John Bowman
Democratic · MO · Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection District Director
John Bowman serves as a director of the Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection District and as a member of the St. Louis City Airport Commission. He previously represented Missouri House District 70 and served as a Northwoods alderman.
Track record
Social Programs and Welfare
· 1 record
Sponsored House Concurrent Resolution 13 (2002), which urged Congress to pass reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program; the Missouri Senate adopted it 26-1 on May 8, 2002, completing adoption in both chambers.
May 8, 2002For
Source: archive.house.mo.gov · researched July 23, 2026
Public Education Quality
· 2 records
Sponsored House Concurrent Resolution 24 (2005), encouraging Missouri high schools to offer coursework in personal finance and economics; the Missouri Senate adopted the House committee substitute 33-0 on May 13, 2005.
May 13, 2005For
Source: archive.house.mo.gov · researched July 23, 2026
Sponsored House Bill 1973 (2002), which required the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to conduct a study on economics and personal finance education in Missouri schools; the governor approved the bill on July 2, 2002.
July 2, 2002For
Source: archive.house.mo.gov · researched July 23, 2026
Public Infrastructure
· 1 record
Sponsored House Bill 501 (2001), which increased the authorization for water pollution control bonds and revised Missouri law governing water and sewer systems; the governor approved the bill on July 12, 2001.
July 12, 2001For
Source: archive.house.mo.gov · researched July 23, 2026
General
· 1 record
Chaired the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus during his Missouri House service and afterward served as president of the St. Louis County NAACP, where he led branch campaigns against voter-identification and redistricting legislation and worked to bring grocery stores into North St. Louis County food deserts, as reported on July 13, 2026.
July 13, 2026
Source: kbia.org · researched July 23, 2026
Integrity and Ethics
· 2 records
A federal judge sentenced Bowman on April 4, 2008 to five years of probation and ordered him to repay $19,874 after he admitted one misdemeanor count of bribing a bank official by paying $1,000 to have a small-business credit card application processed; he resigned his Missouri House seat when he pleaded guilty in January 2008.
April 4, 2008
Source: stltoday.com · researched July 23, 2026
A federal grand jury indicted Bowman, then a sitting Missouri state representative from Northwoods, on bank fraud and unauthorized-use-of-an-access-device charges arising from a credit card application scheme involving a Bank of America officer; the indictment was reported on January 30, 2007.
January 30, 2007
Source: stlpr.org · researched July 23, 2026
Elections
- State Senator · August 4, 2026 · State Senate District 14; Missouri
Profile last researched July 23, 2026.