Full Name:
Peter Cownie
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Mary; 2 Children
Birth Date:
04/19/1980
Birth Place:
Des Moines, IA
Home City:
West Des Moines, IA
Religion:
Catholic
MPA, Public Administration, Drake University
BA, American Government, University of Virginia, 2003
Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 42, 2008-2019
Candidate, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 42, 2018
Member, Successful Iowa Families Caucus, present
Former Member, Agriculture Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Commerce Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Member, Legislative Council Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Member, Natural Resources Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Member, State Government Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Fiscal, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on International Relations, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Studies, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives
Member, Iowa Commission on Interstate Cooperation, 2013-2015
Executive Director, Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation, present
Staff Member, Iowa Senate Republican Caucus
Former Legislative Analyst, Iowa State Senate State Government Committee and Health and Human Services Budget Subcommittee
Scheduling and Advance Assistant, United States Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta
Volunteer, Boys and Girls Club, present
Volunteer, Bull Moose Club, present
Board Member, Dowling Catholic High School Foundation, present
Board of Directors, First Tee of Greater Des Moines, present
Board of Trustees Member, Grand View University, present
Board Member, Greater Dallas County Development Alliance, present
President, Junior Achievement of Central Iowa, present
Member, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, present
Volunteer, Variety Club of Central Iowa, present
Member, West Des Moines Community Enrichment Foundation, present
Former Board Member, West Des Moines Human Services