Peter Cownie
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84th General Assembly portrait (2011)
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| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 42nd district 60th (2009–2013) |
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Assumed office January 12, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Libby Jacobs |
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April 19, 1980 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary |
| Residence | West Des Moines, Iowa |
| Alma mater |
University of Virginia Drake University |
| Occupation | President, Junior Achievement of Central Iowa |
| Website | legis.iowa.gov/... |
Peter Cownie (born April 19, 1980) is the Iowa State Representative from the 42nd District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2009. Cownie was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa and resides in West Des Moines, Iowa. He has a B.A. in American government from the University of Virginia and a Master's of Public Administration with an emphasis in public policy from Drake University.
As of June 2013[update], Cownie serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Agriculture, Government Oversight, and Ways and Means committees. He also serves as the chair of the Commerce committee.
During the 2017 legislative session, Cownie voted to shorten both the amount of time one may cast an absentee ballot and the number of days one can vote at satellite polling sites, and he voted to require all voters to present a state-issued ID. Though he voted for the measure, the bill was opposed by the Iowa State Association of Counties, an advocacy group for Iowa's disabled, and Iowa's Department on Aging opposed the bill.
*incumbent
Peter Cownie, resident of West Des Moines, Iowa was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa. Peter graduated from Dowling High School in West Des Moines in 1999. Peter then graduated from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2003 after receiving his B.A in American Government.
After college Peter moved to Washington D.C. and worked at the Department of Transportation as an assistant to then Secretary of Transportation, Norman Mineta. Peter worked as a scheduling and advance assistant for Secretary Mineta traveling the United States and the world furthering the United States’ transportation interests.
After living in Washington D.C. for three years, Peter then moved back to his home state of Iowa. Peter worked at the Iowa Statehouse for the Iowa Senate Republican Caucus staff. Peter was a legislative analyst staffing the State Government Committee and the Health and Human Services Budget Subcommittee. While working at the Iowa Statehouse, Peter received his Masters in Public Administration with an emphasis in Public Policy from Drake University.
Peter is now serving as President of Junior Achievement of Central Iowa. Junior Achievement is a nonprofit organization located in Des Moines with a mission of teaching students K-12 the merits of entrepreneurship, financial literacy, savings and economics. Junior Achievement of Central Iowa reaches over 27,500 students annually.
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