission.