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	{{Infobox|Name= Nicole Bowman		{{Infobox|Name= Nicole Bowman
	|Image = 002.jpg		|Image = 002.jpg
-	|Position = United States House of Representatives - Missouri - 5th District	+	|Position = Congresswoman
-	|Term-Length = 2015 - Present	+	|Term-Length = 2016 - Present
	|Constituency = [[Midwest]]		|Constituency = [[Midwest]]
	|Date-of-Birth = December 25, 1987		|Date-of-Birth = December 25, 1987
	|Place-of-Birth = Kansas City, Missouri		|Place-of-Birth = Kansas City, Missouri
-	|Party = [[Independent Party|Independent]]	+	|Party = [[Republican Party|Republican]]
-	|Spouse = Joshua Bowman	+	|Spouse = Jason Bowman
-	|Party-Colour = #000066}}	+	|Children = Christopher Bowman (Born December 3, 2016)
		+	|Religion = Christian
		+	|Party-Colour = red}}
-	'''Whitney Mason''' (born May 4, 1965) is the current [[President of the United States]] and former [[Governor]] and Democratic Leader of [[Appalachia]].	+	'''Nicole Bowman''' (born as Nicole Davis on December 25, 1987) is a former [[Congressional leadership|Speaker of the House of Representatives]]. Nicole was only the fourth female Speaker of the House in United States History and the first Republican female Speaker. She had previously served on the House Judiciary Committee, Chaired the House Science, Health, Education and Environment Committee and was briefly MSV Acting Legislative Leader.
	== Early Life ==		== Early Life ==
-	Whitney was born in Faith, North Carolina on May 4, 1965 to Dudley Mason, a trucker, and Lucinda Rossiter Mason, a textile factory worker. Upon his graduation from Salisbury High School in 1983, Whitney attended the Appalachian State University on a basketball scholarship where he majored in Geography, served as President of the College Democrats, and Editor of the Appalachian.	+	Nicole Bowman was born on Christmas Day 1987 in Kansas City MO to Jennifer and Andrew Davis. Nicole has two older brothers, Chris and Shawn. Politics run in their family as their father, Andrew, was a Democratic Congressman from the 5th District.
-	After graduating with honors, Whitney signed on for three years with the Air Force and received a Masters in International Development Policy from Duke University two years after completing his service. While attending Duke, he met a young law student named Diana McGillicutty, who he married three years later.	+	== College / Meeting Future Husband ==
-	== Public Service ==	+	After graduating high school with a 3.4 GPA, Nicole went to University of Maryland College Park. Following in her father's footsteps, she majored in political science and graduated in 2009 with a degree in political science and a minor in creative writing.
-	While working towards his Masters, Whitney took a job in the Chapel Hill Town Manager's office where he worked for six years until he ran for a seat on the Chapel Hill Town Council. His son, Sacha (named for Whitney's grandfather), was born three weeks after he was elected to the Town Council where he championed major city revitalization projects and sustainable development standards and was urged to run for a seat in the Appalachia legislature in the middle of his second term by the town's mayor, who had declined to run for the seat.	+	While in attending college she met her future husband Jason. Jason was born in Baltimore, Maryland and he and Nicole met when a mutual friend set them up on a blind date. They have been together ever since. Nicole and Jason were married 3 years after graduation in 2012 at the age of 25 and moved to Kansas City so that Nicole could be near her family.
-	He was thrice reelected to the legislature before becoming leader of the Democratic Caucus in 2008. His wife gave birth to triplets, Faith, Hope, and Charity, in early 2008. Two years later, he led his party to majority status and served as Majority Leader until November 2012 when he defeated incumbent [[Peter Vandenberg]] in his bid to become Governor of Appalachia.
-	In mid September 2014, he announced his candidacy for President of the United States.  After a tough fight Primary campaign against Senator [[Justin Casanova-Davis]], Whitney won the 2016 Democratic nomination for President and went on to defeat David Gamble in the General election.	+	== Post College / Chief of Staff for Congressman Andrew Davis ==
-	== Books  ==	+	Following graduating college where Nicole received a Masters in Political Science and also a degree in International Relations, Nicole took a job with an International consulting firm. Her future Husband, Jason, also took a job with the firm in Public Relations. Their jobs took them to 15 different countries around the world consulting in foreign affairs as well as political affairs. After being asked to come home, Nicole and Jason, moved back to Nicole's home city of Kansas City where Jason took up a PR role with the Kansas City Chief's football organization where he works to this day. Nicole went to work with her father first as a local organizer for her father's House of Representatives re election campaign and eventually becoming his Chief of Staff.
-	Whitney is the author of three books:<br>	+	== Death of Father / Rise to Congresswoman ==
-	'''<i>Faith, Family, and Freedom: The Democratic Party's Fight for Rural America</i>''' (2011)<br>	+	Around the time that Jason and Nicole decided to work on becoming parents, tragedy struck, as Nicole's father, Andrew Davis, passed away from a heart attack at the age of 54. Her father was home  from Washington on vacation when Nicole's mother, Jennifer, found him dead in his sleep in the early morning.
-	Author's Net Income: $690,000<br>	+
-	''"Throughout his ten years of public service, Whitney Mason has led the fight for a Democratic revival in rural America. In this book, he chronicles how the Democrats lost hold of the rural domination they held for half a century and what they must do to get it back. While documenting the triumphs and failures of the Democrats and the betrayal of rural America by the Republicans, he also tells of his personal fight that has led to a renewal of the Democratic majority in Appalachia."''<br>	+
-	'''<i>Home</i>''' (2013)<br>	+	Following the funeral of the very popular Congressman, an emergency election was called, to fill his open seat. Local Democrats, Nicole's family, her husband Jason, and Congressman Davis' staff urged Nicole to run. She reluctantly did and won the election to take over her father's seat.
-	Author's Net Income: $300,000<br>	+
-	''"It's Harry Potter meets Dante's Inferno is this children's book by Appalachia Governor Whitney Mason. The book tells the story of Mattie Taylor, a seven year old girl, as she journey's through four worlds-- each representing a fantastical version of an environmentally degraded future-- to try to get back home."''	+
-	'''<i>A Prayer on Good Friday</i>''' (2014)<br>
-	Author's Net Income: $1,000,000<br>
-	''"In this insider's account of the Good Friday attacks, Governor Whitney Mason reveals what went on behind the scenes on the day that terrorists targetted both America and the Christian faith. The book speaks primarily from a spiritual viewpoint as Mason writes on the role that faith can play in guiding leaders through a major crisis and the need for principled faith in America's battle with religious extremism."''
-	'''<i>The War At Home</i>''' (2016)<br>	+	== Public Service ==
-	Author's Net Income: $832,000<br>	+
-	''"In his latest book, Governor Whitney Mason explains the world of domestic counter-terrorism and homeland security to the average American. A strong defender of national security efforts and civil liberties, Governor Mason outlines dozens of new measures to protect Americans from the threats to our nation's homeland security and encourages citizens to take a more active role in demanding action from Washington."''	+	Getting her feet wet as a freshman Congresswoman Nicole met with the House Democrat Caucus and began voting. She did not serve on any committees during her first term but was invited to Speak at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in support of eventual President Whitney Mason. Nicole was to join the House Judiciary Committee the following session.
-	== Miscellaneous Facts  ==
-	Whitney is of English and Russian ancestry.  His wife, Diana, is of Irish, Italian, and Iranian ancestry.	+	== Departure from Democratic Party / Switch to Republican Party ==
-	Whitney speaks fluent Russian and is proficient in Spanish and Italian.	+	While attending the Democratic National Convention Nicole Bowman made a surprising decision...she left the Democratic party. She informed party leaders at the Convention and a few days after the Convention she announced it to the American people. Citing the major transitions her and her family had to endure over that session, and the impending birth of her first child as well as a desire to take a step back and assess which party she truly supported, Nicole switched to the Independent party.
-	Whitney has been a member of Evergreen United Methodist Church since 1990 and ran the church's food pantry from 1993 until he was elected to the state legislature in 2002.	+	For the next several months Nicole stayed at home and thought out her options. After giving birth to her son, Christopher, Nicole says that her views (which have always been more conservative than liberal) really came to light, and on the first day of the 115th Congress Nicole announced that she was joining the Republican Party.
-	Whitney is an avid basketball player and spent six years coaching each of the little league basketball teams his son, Sacha, played on.
-	Whitney is a Benefactor member of the National Rifle Association.
-	== 2012 Election ==	+	== Nicole's First Session as a Member of the House Republican Caucus ==
-	{{Elect|Mason1}}	+	Nicole wasted no time in jumping in as a member of the House Republican Caucus. She was appointed quickly to the House Judiciary Committee and the House Budget, Economy, Labor and Infrastructure Committee. She began spirited debates in both committees before being asked to step down from BELI so that another member of her caucus could hold the seat. Nicole slowly began her rise in the power with many speculating that she would run for Governor of the Mississippi Valley in the 2020 elections. She along with her other members of the House Caucus successfully fought to win Majority status in the 2018 House elections.
-	'''Appalachia Governor'''	+
-	|-style="background:#E9E9E9;" align="center"	+
-	!colspan="2"| Party	+
-	! Candidate	+
-	! Votes	+
-	! %	+
-	|-align="left"	+
-	| bgcolor="#000099"|	+
-	| [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]	+
-	| Whitney Mason	+
-	| 7,914,071	+
-	| 54.8%	+
-	|-align="left"	+
-	| bgcolor="#CC0000"|	+
-	| [[Republican Party|Republican]]	+
-	| '''[[Peter Vandenberg]]'''	+
-	| 6,453,825	+
-	| 44.7%	+
-	|-style="background:#E9E9E9;"	+
-	! align="right" colspan="3"|Total	+
-	! align="left"|14,367,896	+
-	!	+
-	|}	+
-	== 2016 Election ==	+	== Nicole's 2nd Session as a member of the Republican Party ==
-	{{Elect|Mason2}}	+	After winning majority status in the 2018 House elections, Nicole was put in the position of charing her first Committee, the Science, Health, Education and Environment Committee (SHEE). But just a few weeks after she assumed her new role, Nicole, suffered a serious health crisis and was hospitalized in Kansas City. She returned to Congress a few months later and returned to the JUD committee. When  Alyson Cauthon announced her candidacy for Governor of the Mississippi Valley, she selected Nicole to be her running mate.
-	'''President of the United States'''	+
-	|-style="background:#E9E9E9;" align="center"	+
-	!colspan="2"| Party	+
-	! Candidate	+
-	! Electoral Votes	+
-	|-align="left"	+
-	| bgcolor="#000099"|	+
-	| [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]	+
-	| Whitney Mason	+
-	| 378	+
-	|-align="left"	+
-	| bgcolor="#CC0000"|	+
-	| [[Republican Party|Republican]]	+
-	| '''[[David Gamble]]'''	+
-	| 160	+
-	|-style="background:#E9E9E9;"	+
-	|}	+
-	'''By State (Mason - Gamble)'''	+	The two were preparing their candidacies when new controversy arose around new Mississippi Valley Governor Roberta Christmas. Nicole was asked to return home, and assume the role of temporary MSV Legislative leader to introduce articles of impeachment against the Governor. Governor Christmas decided to step down and once the new MSV Legislative Leader took his place, Nicole returned to Washington and returned to her position of Charing the SHEE Committee (after Alyson Cauthon moved on to fill an empty Senate Seat).
-	'''DC''' ''81.50% - 18.50%''<br>	+	Nicole finished out her chaotic session campaigning for Speaker of the House Dale Thomas' failed Presidential bid. Nicole later endorsed Republican Presidential Nominee (and the current new President of the United States) Akeem Mellis and introduced her idol, former President Elizabeth Warren, when she was the Keynote Speaker at the 2020 Republican National Convention.
-	'''MA''' ''66.75% - 33.25%''<br>	+
-	'''HI''' ''64.50% - 35.50%''<br>	+
-	'''RI''' ''64.00% - 36.00%''<br>	+
-	'''WV''' ''60.25% - 39.75%''<br>	+
-	'''VT''' ''59.25% - 40.75%''<br>	+
-	'''CT''' ''59.00% - 41.00%''<br>	+
-	'''MI''' ''59.00% - 41.00%''<br>	+
-	'''NC''' ''58.50% - 41.50%''<br>	+
-	'''NY''' ''58.50% - 41.50%''<br>	+
-	'''IL''' ''58.25% - 41.75%''<br>	+
-	'''CA''' ''58.00% - 42.00%''<br>	+
-	'''KY''' ''57.50% - 42.50%''<br>	+
-	'''WA''' ''57.25% - 42.25%''<br>	+
-	'''OH''' ''57.25% - 42.25%''<br>	+
-	'''LA''' ''56.00% - 44.00%''<br>	+
-	'''VA''' ''55.25% - 44.75%''<br>	+
-	'''ME''' ''55.00% - 45.00%''<br>	+
-	'''MN''' ''54.75% - 45.25%''<br>	+
-	'''MD''' ''54.50% - 45.50%''<br>	+
-	'''IA''' ''54.00% - 46.00%''<br>	+
-	'''FL''' ''53.75% - 46.25%''<br>	+
-	'''AR''' ''52.75% - 47.25%''<br>	+
-	'''OR''' ''52.75% - 47.25%''<br>	+
-	'''NM''' ''52.50% - 47.50%''<br>	+
-	'''WI''' ''52.25% - 47.75%''<br>	+
-	'''IN''' ''52.25% - 47.75%''<br>	+
-	'''MT''' ''51.50% - 48.50%''<br>	+
-	'''GA''' ''51.00% - 49.00%''<br>	+
-	'''MO''' ''50.75% - 49.25%''<br>	+
-	'''NJ''' ''50.75% - 49.25%''<br>	+
-	'''DE''' ''50.25% - 49.75%''<br>	+
-	'''NH''' ''50.25% - 49.75%''<br>	+
-	'''ND''' ''49.75% - 50.25%''<br>	+
-	'''NV''' ''49.25% - 50.75%''<br>	+
-	'''OK''' ''49.25% - 50.75%''<br>	+
-	'''TN''' ''49.00% - 51.00%''<br>	+
-	'''CO''' ''48.00% - 52.00%''<br>	+
-	'''AZ''' ''47.75% - 52.25%''<br>	+
-	'''AL''' ''47.50% - 52.50%''<br>	+
-	'''SD''' ''47.25% - 52.75%''<br>	+
-	'''ID''' ''47.00% - 53.00%''<br>	+
-	'''SC''' ''47.00% - 53.00%''<br>	+
-	'''MS''' ''46.50% - 53.50%''<br>	+
-	'''KS''' ''46.00% - 54.00%''<br>	+
-	'''NE''' ''45.50% - 54.50%''<br>	+
-	'''AK''' ''45.25% - 54.75%''<br>	+
-	'''PA''' ''44.50% - 55.50%''<br>	+
-	'''TX''' ''44.50% - 55.50%''<br>	+
-	'''WY''' ''42.25% - 57.75%''<br>	+
-	'''UT''' ''38.00% - 62.00%''<br>	+
-	== External Links ==	+	== Election to Speaker of the House ==
-	* [http://worldsimulations.com/USGS/index.php?s=&showtopic=12134 Biography]	+	After the Republicans once again won control of the House in the 2020 House of Representatives elections, the House Republican Caucus, elected Nicole to assume the role of [[Congressional leadership|Speaker of the House]] (filling the seat of the retiring Dale Thomas). Nicole is only the fourth female Speaker of the House in United States history and is the first Republican Female Speaker of the House in United States history. As Speaker of the House Nicole is the 2nd in line of succession for President of the United States, following new Vice President Tim Kent.
-	* [http://worldsimulations.com/USGS/index.php?showtopic=3549 Press Office]	+
-	{{United States presidential election, 2016}}	+	== Personal Life ==
-	[[Category:Biographies|Mason, Whitney]][[Category:Governors|Mason, Whitney]][[Category:Democrats|Mason, Whitney]][[Category:Appalachia Politicians|Mason, Whitney]][[Category:Shenandoah Valley Politicians|Mason, Whitney]][[Category:North Carolina Politicians|Mason, Whitney]][[Category:Christians|Mason, Whitney]][[Category:Presidents|Mason, Whitney]]	+	During the 2016 Democratic National Convention Nicole announced that her and her husband Jason were expecting their first child, a boy, to be born in January 2017. Their first child, Christopher Andrew (middle name chosen in honor of her father) was born on December 3, 2016 four weeks premature. Christopher weighed 7 pounds and 4 ounces and is now (as of December 3, 2020) four years old.

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Current revision as of 01:41, 30 July 2008

Nicole Bowman
Congresswoman
In Office: 2016 - Present
Preceded by	{{{Predecessor}}}
Succeeded by	{{{Successor}}}
Born	December 25, 1987 Kansas City, Missouri
Political Party	Republican
Spouse	Jason Bowman
Religion	Christian

Nicole Bowman (born as Nicole Davis on December 25, 1987) is a former Speaker of the House of Representatives. Nicole was only the fourth female Speaker of the House in United States History and the first Republican female Speaker. She had previously served on the House Judiciary Committee, Chaired the House Science, Health, Education and Environment Committee and was briefly MSV Acting Legislative Leader.

Contents 1 Early Life 2 College / Meeting Future Husband 3 Post College / Chief of Staff for Congressman Andrew Davis 4 Death of Father / Rise to Congresswoman 5 Public Service 6 Departure from Democratic Party / Switch to Republican Party 7 Nicole's First Session as a Member of the House Republican Caucus 8 Nicole's 2nd Session as a member of the Republican Party 9 Election to Speaker of the House 10 Personal Life

Early Life

Nicole Bowman was born on Christmas Day 1987 in Kansas City MO to Jennifer and Andrew Davis. Nicole has two older brothers, Chris and Shawn. Politics run in their family as their father, Andrew, was a Democratic Congressman from the 5th District.

College / Meeting Future Husband

After graduating high school with a 3.4 GPA, Nicole went to University of Maryland College Park. Following in her father's footsteps, she majored in political science and graduated in 2009 with a degree in political science and a minor in creative writing.

While in attending college she met her future husband Jason. Jason was born in Baltimore, Maryland and he and Nicole met when a mutual friend set them up on a blind date. They have been together ever since. Nicole and Jason were married 3 years after graduation in 2012 at the age of 25 and moved to Kansas City so that Nicole could be near her family.

Post College / Chief of Staff for Congressman Andrew Davis

Following graduating college where Nicole received a Masters in Political Science and also a degree in International Relations, Nicole took a job with an International consulting firm. Her future Husband, Jason, also took a job with the firm in Public Relations. Their jobs took them to 15 different countries around the world consulting in foreign affairs as well as political affairs. After being asked to come home, Nicole and Jason, moved back to Nicole's home city of Kansas City where Jason took up a PR role with the Kansas City Chief's football organization where he works to this day. Nicole went to work with her father first as a local organizer for her father's House of Representatives re election campaign and eventually becoming his Chief of Staff.

Death of Father / Rise to Congresswoman

Around the time that Jason and Nicole decided to work on becoming parents, tragedy struck, as Nicole's father, Andrew Davis, passed away from a heart attack at the age of 54. Her father was home from Washington on vacation when Nicole's mother, Jennifer, found him dead in his sleep in the early morning.

Following the funeral of the very popular Congressman, an emergency election was called, to fill his open seat. Local Democrats, Nicole's family, her husband Jason, and Congressman Davis' staff urged Nicole to run. She reluctantly did and won the election to take over her father's seat.

Public Service

Getting her feet wet as a freshman Congresswoman Nicole met with the House Democrat Caucus and began voting. She did not serve on any committees during her first term but was invited to Speak at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in support of eventual President Whitney Mason. Nicole was to join the House Judiciary Committee the following session.

Departure from Democratic Party / Switch to Republican Party

While attending the Democratic National Convention Nicole Bowman made a surprising decision...she left the Democratic party. She informed party leaders at the Convention and a few days after the Convention she announced it to the American people. Citing the major transitions her and her family had to endure over that session, and the impending birth of her first child as well as a desire to take a step back and assess which party she truly supported, Nicole switched to the Independent party.

For the next several months Nicole stayed at home and thought out her options. After giving birth to her son, Christopher, Nicole says that her views (which have always been more conservative than liberal) really came to light, and on the first day of the 115th Congress Nicole announced that she was joining the Republican Party.

Nicole's First Session as a Member of the House Republican Caucus

Nicole wasted no time in jumping in as a member of the House Republican Caucus. She was appointed quickly to the House Judiciary Committee and the House Budget, Economy, Labor and Infrastructure Committee. She began spirited debates in both committees before being asked to step down from BELI so that another member of her caucus could hold the seat. Nicole slowly began her rise in the power with many speculating that she would run for Governor of the Mississippi Valley in the 2020 elections. She along with her other members of the House Caucus successfully fought to win Majority status in the 2018 House elections.

Nicole's 2nd Session as a member of the Republican Party

After winning majority status in the 2018 House elections, Nicole was put in the position of charing her first Committee, the Science, Health, Education and Environment Committee (SHEE). But just a few weeks after she assumed her new role, Nicole, suffered a serious health crisis and was hospitalized in Kansas City. She returned to Congress a few months later and returned to the JUD committee. When Alyson Cauthon announced her candidacy for Governor of the Mississippi Valley, she selected Nicole to be her running mate.

The two were preparing their candidacies when new controversy arose around new Mississippi Valley Governor Roberta Christmas. Nicole was asked to return home, and assume the role of temporary MSV Legislative leader to introduce articles of impeachment against the Governor. Governor Christmas decided to step down and once the new MSV Legislative Leader took his place, Nicole returned to Washington and returned to her position of Charing the SHEE Committee (after Alyson Cauthon moved on to fill an empty Senate Seat).

Nicole finished out her chaotic session campaigning for Speaker of the House Dale Thomas' failed Presidential bid. Nicole later endorsed Republican Presidential Nominee (and the current new President of the United States) Akeem Mellis and introduced her idol, former President Elizabeth Warren, when she was the Keynote Speaker at the 2020 Republican National Convention.

Election to Speaker of the House

After the Republicans once again won control of the House in the 2020 House of Representatives elections, the House Republican Caucus, elected Nicole to assume the role of Speaker of the House (filling the seat of the retiring Dale Thomas). Nicole is only the fourth female Speaker of the House in United States history and is the first Republican Female Speaker of the House in United States history. As Speaker of the House Nicole is the 2nd in line of succession for President of the United States, following new Vice President Tim Kent.

Personal Life

During the 2016 Democratic National Convention Nicole announced that her and her husband Jason were expecting their first child, a boy, to be born in January 2017. Their first child, Christopher Andrew (middle name chosen in honor of her father) was born on December 3, 2016 four weeks premature. Christopher weighed 7 pounds and 4 ounces and is now (as of December 3, 2020) four years old.