Tod Bowman

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Tod Bowman
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
Iowa State Senate District 29
Successor: Carrie Koelker
Elections and appointments
Last election

November 6, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

Luther College

Graduate

Western Illinois University

Personal
Religion
Christian: Lutheran
Profession
Professor
Contact

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Tod Bowman (Democratic Party) was a member of the Iowa State Senate, representing District 29. Bowman assumed office on January 3, 2011. Bowman left office on January 2, 2019.

Bowman (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Iowa State Senate to represent District 29. Bowman lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Biography

Bowman received his B.A. in social sciences and education from Luther College and his M.A. in education from Western Illinois University. His professional experience includes working as a teacher for the Maquoketa Community School District, coaching wrestling and football, and serving as president of the Maquoketa Area Education Association.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Iowa committee assignments, 2017
• Agriculture
• Education
• State Government
• Transportation
• Veterans Affairs

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bowman served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Bowman served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Bowman served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2018

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Iowa State Senate District 29

Carrie Koelker defeated incumbent Tod Bowman in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 29 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Carrie Koelker
Carrie Koelker (R)
 
53.5
 
15,493
Image of Tod Bowman
Tod Bowman (D)
 
46.4
 
13,437
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
10

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 28,940
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 29

Incumbent Tod Bowman advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 29 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tod Bowman
Tod Bowman
 
100.0
 
3,178

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 3,178
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 29

Carrie Koelker advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 29 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Carrie Koelker
Carrie Koelker
 
100.0
 
1,136

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,136
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2014

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Iowa State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Incumbent Tod R. Bowman was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while James R. Budde defeated James A. Heavens in the Republican primary. Bowman faced Budde in the general election[1][2] and incumbent Bowman defeated the challenger.[3]

Iowa State Senate, District 29 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTod Bowman Incumbent 54.6% 13,245
     Republican James R. Budde 45.3% 11,002
     Write-in Write-in 0.1% 22
Total Votes 24,269
Iowa State Senate, District 29 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJames R. Budde 58.3% 1,262
James A. Heavens 41.7% 901
Total Votes 2,163

2010

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2010

Bowman defeated Republican candidate Andrew Naeve by a margin of 10,017 to 9,947 in the November 2 general election.[4] Democratic candidate Roger Stewart did not run for re-election.

In the June 8 primary election, Bowman faced candidates Brian Moore (729), Ed O'Neill (232) and Paul Feller (54). Bowman won the primary with 1,573 votes.[5]

Iowa State Senate, District 13 (2010) General Election
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Tod Bowman (D) 10,017 50.2%
Andrew Naeve (R) 9,947 49.8%
Iowa State Senate, District 13 - Democratic Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Tod Bowman 1,573 60.8%
Brian Moore 729 28.2%
Ed O'Neill 232 9%
Paul Feller 54 2.1%

Campaign themes

2010

On his campaign website, Dix outlined these issues as his main concerns:[6]

  • Jobs - "New, better-paying jobs"
  • Taxes - "Government reform and more accountability for our tax dollars"
  • Education - "Restore full funding for pre-K through 12 education."
  • Military families - "We need to make sure our men and women serving overseas are taken care of when they return and we must have safe communities in which to raise our families."

Campaign finance summary

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Tod Bowman campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018Iowa State Senate District 29Lost general$432,951 N/A**
2014Iowa State Senate, District 29Won $324,765 N/A**
2010Iowa State Senate, District 13Won $109,412 N/A**
Grand total$867,128 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2018

In 2018, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 5.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012

Personal

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Bowman and his wife, Renee, have three children.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
  2. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 30, 2014
  3. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 1, 2014
  4. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official 2010 election results," accessed December 24, 2013
  5. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official 2008 Primary election results," accessed April 8, 2014
  6. ↑ todbowmanforsenate.com, "Official campaign website," accessed April 8, 2014
  7. ↑ ACLU Iowa, "Legislative Report & Civil Liberties Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
  8. ↑ ACLU of Iowa, "Legislative Report & Civil Liberties Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
  9. ↑ StateScape, "Session schedules," accessed August 2, 2014
  10. ↑ ACLU of Iowa, "Civil Liberties report card," accessed July 11, 2017
Political offices
Preceded by
Nancy Boettger (R) 		Iowa State Senate District 29
2013-2019 		Succeeded by
Carrie Koelker (R)
Preceded by
Roger Stewart 		Iowa State Senate District 13
2011–2013 		Succeeded by
Kent Sorenson (R)


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