John Cowan
Republican · GA
John Cowan is a neurosurgeon and small business owner from Bartow County who has treated patients in northwest Georgia for decades. He wants lower health insurance premiums and tax relief for families and small businesses.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 17 records
Received President Donald Trump's endorsement for Georgia's 11th Congressional District in a Truth Social post.
July 13, 2026
Source: trumpstruth.org
Wrote an opinion piece in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution urging the Georgia House to follow the state Senate and pass a resolution seeking a convention on congressional term limits.
February 27, 2026
Source: ajc.com
Wrote an opinion piece in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, as Georgia state chair of U.S. Term Limits, arguing that Georgia should push for term limits on Congress.
September 21, 2025
Source: ajc.com
Left Harbin Clinic with two other neurosurgeons and signed contracts to provide brain and spine surgery at AdventHealth Redmond hospital in Rome.
June 19, 2023
Source: coosavalleynews.com
Gave $2,500 to Future First Leadership PAC, the political committee of then-Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, according to federal campaign finance records.
March 4, 2021
Source: fec.gov
Founded Cortex Toys, a Rome, Georgia maker of plush toys, games and puzzles; Mighty Mojo Inc. announced it had bought the company in November 2020.
November 13, 2020
Source: newswire.com
Was elected president of the Georgia Neurosurgical Society, the statewide professional group for brain and spine surgeons.
September 30, 2020
Source: beckersspine.com
Received a U.S. patent for a method and implant that fuses neighboring vertebrae using a ball-joint rod; the patent is assigned to Globus Medical.
September 1, 2020
Source: patents.google.com
Told a Rome magazine he had helped develop End Slavery Georgia, a program with Tom Holt that gives women rescued from sex trafficking a safe place to heal.
March 19, 2020
Source: readv3.com
Told a Rome magazine he had served on the board of the Community Foundation for Greater Rome, which gives grants to local charities, and as vice chair of the Rome Floyd Chamber's economic development committee.
March 19, 2020
Source: readv3.com
Received a U.S. patent for a low-profile spinal implant, a plate and cage that joins two neighboring vertebrae; the patent is assigned to Warsaw Orthopedic.
February 17, 2015
Source: patents.google.com
Published a study as lead author finding that top-grossing movies rarely showed seat belt or helmet use, and called on filmmakers to show safer behavior.
March 12, 2009
Source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
As a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation health scholar at the University of Michigan, published a study as lead author finding that police on a reality TV show rarely wore seat belts.
October 13, 2006
Source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Published a national study as lead author showing that spinal fusion surgery grew quickly in the United States, mostly among patients over 40.
July 11, 2006
Source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Received a U.S. patent as a co-inventor of a brain shunt that drains extra spinal fluid and has ports to clear blockages, filed while he trained at the University of Michigan.
August 23, 2005
Source: patents.google.com
Published a national study as lead author finding better results for brain aneurysm surgery at busier hospitals; it urged doctors to refer patients to centers with proven results.
January 7, 2004
Source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Published a national study as lead author finding fewer deaths after brain tumor surgery at hospitals and by surgeons that did more of these operations.
December 21, 2002
Source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Past race John Cowan ran in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 11 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 11, Georgia