David Bowen (Wisconsin)

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David Bowen
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Prior offices
Wisconsin State Assembly District 10

Elections and appointments
Last election

April 4, 2023

Education

High school

Bradley Tech High School

Contact

David Bowen (Democratic Party) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing District 10. He assumed office on January 5, 2015. He left office on January 3, 2023.

Bowen ran in a special election to the Milwaukee Common Council to represent District 1 in Wisconsin. He lost in the special general election on April 4, 2023.

Bowen also served on the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors.[1]



Biography

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Bowen's professional experience includes serving as county supervisor on the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors.[2]

Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Bowen was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Bowen was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Wisconsin committee assignments, 2017
Children and Families
Corrections
Education
Financial Institutions
Labor
Urban Revitalization

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bowen served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2023

See also: City elections in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2023)

General election

Special general election for Milwaukee Common Council District 1

Andrea Pratt defeated David Bowen in the special general election for Milwaukee Common Council District 1 on April 4, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Andrea Pratt (Nonpartisan)
 
49.5
 
2,577
Image of David Bowen
David Bowen (Nonpartisan)
 
49.2
 
2,560
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
65

Total votes: 5,202
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for Milwaukee Common Council District 1

Andrea Pratt and David Bowen defeated Zandra Bailey, Vincent G. Toney, and Marshall Martin in the special primary for Milwaukee Common Council District 1 on February 21, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Andrea Pratt (Nonpartisan)
 
34.2
 
1,012
Image of David Bowen
David Bowen (Nonpartisan)
 
32.9
 
974
Zandra Bailey (Nonpartisan)
 
17.3
 
513
Vincent G. Toney (Nonpartisan)
 
9.7
 
288
Marshall Martin (Nonpartisan)
 
5.5
 
163
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
9

Total votes: 2,959
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

Bowen received the following endorsements.

2022

See also: Wisconsin gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin

Sara Rodriguez defeated Roger Roth in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sara Rodriguez
Sara Rodriguez (D)
 
51.7
 
1,358,774
Image of Roger Roth
Roger Roth (R)
 
48.3
 
1,268,535

Total votes: 2,627,309
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin

Sara Rodriguez defeated Peng Her and Angela Kennedy in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sara Rodriguez
Sara Rodriguez
 
76.4
 
354,260
Image of Peng Her
Peng Her Candidate Connection
 
23.5
 
108,766
Image of Angela Kennedy
Angela Kennedy (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
39
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
589

Total votes: 463,654
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Roger Roth
Roger Roth
 
30.1
 
178,972
Image of Patrick Testin
Patrick Testin
 
18.4
 
109,374
Image of Cindy Werner
Cindy Werner
 
13.6
 
80,953
Image of Jonathan Wichmann
Jonathan Wichmann
 
13.3
 
79,166
Image of Will Martin
Will Martin Candidate Connection
 
9.2
 
54,790
Image of Kyle Yudes
Kyle Yudes Candidate Connection
 
5.4
 
32,051
Image of David Varnam
David Varnam
 
5.1
 
30,640
Image of David King
David King
 
4.6
 
27,443
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
1,612

Total votes: 595,001
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2020

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 10

Incumbent David Bowen won election in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 10 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Bowen
David Bowen (D)
 
99.0
 
22,208
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
230

Total votes: 22,438
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 10

Incumbent David Bowen advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 10 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Bowen
David Bowen
 
100.0
 
7,144

Total votes: 7,144
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Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign finance

2018

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 10

Incumbent David Bowen won election in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 10 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Bowen
David Bowen (D)
 
99.1
 
20,961
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
188

Total votes: 21,149
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 10

Incumbent David Bowen advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 10 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Bowen
David Bowen
 
100.0
 
7,546

Total votes: 7,546
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2016

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.

Incumbent David Bowen ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 10 general election.[3][4]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 10 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png David Bowen Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 21,228
Total Votes 21,228
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission


Incumbent David Bowen ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 10 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 10 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png David Bowen Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 12, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. David Bowen defeated Bria Grant, Sara Lee Johann and Tia Torhorst in the Democratic primary. Artis Landon (R) was removed from the ballot before the primary. Bowen was unopposed in the general election and was elected to the seat.[7][8][9][10]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 10 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Bowen 54.2% 3,992
Bria Grant 21.1% 1,555
Tia Torhorst 18.2% 1,338
Sara Lee Johann 6.5% 481
Total Votes 7,366

Campaign themes

2023

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary


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David Bowen campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020Wisconsin State Assembly District 10Won general$19,605 N/A**
2016Wisconsin State Assembly, District 10Won $84,297 N/A**
2014Wisconsin State Assembly, District 10Won $27,983 N/A**
Grand total$131,885 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2022

In 2022, the Wisconsin State Legislature was in session from January 18 to March 8.

  • Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce: Senate and House
Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against MMAC's position.
Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
Legislators are scored on their stances on conservation issues.
Legislators are scored by the Wisconsin Family Action on their votes on legislation related to "marriage, family, the sanctity of human life, or religious freedom."
Legislators are scored on their votes on industry-specific legislation.
Legislators are scored on their votes by the Wisconsin Professional Police Association on legislation related to Wisconsin's law enforcement community.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.


2021


2020


2019


2018


2017


2016


2015

2016 Democratic National Convention

Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus on March 23, 2020

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Bowen tested positive for coronavirus after he came in contact with a fellow local official who had also tested positive.

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Footnotes

  1. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A drastic step to cut pay and power", April 4, 2014
  2. Bowen 4 Action, "About," accessed July 25, 2014
  3. Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed November 4, 2016
  4. Wisconsin Elections Commission, "2016 Fall General Election Results," accessed December 2, 2016
  5. Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidate Tracking by Office," accessed June 20, 2016
  6. Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission, "2016 Partisan Primary," accessed September 16, 2016
  7. Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin 2014 fall primary election results," accessed August 12, 2014
  8. Wisconsin Government Accountability, "Candidates Registered by Office," June 11, 2014
  9. Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "2014 Partisan Primary Candidates," accessed June 19, 2014
  10. Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Canvass Results for 2014 General Election," December 1, 2014
  11. Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
  12. Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
  13. Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
  14. Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
  15. Ballotpedia's list of superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention is based on our own research and lists provided by the Democratic National Committee to Vox.com in February 2016 and May 2016. If you think we made an error in identifying superdelegates, please send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.
  16. BernieSanders.com, "Publicly Committed Superdelegates," accessed May 13, 2016
  17. To find out which candidate a superdelegate supported, Ballotpedia sought out public statements from the superdelegate in other media outlets and on social media. If we were unable to find a public statement that clearly articulated which candidate the superdelegate supported at the national convention, we listed that superdelegate as "unknown." If you believe we made an error in identifying which candidate a superdelegate supported, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.
  18. Congressional Research Service, "The Presidential Nominating Process and the National Party Conventions, 2016: Frequently Asked Questions," December 30, 2015
  19. CNN, "Wisconsin election results," accessed April 5, 2016
  20. 20.0 20.1 Democratic National Committee, "2016 Democratic National Convention Delegate/Alternate Allocation," updated February 19, 2016
  21. The Green Papers, "2016 Democratic Convention," accessed May 7, 2021
  22. Democratic National Committee's Office of Party Affairs and Delegate Selection, "Unpledged Delegates -- By State," May 27, 2016

Political offices
Preceded by
-
Wisconsin State Assembly District 10
2015-2023
Succeeded by
Darrin Madison Jr. (D)