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Peter Bowman
About Senator
Peter Bowman
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On December 6, 2006, Peter Bowman
was sworn in as a member of the 123rd Maine Legislature.
As a member of the Maine Senate, Bowman serves the
people of Senate District One in the communities of
Eliot, Kittery, Ogunquit, South Berwick and York.
As a three-term Commander of the Portsmouth Naval
Shipyard, Bowman developed a reputation to quickly
understand and deal with complex issues throughout
his 30 years of service in the U.S. Navy. Part of his
military experience includes teaching at the Naval
Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA for a year before
serving as vice president of a regional manufacturing
company for 11 years.
Recognizing his leadership capabilities, U. S. Senate
Majority Leader George Mitchell selected Peter to serve
on the Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC)
in 1993. In addition to these leadership roles, Senate
President Beth Edmonds appointed Bowman to the Maine
Regulatory Fairness Board in 2006. |
In
2005, the Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce made
Bowman co-recipient of their "Citizen of the Year" award.
Perhaps one of his greatest military distinctions he
received was the "Legion of Merit" award.
Recognizing his leadership abilities, Senate President
Edmonds appointed Bowman to serve as the Senate Chair
of the Legislature’s Education Committee. In
addition to his role as Education Chair, Bowman also
serves on the Legislature’s Insurance and Financial
Services Committee.
Senator Bowman graduated from Cornell University
with a BS in Electrical Engineering. He also earned
an MS in Management and MS in Ocean Engineering from
MIT and graduated from the U.S. Naval Nuclear Power
and Submarine Schools. He lives in Kittery with his
wife Suzanne. Bowman has three adult children and
two grandsons.
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