Peter Cownie
Peter Cownie | |
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 84th General Assembly portrait (2011) | |
| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 42nd district 60th (2009–2013) | |
| Assumed office January 12, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Libby Jacobs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 19, 1980 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mary |
| Residence | West Des Moines, Iowa |
| Education | University of Virginia (BA) Drake University (MPA) |
| Occupation | President, Junior Achievement of Central Iowa |
| Website | legis.iowa.gov/... |
Peter Cownie (born April 19, 1980) is the Iowa State Representative from the 42nd District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2009. Cownie was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa and resides in West Des Moines, Iowa. He has a B.A. in American government from the University of Virginia and a Master's of Public Administration with an emphasis in public policy from Drake University.
As of June 2013[update], Cownie serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Agriculture, Government Oversight, and Ways and Means committees. He also serves as the chair of the Commerce committee.
Electoral history
*incumbent
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2008 [1] District 60 | Republican | Peter Cownie | Republican | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2008 [2] District 60 Turnout: 17,321 | Republican hold | Peter Cownie | Republican | 8,905 | 51.41% | ||
| Alan R. Koslow | Democratic | 6,874 | 39.69% | ||||
| Russ Gibson | Libertarian | 499 | 2.88% | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 [3] District 60 | Republican | Peter Cownie* | Republican | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010 [4] District 60 Turnout: 12,739 | Republican hold | Peter Cownie* | Republican | 7,761 | 60.92% | ||
| Alan R. Koslow | Democratic | 4,333 | 34.01% | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 [5] District 42 | Republican | Peter Cownie* | Republican | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 [6] District 42 Turnout: 18,030 | Republican (newly redistricted) | Peter Cownie* | Republican | 9,581 | 53.14% | ||
| Mike McRee | Democratic | 7,341 | 40.72% | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2014 [7] District 42 | Republican | Peter Cownie* | Republican | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2014 [8] District 42 Turnout: 12,958 | Republican | Peter Cownie* | Republican | 7,419 | 57.25% | ||
| Daniel Fessler | Democratic | 4,911 | 37.90% | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2016 [9] District 42 | Republican | Peter Cownie* | Republican | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2016 [10] District 42 Turnout: 17,720 | Republican | Peter Cownie* | Republican | 9,065 | 51.16% | ||
| Claire Celsi | Democratic | 7,948 | 44.85% | ||||
References
- ^ "Official Results Report – Statewide, 2008 Primary Election-06-03-2008 Party: All" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2008-06-19. p. 194. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "State of Iowa Official Canvass Summary, November 4, 2008 General Election" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 51. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-11-23. p. 101. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 144. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 88. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "2014 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 186. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ "2014 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 151. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ "2016 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 151. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ "2016 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 106. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peter Cownie.
- Representative Peter Cownie official Iowa General Assembly site
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics