Ben Bowman | |
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Majority Leader of the Oregon House of Representatives | |
Assumed office March 21, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Julie Fahey |
Member of the OregonHouseofRepresentatives from the 25th district | |
Assumed office January 9,2023 | |
Preceded by | Jessica George |
Personal details | |
Born | Portland,Oregon,U.S. | January 23,1992
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Oregon (BA) Stanford University (MA) |
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Benjamin William Bowman (born January 23,1992) is an American Democratic politician who is the Majority Leader of the Oregon House of Representatives. He represents 25th district,which includes Tigard and parts of Durham and south Beaverton. [1]
In 2019,at age 27,Bowman was elected to the Tigard-Tualatin school board,the school district he attended a child. He is the youngest person ever elected to the district's school board. [2]
In the 2022 election,he defeated Republican nominee Bob Niemeyer to win election to his House seat. He has filed for reelection in the 2024 Oregon House of Representatives election.
On March 21,2024,Oregon House Democrats elected him as House Majority Leader. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ginny Burdick | 20,634 | 69.2 | |
Democratic | Ben Bowman | 9,138 | 30.7 | |
Write-in | 35 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 31,599 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ben Bowman | 6,818 | 98.7 | |
Write-in | 92 | 1.3 | ||
Total votes | 31,599 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ben Bowman | 20,636 | 65.3 | |
Republican | Bob Niemeyer | 10,907 | 34.5 | |
Write-in | 56 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 31,599 | 100% |
Bowman,who is gay,was the first openly LGBTQ+ chair of the Tigard-Tualatin school board. [7]
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