Ben Bowman (politician)
Ben Bowman | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 25th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jessica George |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Oregon Stanford University[1] |
Benjamin Bowman is an American Democrat politician who serves the 25th district on the Oregon House of Representatives. In the 2022 election, he won the seat, beating Republican nominee Bob Niemeyer.
Bowman went through the Tigard-Tualatin School District growing up. In 2019, at age 27, he became the youngest person ever elected to the district's school board.[2] Bowman, who is gay, then became first openly LGBTQ+ chair of the board.[3]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ben Bowman | 20,636 | 65.3 | |
| Republican | Bob Niemeyer | 10,907 | 34.5 | |
| Write-in | 56 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 31,599 | 100% | ||
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Pitz, Ray (November 11, 2022). "Ben Bowman ready to hit ground running". Valley Times. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ Peel, Sophie (October 4, 2021). "A Suddenly Open Legislative Seat Gets Its First Candidate". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "November 8, 2022, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 12, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
External links
- Legislative page
- Ballotpedia Ballotpedia page
- Campaign website
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