Ben Bowman
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 25th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byJessica George
Personal details
Born (1992-01-23) January 23, 1992 (age 32)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
CitizenshipUnited States
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Oregon
Stanford University[1]
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Benjamin Bowman (born January 23, 1992) is an American Democrat politician who serves the 25th district on the Oregon House of Representatives. In the 2022 election, he won the seat, beating Republican nominee Bob Niemeyer.

Bowman went through the Tigard-Tualatin School District growing up. In 2019, at age 27, he became the youngest person ever elected to the district's school board.[2] Bowman, who is gay, then became first openly LGBTQ+ chair of the board.[3]

Electoral history

2022 Oregon State Representative, 25th district [4]
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%

He has filed for reelection in the 2024 Oregon House of Representatives election.

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-04-20.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.

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Oregon House of Representatives Preceded byJessica George Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 25th district 2023–2025 Succeeded byIncumbent


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