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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Peter_Bowman > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Peter_Bowman.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Bowman > Source revision: 1350835701 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | name = Peter Bruce Bowman | state_senate = Maine | state = Maine | district = 1st | term_start = 2006 | term_end = 2010 | preceded = [Mary Andrews](/source/Mary_Andrews_(politician)) | succeeded = [Dawn Hill](/source/Dawn_Hill) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1937|10|5}} | birth_place = [New Rochelle, New York](/source/New_Rochelle%2C_New_York), U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = | profession = | party = [Democratic](/source/Maine_Democratic_Party) | website = | allegiance = {{flag|United States}} | branch = {{flag|United States Navy}} | rank = [Captain](/source/Captain_(United_States_O-6)) | unit = | service_years = 1960–1990 | battles = | mawards = {{ubl|[Legion of Merit](/source/Legion_of_Merit)|[Meritorious Service Medal](/source/Meritorious_Service_Medal_(United_States))}} }} '''Peter B. Bowman''' (born October 5, 1937) is an American politician from [Maine](/source/Maine). Bowman served as a [Democratic](/source/Maine_Democratic_Party) [State Senator](/source/Maine_State_Senate) from [Maine](/source/Maine)'s 1st District, representing part of [York County](/source/York_County%2C_Maine), including his residence in [Kittery](/source/Kittery%2C_Maine). He was first elected to the Maine Senate in 2006 after incumbent Republican [Mary Andrews](/source/Mary_Andrews_(politician)) did not seek re-election.{{cite news|url=http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20081022/NEWS/810220323&template=printart|title=Candidate profile: Peter Bowman |last=Drago|first=Keith|date=October 22, 2008|work=[The Portsmouth Herald](/source/The_Portsmouth_Herald)|accessdate=1 January 2013}} He has also served on the Kittery School Committee.{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/56996/peter-bowman#.UOL6hG-1VLs|title=Peter Bowman Biography - Project Vote Smart|work=[Project Vote Smart](/source/Project_Vote_Smart)|accessdate=1 January 2013}} Bowman attended [New Rochelle High School](/source/New_Rochelle_High_School) from 1951 to 1954 before transferring to [Tredyffrin-Easttown High School](/source/Conestoga_High_School) in [Berwyn, Pennsylvania](/source/Berwyn%2C_Pennsylvania), graduating in 1955. He then enrolled at [Cornell University](/source/Cornell_University), graduating in 1960 with a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. Bowman later earned a dual M.S. (Ocean Engineering) and M.B.A. from the [Massachusetts Institute of Technology](/source/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology) and [MIT Sloan School of Management](/source/MIT_Sloan_School_of_Management) in 1973.{{cite news |title=Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, First Session, 103d Congress: Hearings Before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate |volume=103 |issue=414 |pages=264–266 |date=1994 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |location=Washington, D.C. |isbn=978-0160436116}} Commissioned through the [NROTC program](/source/Naval_Reserve_Officers_Training_Corps) in 1960, he spent 30 years serving in the Navy and was commander of the [Portsmouth Naval Shipyard](/source/Portsmouth_Naval_Shipyard) from 1987 to 1990, which he cited as making him a more effective legislator. Bowman served aboard [USS ''Picking'' (DD-685)](/source/USS_Picking), {{USS|George C. Marshall|SSBN-654}} and {{USS|Patrick Henry|SSBN-599}}. He was designated an engineering duty officer after graduation from M.I.T. and became a specialist in nuclear submarine maintenance. Bowman was promoted to [captain](/source/captain_(United_States_O-6)) effective October 1, 1981. He served as Director of Electrical Systems for [Naval Sea Systems Command](/source/Naval_Sea_Systems_Command) in [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.) from 1981 to 1984 and as Planning Manager for the [Mare Island Naval Shipyard](/source/Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard) in [Vallejo, California](/source/Vallejo%2C_California) from 1984 to 1987. After retirement from active duty, Bowman was nominated to be a [Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commissioner](/source/1993_Base_Realignment_and_Closure_Commission) by President [George H. W. Bush](/source/George_H._W._Bush) in 1993.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T5DfAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA195 |title=Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Reserve Officers on the Active-Duty List |page=195 |date=October 1, 1984 |publisher=Bureau of Naval Personnel |access-date=14 February 2022}} In 2010, Bowman was replaced in the state senate by fellow Democrat [Dawn Hill](/source/Dawn_Hill). ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{C-SPAN|30011}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bowman, Peter}} Category:1937 births Category:Living people Category:Politicians from New Rochelle, New York Category:Cornell University alumni Category:MIT School of Engineering alumni Category:MIT Sloan School of Management alumni Category:United States Navy captains Category:Recipients of the Meritorious Service Medal (United States) Category:Recipients of the Legion of Merit Category:People from Kittery, Maine Category:Politicians from York County, Maine Category:School board members in Maine Category:Democratic Party Maine state senators Category:21st-century members of the Maine Legislature {{Maine-MESenate-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Peter Bowman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Bowman) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Bowman?action=history)). 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