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Ben Bowman
Majority Leader of the Oregon House of Representatives

Incumbent

Assumed office
March 21, 2024
Preceded byJulie Fahey
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 25th district

Incumbent

Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byJessica George
Personal details
Born (1992-01-23) January 23, 1992 (age 32)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity 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]

Political career

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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]

Electoral history

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2020 Oregon State Senator, 18th district Democratic primary [4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ginny Burdick 20,634 69.2
Democratic Ben Bowman 9,138 30.7
Write-in 35 0.1
Total votes 31,599 100%
2022 Oregon State Representative, 25th district Democratic primary [5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Bowman 6,818 98.7
Write-in 92 1.3
Total votes 31,599 100%
2022 Oregon State Representative, 25th district [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Bowman 20,636 65.3
Republican Bob Niemeyer 10,907 34.5
Write-in 56 0.2
Total votes 31,599 100%

Personal life

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Bowman, who is gay, was the first openly LGBTQ+ chair of the Tigard-Tualatin school board.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-04-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  • ^ Pitz, Ray (November 11, 2022). "Ben Bowman ready to hit ground running". Valley Times. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  • ^ VanderHart, Dirk (March 21, 2024). "Oregon House Democrats pick Rep. Ben Bowman as new majority leader". OPB. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  • ^ "May 19, 2020, Primary Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  • ^ "May 17, 2022, Primary Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  • ^ "November 8, 2022, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 12, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  • ^ Peel, Sophie (October 4, 2021). "A Suddenly Open Legislative Seat Gets Its First Candidate". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
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    		 Majority Leader of the Oregon House of Representatives
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