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Adam Bowling
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Adam Edward Bowling (born February 4, 1982) is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 87th House district since January 2019. His district includes Bell County and part of Harlen County.[1]
Key Information
Background
[edit]Bowling was born and raised in Bell County, Kentucky, and comes from a family who has been in the area for six generations.[2] His father, Michael Bowling, served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 87th House district from 1991 to 1999 and his cousin currently serves as mayor of Middlesboro, Kentucky.[3] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Wofford College in 2004.[1]
Bowling owns and operates several businesses, including PD Specialty Care, Danville Drug Company, Bowkirk Medical, and People's Choice Pharmacy. He also works as a manager at Boone Trace Development and Redbow.[1][4]
Political career
[edit]Elections
[edit]- 2018 Incumbent representative Rick Nelson from Kentucky's 87th House district chose not to seek reelection in order to run for mayor of Middlesboro.[5] Bowling was unopposed in the 2018 Republican primary[6] and won the 2018 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 8,153 votes (75.1%) against Democratic candidate Dustin Allen.[7]
- 2020 Bowling was unopposed in both the 2020 Republican primary[6] and the 2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning the latter with 12,581 votes.[8]
- 2022 Bowling was unopposed in the 2022 Republican primary[6] and won the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 10,057 votes (83.7%) against Democratic candidate Gary Smith.[9]
- 2024 Bowling was unopposed in both the 2024 Republican primary and the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning the latter with 13,490 votes.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission". legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ Reynolds, Hannah (November 7, 2018). "Adam Bowling wins 87th District State Representative race". WYMT. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
- ^ Brooks, Jordan (November 9, 2022). "More than 7,000 turn out to vote in Bell County". Middlesboro News. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ "LinkedIn Profile - Adam Bowling". LinkedIn. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ "9 Kentucky House Democrats Aren't Seeking Re-election. Why?". Louisville Public Media. January 11, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Adam Bowling". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2018 Official General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 53. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 3, 2020 Official General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 63. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 8, 2022 Official General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 68. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
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