Adam Bowling
American politician
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Adam Edward Bowling (born February 4, 1982) is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 87th House district since January 2019. His district includes Bell County and part of Harlen County.[1]
Adam Bowling | |
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| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 87th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Rick Nelson |
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| Party | Republican |
| Relations | Michael Bowling (father) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Wofford College (BA) |
| Committees | Appropriations & Revenue (Vice Chair) Economic Development & Workforce Investment Natural Resources & Energy |
Background
Bowling was born and raised in Bell County, Kentucky, and comes from a family who has been in the area for six generations.[2] His father, Michael Bowling, served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 87th House district from 1991 to 1999 and his cousin currently serves as mayor of Middlesboro, Kentucky.[3] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Wofford College in 2004.[1]
Bowling owns and operates several businesses, including PD Specialty Care, Danville Drug Company, Bowkirk Medical, and People's Choice Pharmacy. He also works as a manager at Boone Trace Development and Redbow.[1][4]
Political career
Elections
- 2018 Incumbent representative Rick Nelson from Kentucky's 87th House district chose not to seek reelection in order to run for mayor of Middlesboro.[5] Bowling was unopposed in the 2018 Republican primary[6] and won the 2018 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 8,153 votes (75.1%) against Democratic candidate Dustin Allen.[7]
- 2020 Bowling was unopposed in both the 2020 Republican primary[6] and the 2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning the latter with 12,581 votes.[8]
- 2022 Bowling was unopposed in the 2022 Republican primary[6] and won the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 10,057 votes (83.7%) against Democratic candidate Gary Smith.[9]
- 2024 Bowling was unopposed in both the 2024 Republican primary and the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning the latter with 13,490 votes.[6]
