Peter B. Bowman (born October 5, 1937) is an American politician from

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. Bowman served as a Democratic

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from

's 1st District, representing part of York County, including his residence in

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. He was first elected to the Maine Senate in 2006 after incumbent Republican Mary Andrews did not seek re-election. He has also served on the Kittery School Committee. Bowman attended New Rochelle High School from 1951 to 1954 before transferring to Tredyffrin-Easttown High School in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, graduating in 1955. He then enrolled at

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, graduating in 1960 with a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. Bowman later earned a dual M.S. (Ocean Engineering) and M.B.A. from the

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and

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in 1973. Commissioned through the NROTC program in 1960, he spent 30 years serving in the Navy and was commander of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard from 1987 to 1990, which he cited as making him a more effective legislator. Bowman served aboard USS ''Picking'' (DD-685), and . He was designated an engineering duty officer after graduation from M.I.T. and became a specialist in nuclear submarine maintenance. Bowman was promoted to

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effective October 1, 1981. He served as Director of Electrical Systems for

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from 1981 to 1984 and as Planning Manager for the

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from 1984 to 1987. After retirement from active duty, Bowman was nominated to be a Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commissioner by President

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in 1993. In 2010, Bowman was replaced in the state senate by fellow Democrat

Dawn Hill Dawn Hill is an American politician from Maine. A Cape Neddick, York resident, Hill represents the 1st Senate District. Prior to being elected a Maine State Senator, she represented part of York County in District 149 from 2006 to 2010. Educati ...

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* 1937 births Living people Politicians from New Rochelle, New York Cornell University alumni MIT School of Engineering alumni MIT Sloan School of Management alumni United States Navy captains Recipients of the Meritorious Service Medal (United States) Recipients of the Legion of Merit People from Kittery, Maine School board members in Maine Democratic Party Maine state senators 21st-century American legislators {{Maine-politician-stub