Vermanno Bowman was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina. He began serving in the U.S. Army National Guard in 2019. Bowman graduated from West Charlotte Senior High School in 2017. His career experience includes working as a security analyst and greenhouse assistant.[1][2][3][4][5]
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 106
Incumbent Carla Cunningham defeated Vermanno Bowman in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 106 on March 5, 2024.
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 107
Incumbent Kelly Alexander, Jr. defeated Mark Cook in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 107 on November 8, 2022.
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 107
Incumbent Kelly Alexander, Jr. defeated Vermanno Bowman in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 107 on May 17, 2022.
Vermanno Bowman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bowman's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
My name is Vermanno Bowman and I grew up in the working class in rural Orangeburg, SC, I've has dedicated my life to helping those who are less fortunate that myself and those who've been left behind in the dust by career politicians. I'm currently serving my community as a military police officer in the North Carolina Army National Guard. I have served during times of civil unrest. Such as protecting the state capital on Jan 6. Like so many young people across the country, I aspire to lead by example and be a voice for the voiceless in the NC General Assembly. I'm currently a senior at Southern New Hampshire University majoring in B.A political science.In the 2022 election cycle I was the youngest candidate in Charlotte, NC challenging a 14 year incumbent. I'm also a member of indivisible Charlotte (formally SwingLeft) that supports Democrats in the Charlotte area.
I support universal healthcare because I believe that every American has the right to first-rate and affordable healthcare. With a universal healthcare system, Americans will be able to go to the doctor and have all their medical needs met (including dental, vision, and hearing) without worrying about medical debt. People will no longer rack up monstrous medical bills from hospital stays or pay heinous prices for prescriptions. Universal healthcare will transform healthcare coverage for Americans, and it will end the unjust practice of medical bankruptcy. It is time for Americans to have the comprehensive healthcare coverage that they deserve. Universal healthcare will improve healthcare for all people.
Climate change is the single greatest threat to our planet. Every election cycle, we elect career politicians who serve in the best interest of large corporations and the fossil fuel industry rather than their constituents who elected them. If we don't actively join the fight to save our planet, the effects of climate change will soon become irreversible. We must pass a Green New Deal to combat climate change while also creating jobs that pay people a living wage rather than a starvation wage. I also support taking away subsidies and ending tax breaks for large corporations and fossil fuel companies that don't pay their fair share in taxes.
In the North Carolina General Assembly, we’ve had far too many career politicians who continue to serve in the best interests of their campaign donors and larger corporations rather than serve their constituents that elected them into office. Our state legislature is currently made up of most politicians that have been in office for decades and passing bills that benefit only the rich and wealthy rather than the working and middle-class people of our state. It’s long overdue that we enact term limits on our state legislature that will create more competitive elections, end the greed for power, end the corruption of establishment politicians, restore trust in our elections, and do away with the status quo.
I look up to U.S Senator Bernie Sanders and lead in his character. He changed my way of thinking after running against the former U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when others in the Democratic Party didn't have the guts to stand up to her. Senator Sanders stood up to the Democratic Party establishment and Corporate America. Bernie Sanders run in 2016 has showed me that change never happens from the top on down but from the bottom on up. As he inspired me to be the change that I want to see for my generation and not be afraid to defy the odds. Bernie Sanders has always been a champion for the people and stood up countless times to the establishment and large corporations.
The characteristics that are most important for an elected official in my view is honesty, exhibit humility, have the determination to better the lives of their constituents, uphold their duties that's assigned to them, have the courage to be a voice for those who don't have one to improves their lives and possess the ability to lead in times of trials and tribulations.
The first historical event that happened in my lifetime was when my family moved to Charlotte, NC in 2012 from Orangeburg, SC in search of a better life and new opportunities. Being the working class, we barely had any money as my mom worked at taco bell in our hometown and made $7.25 an hour while my dad worked at the Allied Air manufacturing plant to provide for our family. On the night of November 7, 2012, my mom made me stay up out of all my other 7 siblings to watch the election results come in Barack Obama reelected as President of the United States. I was 14yrs old and at the time I didn't know how votes were counted or anything about politics but the thing that stood out the most was when President Obama said " I believe we can keep the promise of our founding, the idea that if you're willing to work hard, it doesn't matter who you are or where you come from or what you look like or where you love. It doesn't matter whether you're black or white or Hispanic or Asian or Native American or young or old or rich or poor, abled, disabled, gay or straight. You can make it here in America if you're willing to try" Obama, 2012. Ever since then those words have stuck with me for my entire life and inspired me to dedicate myself to public service.
Tim Emry- Former DA candidate for North Carolina 26th Prosecutorial District Attorney
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I grew up in rural Orangeburg, SC with seven siblings and often moved from house to house living with family members. Due to my mother Evelyn Haynes being young and making minimum wage working at Taco Bell. It has always been my dream goal of being able to help others and those less fortunate than myself in any way I can So that no child would have to experience poverty like how I had. After graduating from West Charlotte High School, I enlisted in the North Carolina Army National Guard as a military police officer to serve and protect the people in my community and my country and currently attending Southern New Hampshire University.
I will stand up to every career politician and the party establishment to fight against corporate greed and work in the interest of working and middle class Americans who've been left behind in society and struggle to make ends meet.
I will fight for a $15 minimum wage and go up from there, as thousands of people in our district work 2-3 jobs and still can't make ends meet.
As the wealthiest country on earth, I believe that it's shameful that we have an ever-increasing homeless population that's being discarded as if they're any less of a human being. I will fight to provide rehabilitation, education services and a good paying job so that every person is able to live their measure of the American dream.
The areas of public policy the I'm personally passionate about are Climate Change, Affordable Housing, Womens Rights, Crime, Infrastructure, LGBTQ Rights, Term Limits, Healthcare, Criminal justice reform, Social & Wealth Inequality, Homelessness, Workers' Rights, Education and Gun Reform
I look up to U.S Senator Bernie Sanders and lead in his character. He changed my way of thinking after running against the former U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when others in the Democratic Party didn't have the guts to stand up to her. Senator Sanders stood up to the Democratic Party establishment and Corporate America. Bernie Sanders run in 2016 has showed me that change never happens from the top on down but from the bottom on up. As he inspired me to be the change that I want to see for my generation and not be afraid to defy the odds. Bernie Sanders has always been a champion for the people and stood up countless times to the establishment and large corporations.
The characteristics that are most important for an elected official in my view is honesty, exhibit humility, have the determination to better the lives of their constituents, uphold their duties that's assigned to them, have the courage to be a voice for those who don't have one to improves their lives and possess the ability to lead in times of trials and tribulations.
The first historical event that happened in my lifetime was when my family moved to Charlotte, NC in 2012 from Orangeburg, SC in search of a better life and new opportunities. Being the working class, we barely had any money as my mom worked at taco bell in our hometown and made $7.25 an hour while my dad worked at the Allied Air manufacturing plant to provide for our family. On the night of November 7, 2012, my mom made me stay up out of all my other 7 siblings to watch the election results come in Barack Obama reelected as President of the United States. I was 14yrs old and at the time I didn't know how votes were counted or anything about politics but the thing that stood out the most was when President Obama said " I believe we can keep the promise of our founding, the idea that if you're willing to work hard, it doesn't matter who you are or where you come from or what you look like or where you love. It doesn't matter whether you're black or white or Hispanic or Asian or Native American or young or old or rich or poor, abled, disabled, gay or straight. You can make it here in America if you're willing to try" Obama, 2012. Ever since then those words have stuck with me for my entire life and inspired me to dedicate myself to public service.
The ideal relationship between the governor and the state legislature is when the state legislature works on behalf of their constituents in their district and creates bills to benefit the state and improve the lives of citizens. While the Governor works with the state legislature to get his/her agenda passed and act on the behalf of all the people in the state.
Yes, as it is the responsibility of every state legislature to work together and build relationships with other legislature on areas that common ground could be found upon, to create allies and work for the best interests of citizens in the state and their district.
Yes, as it is the responsibility of every state legislature to work together and build relationships with other legislature on areas that common ground could be found upon, to create allies and work for the best interests of citizens in the state and their district.
The process that I favor for redistricting is by having an independent commission to draw legislative and congressional maps to end partisan gerrymandering from both the Democratic and Republican Party. As this will ensure fair maps for citizens and make elections fair and boost voter confidence in elections.
The committees that I would like to be a part of are Agriculture, Environment, Appropriations, Health and Human Services, Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform, Energy and Public Utilities and Banking.
During my first campaign in running for state representative, I had many opportunities to talk to voters throughout my district that I'm forever grateful for. The story that touched me the most was when a voter in my district told me of how she lost her child after being exposed to coal ash in the Duke Energy 2014 coal ash spill in Eden, NC. When Duke Energy spilled 39,000 tons of coal ash into the Dan River, polluting ecosystems and everyday citizens who use the river as a drinking water source. The woman was furious that the incumbent state representative continued to take campaign contributions from Duke Energy after the coal ash spill and vowed to support my campaign. I was furious and saddened for the woman's loss of her child as no one should ever have to suffer due to the recklessness of large multibillion dollar corporations.
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Note: Bowman submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on December 9, 2022.
2022
Vermanno Bowman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bowman's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
I grew up in rural Orangeburg, SC with seven siblings and often moved from house to house
living with family members. Due to my mother Evelyn Haynes being young and making minimum wage working at Taco Bell. It has always been my dream goal of being able to help others and those less unfortunate than myself in any way I can. Whether it would be from serving in the military or running for office to be that change I want to see in this country.
I will fight for and introduce legislation to establish term limits in North Carolina for the General Assembly and Congress.
I will hold Duke Energy accountable for ruining our environment and poisoning our waterways after the Dan River coal ash spill, along with every other fossil fuel company in North Carolina.
I'll stand up to every career politician and the party establishment to fight against corporate greed and work in the interest of working and middle class Americans who've been left behind in society and struggle to make ends meet.
I look up to U.S Senator Bernie Sanders and lead in his character. He changed my way of thinking after running against the former U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when others in the Democratic Party didn't have the guts to stand up to her. Senator Sanders stoop up to the Democratic Party establishment and Corporate America.
The ideal relationship between the governor and the state legislature is when the state legislature works on behalf of their constituents in their district and creates bills to benefit the state and improve the lives of citizens. While the Governor works with the state legislature to get his/her agenda passed and act on the behalf of all the people in the state.
Yes, as it is the responsibility of every state legislature to work together and build relationships with other legislature on areas that common ground could be found upon, to create allies and work for the best interests of citizens in the state and their district.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
Campaign finance summary
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Vermanno Bowman campaign contribution history
Year
Office
Status
Contributions
Expenditures
2024*
North Carolina House of Representatives District 106
Lost primary
$1,866
$1,019
2022
North Carolina House of Representatives District 107
Lost primary
$3,458
$2,591
Grand total
$5,324
$3,610
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
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