Peter Cownie (born April 19, 1980) is an American politician. Cownie was born and raised in

Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, ...

and resides in

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. He has a B.A. in American government from the

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and a Master's of Public Administration with an emphasis in public policy from

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. He is a

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member who served on the

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from 2009 to 2019. Until 2013, Cownie held the District 60 seat. He was subsequently redistricted to

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. Cownie's mother Patricia was appointed to the

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in 2015 by

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. During her tenure, Patricia Cownie served as president pro term. Branstad's successor

Kim Reynolds Kimberly Kay Reynolds (née Strawn; born August 4, 1959) is an American politician serving as the 43rd governor of Iowa since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Reynolds served as the 46th lieutenant governor of Iowa from 2011 to 2017. Bef ...

did not nominate Patricia Cownie to a second term.

Electoral history

*incumbent

References

External links

Representative Peter Cownie
''official Iowa General Assembly site'' *
Financial information (state office)
at the National Institute for Money in State Politics {{DEFAULTSORT:Cownie, Peter 1980 births University of Virginia alumni Drake University alumni Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives Living people Politicians from Des Moines, Iowa People from West Des Moines, Iowa 21st-century American legislators