Melanie Wade Goodwin (July 22, 1970 – September 1, 2020) was an American politician who served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 66th district as a member of the Democratic Party.

In 1992, Goodwin graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts in English.

[1][2] On May 16, 1998, she married Wayne Goodwin, a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, with whom she had two children.

[3] Goodwin was appointed to serve as Deputy Commissioner of North Carolina's Industrial Commission on July 8, 2011.

[1] In 2009, Goodwin was diagnosed with breast cancer, and died in Raleigh, North Carolina, on September 1, 2020.