Janice Bowling
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Janice Bowling
Tennessee State Senate District 16
Tenure
2012 - Present
Term ends
2028
Years in position
13
Prior offices
Tullahoma Board of Mayor and Alderman
Compensation
Elections and appointments
Education
Personal
Contact
Janice Bowling (Republican Party) is a member of the Tennessee State Senate, representing District 16. She assumed office in 2012. Her current term ends on November 7, 2028.
Bowling (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Tennessee State Senate to represent District 16. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Bowling earned a B.S. in Elementary Education and Special Education from Auburn University. She has worked as a special education teacher in Lee County, Alabama.
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Bowling was assigned to the following committees:
- Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
- Senate Government Operations Committee, 2nd Vice Chair
- Transportation and Safety Committee
- Government Operations Committee, 2nd Vice Chair
2021-2022
Bowling was assigned to the following committees:
- Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
- Senate Government Operations Committee, 2nd vice chair
2019-2020
Bowling was assigned to the following committees:
- Government Operations Committee, 2nd Vice-Chair
- Senate Government Operations Committee, 2nd Vice-Chair
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Transportation and Safety Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Government Operations |
| • Judiciary, Vice chair |
| • Transportation and Safety |
| • Government Operations |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bowling served on the following committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Government Operations |
| • Judiciary, 2nd Vice chair |
| • Transportation and Safety |
| • Government Operations |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Bowling served on the following committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Government Operations |
| • State & Local Government, Vice chair |
| • Transportation and Safety |
| • Government Operations |
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2024
General election
Democratic primary election
Republican primary election
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bowling in this election.
2020
See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2020
General election
Democratic primary election
Republican primary election
2016
- See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Tennessee State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 4, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 7, 2016.
Incumbent Janice Bowling defeated Mike Winton in the Tennessee State Senate District 16 general election.[1][2]
| Tennessee State Senate, District 16 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Janice Bowling Incumbent |
67.84% | 46,846 | |
| Democratic | Mike Winton | 32.16% | 22,205 | |
| Total Votes | 69,051 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State |
Mike Winton defeated Alice Demetreon in the Tennessee State Senate District 16 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Tennessee State Senate, District 16 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Mike Winton |
70.27% | 3,342 | |
| Democratic | Alice Demetreon | 29.73% | 1,414 | |
| Total Votes | 4,756 |
Incumbent Janice Bowling defeated Michael Shane Wilcher in the Tennessee State Senate District 16 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Tennessee State Senate, District 16 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Janice Bowling Incumbent |
81.74% | 10,235 | |
| Republican | Michael Shane Wilcher | 18.26% | 2,287 | |
| Total Votes | 12,522 |
2012
- See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2012
Bowling won election in the 2012 election for Tennessee State Senate District 16. Bowling advanced past the August 2 Republican primary and defeated Jim Lewis (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Janice Bowling |
62.9% | 40,139 | |
| Democratic | Jim Lewis | 37.1% | 23,636 | |
| Total Votes | 63,775 |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Janice Bowling |
60.1% | 8,162 |
| Ron Stoltzfus | 16.8% | 2,280 |
| Eric Chance | 16.8% | 2,277 |
| Rod McClellan | 6.4% | 866 |
| Total Votes | 13,585 |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Janice Bowling did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Janice Bowling did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Bowling's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[9]
Fiber Internet Access
- Excerpt: "Fiber internet is critical to provide economic, educational and healthcare opportunities for our state."
The Second Amendment
- Excerpt: "The Second Amendment guarantees our ability to keep and bear arms to protect and provide for our families."
Education reform
- Excerpt: "Janice is working in Nashville to give local school systems more control over their policies and a bigger say on where their education dollars are spent."
Limited government
- Excerpt: "As our voice in Nashville, Janice is working to return the power of government to the people and to ensure that government only does what the founders intended while doing so by living within their means."
Stopping ObamaCare
- Excerpt: "Instead of increased taxation and bigger government, Janice wants a balanced approach to healthcare that improves access to doctors and service to patients, but that also keeps the government out of the exam room."
Campaign finance summary
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2023
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In 2023, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 21.
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2022
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In 2022, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 28.
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2021
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In 2021, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 5.
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2020
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In 2020, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 19.
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2019
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In 2019, the Tennessee General Assembly was in session January 8 through May 2.
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2018
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In 2018, the 110th Tennessee General Assembly, second session, was in session January 9 to April 27.
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2017
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In 2017, the 110th Tennessee General Assembly, first session, was in session January 10 to May 10.
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2016
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In 2016, the 109th Tennessee General Assembly, second year, was in session from January 12 through April 22
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2015
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In 2015, the 109th Tennessee General Assembly, first year, was in session from January 13 through April 22.
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2014
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In 2014, the 108th Tennessee General Assembly, second year, was in session from January 14 to April 18.
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2013
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In 2013, the 108th Tennessee General Assembly, first year, was in session from January 8 to April 19.
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Footnotes
- ↑ The New York Times, "Election 2016," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2016 general election results - Tennessee State Senate," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 8, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 11, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 4, 2016 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 4, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2012 List of Candidates," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Tennessee - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 2, 2012
- ↑ Tennessee Department of State, "Election Results," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑ timesfreepress.com, "Bowling, Lewis win primaries in state Senate District 16," August 3, 2012
- ↑ Janice Bowling, "Home," accessed July 6, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Bar Association, "Nashville Chamber Releases 2015 Legislative Scorecard," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ Tennessee Bar Association, "Nashville Chamber Releases 2015 Legislative Scorecard," accessed November 10, 2015
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Tennessee State Senate District 16 2012-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Tullahoma Board of Mayor and Alderman 1992-2008 |
Succeeded by - |
Leadership
Senate President:Randy McNally
Minority Leader:Raumesh Akbari
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Democratic Party (6)
