Janice Bowling

Janice Bowling

Republican Party

Tennessee State Senate District 16

Tenure

2012 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

13

Prior offices

Tullahoma Board of Mayor and Alderman

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Compensation

Base salary

$28,405.96/year

Per diem

$326.47/day. Legislators living within 50 miles of the Capitol receive a reduced amount of $47 per day.

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Auburn University

Personal

Birthplace

Alabama

Contact

Official website

Personal LinkedIn

Janice Bowling (Republican Party) is a member of the Tennessee State Senate, representing District 16. She assumed office in 2012. Her current term ends on November 7, 2028.

Bowling (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Tennessee State Senate to represent District 16. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Bowling earned a B.S. in Elementary Education and Special Education from Auburn University. She has worked as a special education teacher in Lee County, Alabama.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Bowling was assigned to the following committees:

• Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
• Senate Government Operations Committee, 2nd Vice Chair
• Transportation and Safety Committee
• Government Operations Committee, 2nd Vice Chair

2021-2022

Bowling was assigned to the following committees:

• Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
• Senate Government Operations Committee, 2nd vice chair

2019-2020

Bowling was assigned to the following committees:

• Government Operations Committee, 2nd Vice-Chair
• Senate Government Operations Committee, 2nd Vice-Chair
• Senate Judiciary Committee
• Transportation and Safety Committee

2017 legislative session

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

Tennessee committee assignments, 2017
• Government Operations
• Judiciary, Vice chair
• Transportation and Safety
• Government Operations

2015 legislative session

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

Tennessee committee assignments, 2015
• Government Operations
• Judiciary, 2nd Vice chair
• Transportation and Safety
• Government Operations

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Bowling served on the following committees:

Tennessee committee assignments, 2013
• Government Operations
• State & Local Government, Vice chair
• Transportation and Safety
• Government Operations

Sponsored legislation

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

2024

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Tennessee State Senate District 16

Incumbent Janice Bowling defeated Wayne Steele and Scott Bean in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 16 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Janice Bowling (R)	75.9	66,356
		Wayne Steele (D)	18.2	15,916
		Scott Bean (Independent)	5.8	5,103

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 87,375
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 16

Wayne Steele advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 16 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wayne Steele	100.0	3,051

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,051
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 16

Incumbent Janice Bowling advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 16 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Janice Bowling	100.0	14,900

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Endorsements

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2020

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Tennessee State Senate District 16

Incumbent Janice Bowling defeated Sheila Younglove in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 16 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Janice Bowling (R)	76.0	62,379
	Submit photo	Sheila Younglove (D)	24.0	19,687

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 82,066
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 16

Sheila Younglove advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 16 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Sheila Younglove	100.0	6,183

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,183
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 16

Incumbent Janice Bowling advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 16 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Janice Bowling	100.0	21,626

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2016

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Tennessee State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 4, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 7, 2016.

Incumbent Janice Bowling defeated Mike Winton in the Tennessee State Senate District 16 general election.

Tennessee State Senate, District 16 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Janice Bowling Incumbent	67.84%	46,846
	Democratic	Mike Winton	32.16%	22,205
Total Votes				69,051
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

Mike Winton defeated Alice Demetreon in the Tennessee State Senate District 16 Democratic primary.

Tennessee State Senate, District 16 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mike Winton	70.27%	3,342
	Democratic	Alice Demetreon	29.73%	1,414
Total Votes				4,756

Incumbent Janice Bowling defeated Michael Shane Wilcher in the Tennessee State Senate District 16 Republican primary.

Tennessee State Senate, District 16 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Janice Bowling Incumbent	81.74%	10,235
	Republican	Michael Shane Wilcher	18.26%	2,287
Total Votes				12,522

2012

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2012

Bowling won election in the 2012 election for Tennessee State Senate District 16. Bowling advanced past the August 2 Republican primary and defeated Jim Lewis (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Tennessee State Senate, District 16, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Janice Bowling	62.9%	40,139
	Democratic	Jim Lewis	37.1%	23,636
Total Votes				63,775

Tennessee State Senate, District 16 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Janice Bowling	60.1%	8,162
Ron Stoltzfus	16.8%	2,280
Eric Chance	16.8%	2,277
Rod McClellan	6.4%	866
Total Votes		13,585

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

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2016

Bowling's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

Fiber Internet Access

• Excerpt: "Fiber internet is critical to provide economic, educational and healthcare opportunities for our state."

The Second Amendment

• Excerpt: "The Second Amendment guarantees our ability to keep and bear arms to protect and provide for our families."

Education reform

• Excerpt: "Janice is working in Nashville to give local school systems more control over their policies and a bigger say on where their education dollars are spent."

Limited government

• Excerpt: "As our voice in Nashville, Janice is working to return the power of government to the people and to ensure that government only does what the founders intended while doing so by living within their means."

Stopping ObamaCare

• Excerpt: "Instead of increased taxation and bigger government, Janice wants a balanced approach to healthcare that improves access to doctors and service to patients, but that also keeps the government out of the exam room."

Campaign finance summary

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Janice Bowling campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Tennessee State Senate District 16	Won general	$96,099	$68,270
2020	Tennessee State Senate District 16	Won general	$157,450	N/A**
2016	Tennessee State Senate, District 16	Won	$193,798	N/A**
2012	Tennessee State Senate, District 16	Won	$190,112	N/A**
Grand total			$637,459	$68,270
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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In 2024, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 25. Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored based on their votes on the business community. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Tennesseans for Student Success Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education. Tennessee Right to Life Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.

2023

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In 2023, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 21. Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored based on their votes on the business community. Tennesseans for Student Success Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. The Institute for Legislative Analysis Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.

2022

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In 2022, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 28. Americans for Prosperity Tennessee Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy. Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored based on their votes on the business community. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Tennesseans for Student Success Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education. Tennessee Right to Life Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.

2021

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In 2021, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 5. Americans for Prosperity Tennessee Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy. Club for Growth Foundation Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored based on their votes on the business community. Tennesseans for Student Success Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education. Tennessee Right to Life Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2020

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In 2020, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 19. Club for Growth Foundation Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. Family Action of Tennessee: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Tennesseans for Student Success (Select year on the side pull-down menu.) Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2019

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In 2019, the Tennessee General Assembly was in session January 8 through May 2. Club for Growth Foundation Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. Tennesseans for Student Success House and Senate (select year on the side pull-down menu) Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2018

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In 2018, the 110th Tennessee General Assembly, second session, was in session January 9 to April 27. Family Action of Tennessee Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to small business issues. Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues. Tennessee Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Tennesseans for Student Success House and Senate (select year on the side pull-down menu) Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2017

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In 2017, the 110th Tennessee General Assembly, first session, was in session January 10 to May 10. Family Action of Tennessee Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues. Tennessee Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes related to conservation and environmental issues. Tennesseans for Student Success House and Senate (select year on side pull down menu) Legislators are scored on their votes on education related issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2016

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In 2016, the 109th Tennessee General Assembly, second year, was in session from January 12 through April 22 Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee: 2015-2016 scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on fiscal legislation. Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce: 2016 Scorecard Legislators are scored by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce on "issues in the chamber’s four key policy baskets: Business-friendly environment, workforce development, quality of life and regional efforts to encourage economic prosperity." Tennessee Conservation Voters: 2016 Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes related to conservation and environmental issues. Tennessee National Federation of Independent Business: 2016 voting record Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues. The American Conservative Union: 2016 scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2015

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In 2015, the 109th Tennessee General Assembly, first year, was in session from January 13 through April 22. Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee: 2015-2016 scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on fiscal legislation. Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce: 2015 Scorecard Legislators are scored by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce on "issues in the chamber’s four key policy baskets: Business-friendly environment, workforce development, quality of life and regional efforts to encourage economic prosperity." Tennessee Conservation Voters: 2015 Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes related to conservation and environmental issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2014

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In 2014, the 108th Tennessee General Assembly, second year, was in session from January 14 to April 18. Tennessee Conservation Voters: 2014 Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes related to conservation and environmental issues. Tennessee National Federation of Independent Business: 2013-2014 Voting Record Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues. The American Conservative Union: 2014 Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2013

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In 2013, the 108th Tennessee General Assembly, first year, was in session from January 8 to April 19. Tennessee Conservation Voters: 2013 Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes related to conservation and environmental issues. Tennessee National Federation of Independent Business: 2013-2014 Voting Record Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues. The American Conservative Union: 2013 Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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Footnotes

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Preceded by -	Tennessee State Senate District 16 2012-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Tullahoma Board of Mayor and Alderman 1992-2008	Succeeded by -

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Current members of the Tennessee State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Randy McNally

Minority Leader:Raumesh Akbari

Senators

District 1

J. Lowe (R)

District 2

Tom Hatcher (R)

District 3

Rusty Crowe (R)

District 4

Bobby Harshbarger (R)

District 5

Randy McNally (R)

District 6

Becky Massey (R)

District 7

Richard Briggs (R)

District 8

Jessie Seal (R)

District 9

Steve Southerland (R)

District 10

Todd Gardenhire (R)

District 11

Bo Watson (R)

District 12

Ken Yager (R)

District 13

Dawn White (R)

District 14

Shane Reeves (R)

District 15

Paul Bailey (R)

District 16

Janice Bowling (R)

District 17

Mark Pody (R)

District 18

Ferrell Haile (R)

District 19

Charlane Oliver (D)

District 20

Heidi Campbell (D)

District 21

Jeff Yarbro (D)

District 22

Bill Powers (R)

District 23

Kerry Roberts (R)

District 24

John Stevens (R)

District 25

Ed Jackson (R)

District 26

Page Walley (R)

District 27

Jack Johnson (R)

District 28

Joey Hensley (R)

District 29

Raumesh Akbari (D)

District 30

Sara Kyle (D)

District 31

Brent Taylor (R)

District 32

Paul Rose (R)

District 33

London Lamar (D)

Republican Party (27)

Democratic Party (6)