Peter Cownie (born April 19, 1980) is an American politician.
Peter Cownie | |
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 84th General Assembly portrait (2011) | |
| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 42nd district 60th (2009–2013) | |
| In office January 12, 2009 – January 14, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Libby Jacobs |
| Succeeded by | Kristin Sunde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 19, 1980 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mary |
| Residence | West Des Moines, Iowa |
| Education | University of Virginia (BA) Drake University (MPA) |
| Occupation | President, Junior Achievement of Central Iowa |
| Website | legis.iowa.gov/... |
Cownie was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa and resides in West Des Moines, Iowa. He has a B.A. in American government from the University of Virginia and a Master's of Public Administration with an emphasis in public policy from Drake University. He is a Republican Party member who served on the Iowa House of Representatives from 2009 to 2019. Until 2013, Cownie held the District 60 seat. He was subsequently redistricted to District 42.
Cownie's mother Patricia was appointed to the Iowa Board of Regents in 2015 by Governor Terry Branstad.[1][2] During her tenure, Patricia Cownie served as president pro term.[3] Branstad's successor Kim Reynolds did not nominate Patricia Cownie to a second term.[4]
Electoral history
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| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2008 [5] District 60 | Republican | Peter Cownie | Republican | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2008 [6] District 60 Turnout: 17,321 | Republican hold | Peter Cownie | Republican | 8,905 | 51.41% | ||
| Alan R. Koslow | Democratic | 6,874 | 39.69% | ||||
| Russ Gibson | Libertarian | 499 | 2.88% | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 [7] District 60 | Republican | Peter Cownie* | Republican | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010 [8] District 60 Turnout: 12,739 | Republican hold | Peter Cownie* | Republican | 7,761 | 60.92% | ||
| Alan R. Koslow | Democratic | 4,333 | 34.01% | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 [9] District 42 | Republican | Peter Cownie* | Republican | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 [10] District 42 Turnout: 18,030 | Republican (newly redistricted) | Peter Cownie* | Republican | 9,581 | 53.14% | ||
| Mike McRee | Democratic | 7,341 | 40.72% | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2014 [11] District 42 | Republican | Peter Cownie* | Republican | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2014 [12] District 42 Turnout: 12,958 | Republican | Peter Cownie* | Republican | 7,419 | 57.25% | ||
| Daniel Fessler | Democratic | 4,911 | 37.90% | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2016 [13] District 42 | Republican | Peter Cownie* | Republican | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2016 [14] District 42 Turnout: 17,720 | Republican | Peter Cownie* | Republican | 9,065 | 51.16% | ||
| Claire Celsi | Democratic | 7,948 | 44.85% | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2018 [15] District 42 | Republican | Peter Cownie* | Republican | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2018 [15] District 42 Turnout: 15,511 | Democratic | Kristin Sunde | Democratic | 8,346 | 53.8% | ||
| Peter Cownie* | Republican | 7,155 | 46.1% | ||||
References
edit- ^ Miller, Vanessa (March 3, 2015). "Iowa Regent appointments would leave one Democrat". The Gazette. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ Charis-Carlson, Jeff (March 23, 2015). "Committee offers no opposition to regent nominees". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ Payne, Marissa (April 1, 2020). "Mike Richards, Patty Cownie reappointed to Iowa regents leadership posts". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ Miller, Vanessa (April 16, 2021). "Governor names regents President Michael Richards to another term". The Gazette. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Official Results Report – Statewide, 2008 Primary Election-06-03-2008 Party: All" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2008-06-19. p. 194. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "State of Iowa Official Canvass Summary, November 4, 2008 General Election" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 51. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-11-23. p. 101. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 144. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 88. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "2014 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 186. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ "2014 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 151. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ "2016 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 151. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ "2016 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 106. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ a b "Peter Cownie". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peter Cownie.
- Representative Peter Cownie official Iowa General Assembly site
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics