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(I am the person mentioned. Updated to reflect stepping aside from being the Chair of Weber County and updated that I am no longer a Senate candidate.)
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'''Craig Richard Bowden''' (born October 18, 1984) was the 2014 and 2016 Libertarian Party nominee for the United States House of Representatives for Utah's 1st Congressional District. He was nominated as the Libertarian Party candidate for United States Senate in Utah at their convention in Cedar City, UT on April 14, 2018.<ref name=":0">www.Bowden4Senate.com</ref>
'''Craig Richard Bowden''' (born October 18, 1984) was the 2014 and 2016 Libertarian Party nominee for the United States House of Representatives for Utah's 1st Congressional District. He was nominated as the Libertarian Party candidate for United States Senate in Utah at their convention in Cedar City, UT on April 14, 2018.<ref name=":0">www.Bowden4Senate.com</ref>. During the 2018 Election, Craig Bowden was able to set new records for fundraising in Utah for a third party candidate according to FEC reports.


Craig is the author of three published books, ''Common Sense: How to Restore America, Warrior Poet'' and ''The Journey Home.''<ref name=":1">https://www.amazon.com/Craig-Bowden/e/B00CM3S1CC/</ref>
Craig is the author of three published books, ''Common Sense: How to Restore America, Warrior Poet'' and ''The Journey Home.''<ref name=":1">https://www.amazon.com/Craig-Bowden/e/B00CM3S1CC/</ref>
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;[[Weber County Libertarian Party]]
;[[Weber County Libertarian Party]]
*'''Chair''' (2015-Present)
*'''Chair''' (2015-2019)


==2014 Campaign for US House of Representatives, Utah District 1==
==2014 Campaign for US House of Representatives, Utah District 1==

Revision as of 20:00, 29 April 2019

{{Infobox Person |name = Craig Bowden |name-first = Craig |name-last = Bowden |image = Bowden, Craig.jpg |image-size = 200px |image-caption = |office = LNC Region 1 |title = Alternate Representative |term-start = April 18, 2018 |term-end = February 28, 2019 |alongside = LNC Region 1 Representative Richard Longstreth |predecessor = Steven Nielson |successor = [[Drew Layda[[ |office2 = Libertarian Party of Weber County |title2 = Chair |term-start2 = 2015 |term-end2 = 2019 |alongside2 = David Raine, Vice Chair |predecessor2 = |successor2 = David Raine |birth-date = (1984-10-18) October 18, 1984 (age 40)

|birth-place = |education = Weber State University |military = United States Marine Corps |occupation = Author, Businessman |residence = North Ogden, Utah |party = Libertarian |website = https://bowden4senate.com/ |facebook = https://www.facebook.com/craig.r.bowden/ |twitter = |instagram = }} Craig Richard Bowden (born October 18, 1984) was the 2014 and 2016 Libertarian Party nominee for the United States House of Representatives for Utah's 1st Congressional District. He was nominated as the Libertarian Party candidate for United States Senate in Utah at their convention in Cedar City, UT on April 14, 2018.[1]. During the 2018 Election, Craig Bowden was able to set new records for fundraising in Utah for a third party candidate according to FEC reports.

Craig is the author of three published books, Common Sense: How to Restore America, Warrior Poet and The Journey Home.[2]

In the 2016 election, Craig became the highest vote receiver for a Libertarian Party candidate in Utah for the United States House of Representatives in Utah history, receiving nearly 5.9% of the popular vote and 16,296 votes total. [3]

Organizational Positions

Weber County
  • Ogden Weber Community Action Partnership Policy Council Member (2015)
  • Pre K School Board
Libertarian Party
  • LNC Region 1 Alternate Representative (2018-2019)
  • 2018 National Convention- Utah Delegation
  • 2016 National Convention - Utah Delegation
Weber County Libertarian Party
  • Chair (2015-2019)

2014 Campaign for US House of Representatives, Utah District 1

Results
2014 Utah's 1st Congressional District, U.S. House of Representatives [4]
Party Candidate Name Percent Votes
Republican Rob Bishop (incumbent) 64.8% 84,231
Democratic Donna McAleer 28.0% 36,422
Libertarian Craig Bowden 3.7% 4,847
Independent American Party Dwayne Vance 3.5% 4,534

2016 Campaign for US House of Representatives, Utah District 1

2016 Utah's 1st Congressional District, U.S. House of Representatives [5]
Party Candidate Name Percent Votes
Republican Rob Bishop (incumbent) 65.9% 182,928
Democratic Peter Clemens 26.4% 73,381
Libertarian Craig Bowden 5.9% 16,296
Unaffiliated Chadwick Fairbanks III 1.7% 4,850

2018 Campaign for US Senate

Fundraising

As of last reported filing with the Federal Election Commission, Craig Bowden has raised $44,654.00. [6]

Endorsements

Organizations
  • Young Libertarians for America[7]
  • 5 & 1 Project[8]
  • Libertarian Party of Weber County[9]
Individuals
  • Remso Martinez, political commentator, campaign consultant, and multi-media producer.[10]
  • Larry Sharpe, 2016 candidate for the Libertarian Party nomination for Vice President. 2018 Libertarian nominee for Governor of New York.[11]

Results

2016 Utah's 1st Congressional District, U.S. House of Representatives [12]
Party Candidate Name Percent Votes
Republican Mitt Romney TBD TBD
Democratic Jenny Wilson TBD TBD
Libertarian Craig Bowden TBD TBD
Constitution Tim Aalders TBD TBD
Independent American Reed McCandless TBD TBD
Independent Daniel "DG" Geery TBD TBD

References

  1. ↑ www.Bowden4Senate.com
  2. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Craig-Bowden/e/B00CM3S1CC/
  3. ↑ https://elections.utah.gov/election-resources/election-results
  4. ↑ https://elections.utah.gov/election-resources/election-results
  5. ↑ https://elections.utah.gov/election-resources/election-results
  6. ↑ https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S8UT00127/
  7. ↑ https://business.facebook.com/pg/craig.r.bowden/endorsements
  8. ↑ https://business.facebook.com/pg/craig.r.bowden/endorsements
  9. ↑ https://business.facebook.com/pg/craig.r.bowden/endorsements
  10. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/pg/craig.r.bowden/endorsements/?ref=page_internal
  11. ↑ https://bowden4senate.com/2018/02/03/endorsement-larry-sharpe/
  12. ↑ https://elections.utah.gov/election-resources/election-results
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