About Senator Peter Bowman

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.