David Gowan (politician)
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David Gowan | |
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Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives | |
Assumed office January 12, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Andy Tobin |
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 14th district 30th (2009–2013) |
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Assumed office January 14, 2013 Serving with David Stevens |
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Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | University of Arizona |
Website | Campaign website |
David M. Gowan, Sr.[1] is an American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 14[2] since January 14, 2013. Gowan served consecutively from January 2009 until January 14, 2013 in the District 30 seat. Gowan has been the House's Majority Leader since November 9, 2012. In 2015, Gowan became the Speaker of the House.
Education
Gowan earned his BA in secondary education and social studies from the University of Arizona.
Elections
- 2012 Redistricted to District 14, and with incumbent Democratic Representatives Chad Campbell redistricted to District 14 and Debbie McCune Davis redistricted to District 30, and with incumbent Republican Representative David Stevens redistricted from District 25, Gowan and Representative Stevens were unopposed for the August 28, 2012 Republican Primary; Gowan placed first with 15,955 votes and Stevens placed second.[3] In the four-way November 6, 2012 General election, Gowan took the first seat with 43,967 votes and Representative Stevens took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominees Mark Stonebreaker and Robert Leach.[4]
- 2004 When Republican Representative Randy Graf left the Legislature and left a District 30 seat open, Gowan ran in the four-way September 7, 2004 Republican Primary, but lost to Jonathan Paton and incumbent Representative Marian McClure;[5] in the three-way November 2, 2004 General election, Representative McClure took the first seat and Paton took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominee Esther Sharif.
- 2006 Challenging incumbent Republican Representatives McClure and Paton, Gowan ran in the four-way September 12, 2006 Republican Primary, but lost to Representatives Paton and McClure;[6] in the three-way November 7, 2006 General election, Representative McClure took the first seat and Paton took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominee Clarence Boykins.[7]
- 2008 With incumbent Representatives McClure running for Arizona Corporation Commission and Representative Paton running for Arizona Senate and leaving both District 30 seats open, Gowan ran in the four-way September 2, 2008 Republican Primary, placing first with 11,163 votes;[8] in the November 2, 2010 General election, Gowan took the first seat with 54,986 votes, and Frank Antenori took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominee Andrea Dalessandro.[9]
- 2010 With Representative Frank Antenori running for Arizona Senate and leaving a District 30 seat open, Gowan ran in the six-way August 24, 2010 Republican Primary, placing first with 18,282 votes;[10] in the four-way November 2, 2010 General election, Gowan took the first seat with 49,387 votes and fellow Republican nominee Ted Vogt took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominee Andrea Dalessandro,[11] who was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2012 for District 2.
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External links
- Official page at the Arizona State Legislature
- Campaign site
- Profile at Project Vote Smart
- Biography at Ballotpedia
- Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
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