Nicole Bowman
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| Speaker of the House | ||||
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| In Office: 2016 - Present | ||||
| Preceded by | Andrew Davis | |||
| Succeeded by | n/a | |||
| 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 the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. 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
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, 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 of Representatives (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 (in honor of her father) was born on December 3, 2016 four weeks premature. Christopher weighed 7 pounds and 4 ounces and is now (after December 3, 2020) four years old.
