Benjamin William Bowman (born January 23, 1992) is an American
Democratic politician who is the
Majority Leader
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Oregon House of Representatives
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. He represents
25th district, which includes
Tigard and parts of
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and south
Beaverton.
Political career
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.
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.
Electoral history
Personal life
Bowman, who is gay, was the first openly LGBTQ+ chair of the Tigard-Tualatin school board.
References
External links
Legislative pageBallotpedia
Ballotpedia page
Campaign website
1992 births
21st-century American legislators
American gay politicians
Democratic Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives
LGBT state legislators in Oregon
Living people
Politicians from Portland, Oregon
Stanford University alumni
University of Oregon alumni
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