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Cowles was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in 1975. He was formerly a director of an alternative energy division for a communications construction company.^[2]

Political career

Elections

Cowles was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1982 and re-elected until 1986 when he resigned to run for the state Senate.^[2] He was first elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in a special election in April 1987.^[2] He ran unopposed in 2008 and 2012, and beat his opponent 65 percent to 35 percent in 2016.

Recall effort

Cowles supported Governor Walker's budget repair bill, including the section that removed collective bargaining. As a result, Cowles was subject to a recall effort as part of the 2011 Wisconsin protests. On March 2, 2011, the "Committee to Recall Cowles" registered with the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board.^[3] On April 28, roughly 26,000 signatures to recall Cowles were filed with the Government Accountability Board. In late May 2011, the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board verified petitions against Cowles.^[4] The recall election was held on August 9, 2011, with Cowles defeating the Democratic challenger, Nancy Nusbaum, 60 percent to 40 percent.^[1]

Committee assignments

Cowles chairs the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Co-Chairs the Joint Committee on Audit, sits on the Senate Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, and is the Ranking Member on the Joint Committee on Information Policy and Technology.

Electoral history

References

1. ^¹Barbour, Clay and Mary Spicuzza. "Republicans hold off Dems in recalls, win enough seats to keep majority in Senate", Wisconsin State Journal, August 10, 2011.
2. ^¹²Julie Pohlman (ed.) State of Wisconsin 2015-2016 Blue Book. Madison: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, 2015, p. 22.
3. ^{{cite web |title=Committee to Recall Cowles |url=http://gab.wi.gov/node/1652 |publisher=Wisconsin Government Accountability Board |date=March 9, 2011 |accessdate=April 16, 2011}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://ballotnews.org/2011/05/31/gab-certifies-recalls-for-cowles-darling-and-harsdorf/ |title=GAB certifies recalls for Cowles, Darling and Harsdorf | Ballotnews |publisher=Ballotnews.org |date=2011-05-31 |accessdate=2011-06-27}}
5. ^{{cite web |title=Results of Fall General Election - 11/02/2004 |url=http://elections.wi.gov/sites/default/files/2004_FallElection_Results_Summary.pdf |publisher=Wisconsin State Elections Board |date=December 1, 2004 |accessdate=April 20, 2018}}
6. ^{{cite web |title=Results of Fall General Election - 11/04/2008 |url=http://elections.wi.gov/sites/default/files/2008_FallElection_Results_Summary_0.pdf |publisher=Wisconsin State Elections Board |date=November 25, 2008 |accessdate=April 20, 2018}}
7. ^{{cite web |title=August 9 recall election results |url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/127331193.html |publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=August 9, 2011 |accessdate=August 9, 2011}}
8. ^{{cite web |title=Canvass Results for 2012 PRESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL ELECTION - 11/6/2012 |url=https://elections.wi.gov/sites/default/files/Amended%20Percentage%20Results-11.6.12%20President.pdf |publisher=G.A.B. Canvass Reporting System |date=November 6, 2012 |accessdate=April 20, 2018}}
9. ^{{cite web |title=Canvass Results for 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016 6:00:00 AM |url=https://elections.wi.gov/sites/default/files/Statewide%20Results%20All%20Offices%20%28post-Presidential%20recount%29.pdf | publisher=WEC Canvass Reporting System |date=November 8, 2004 |accessdate=April 20, 2018}}

External links

[https://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/02/cowles/ Official legislative website]

[https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/legislators/senate/1502 Voting record and bills authored website]

Campaign website