Caleb Rowden
{{Short description|American musician and politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Caleb Rowden
| image = Caleb Rowden (2014).jpg
| office = President pro tempore of the Missouri Senate
| term_start = January 4, 2023
| term_end = January 8, 2025
| predecessor = Dave Schatz
| successor = Cindy O'Laughlin
| office1 = Majority Leader of the Missouri Senate
| term_start1 = January 9, 2019
| term_end1 = January 4, 2023
| predecessor1 = Mike Kehoe
| successor1 = Cindy O'Laughlin
| state_senate2 = Missouri
| district2 = 19th
| term_start2 = January 4, 2017
| term_end2 = January 8, 2025
| predecessor2 = Kurt Schaefer
| successor2 = Stephen Webber
| state_house3 = Missouri
| district3 = 44th
| term_start3 = January 7, 2013
| term_end3 = January 4, 2017
| predecessor3 = Jason Kander
| successor3 = Cheri Toalson Reisch
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|10|22}}
| birth_place = Joplin, Missouri, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Republican
| spouse = Aubrey
| education = University of Missouri, Columbia
}}
Caleb Rowden is an American politician and former member of the Missouri State Senate for District 19 from 2017 to 2025. A member of the Republican Party, Rowden previously served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017.{{cite news|last1=McDowell|first1=Maya|title=Rep. Caleb Rowden running for Missouri Senate|url=http://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/elections/rep-caleb-rowden-running-for-missouri-senate/article_1f8ca0e8-4a9e-11e5-9308-ab0939de9f2c.html|access-date=24 February 2017|publisher=The Missourian|date=August 24, 2015}}{{cite news|last1=O'Connor|first1=Emily|title=Rowden edges Webber in 19th District Senate race|url=http://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/elections/rowden-edges-webber-in-th-district-senate-race/article_0d173366-9ac9-11e6-bac9-8b2491ea7fe9.html|access-date=24 February 2017|publisher=The Missourian|date=November 8, 2016}} In November 2018, Rowden was elected by his Republican colleagues to be the majority leader in the Missouri Senate's 2019 session.{{cite news |url=https://www.columbiatribune.com/news/20181108/columbias-caleb-rowden-chosen-as-state-senate-majority-leader |title=Columbia's Caleb Rowden chosen as state Senate majority leader |date=November 8, 2018 |newspaper=Columbia Daily Tribune |first=Rudi |last=Keller |access-date=December 3, 2018 }} In October 2023, he announced his candidacy in the 2024 Missouri Secretary of State election.{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Missourian |date=2023-10-22 |title=Caleb Rowden announces his intent to run for Missouri secretary of state |url=https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/state_news/caleb-rowden-announces-his-intent-to-run-for-missouri-secretary-of-state/article_3c961038-7101-11ee-93c2-4372e93376c6.html |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Columbia Missourian |language=en}} He was defeated in the August 2024 primary.
Missouri Senate
Rowden was first elected in 2017, and was chosen to be the majority leader for the 2019 session. He became President pro tempore of the Missouri Senate in 2023.
= Committee assignments =
- Administration (Vice-Chairman)
- Gubernatorial Appointments (Vice-Chairman)
- Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics (Chairman)
- Select Committee on Redistricting
- Missouri Arts Council Trust Fund Board of Trustees
- Missouri Justice Reinvestment Task Force
- Missouri State Capitol Commission
= Political issues =
Rowden is an advocate for charter schools and tax-credit scholarships for private schools, and has received multiple donations from Rex Sinquefield. He introduced a bill in his final term to establish charters in Boone County, Missouri, despite wide opposition from local school boards and superintendents.{{Cite web |last=Hanshaw |first=Annelise |date=2024-04-01 |title=Caleb Rowden pushes for charter schools in his county over objections from local districts • Missouri Independent |url=https://missouriindependent.com/2024/04/01/caleb-rowden-pushes-for-charter-schools-in-his-county-over-objections-from-local-districts/ |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=Missouri Independent |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Rowden is married to Aubrey Rowden, the co-owner of Love Tree Studios, a wedding photography company. They have two children.{{cite web |title=Image |url=https://calebrowden.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/DvNaaKqVsAIB4cN.jpg-large-1.jpeg |website=calebrowden.com |access-date=9 May 2023}} Rowden himself owns Clarius Interactive, a media and marketing company.{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.mo.gov/mem19/ |title=Senator Caleb Rowden | Missouri Senate |publisher=Senate.mo.gov |access-date=2017-10-20}} He attended the University of Missouri.{{cite web |url=https://www.columbiatribune.com/article/20120912/News/309129768 |title=PROFILE: Caleb Rowden (R) |publisher=Columbia Daily Tribune |access-date=2020-10-16}}
Electoral history
=State representative=
{{Election box begin|title=2012 Republican Primary for Missouri's 44th House of Representative District}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Caleb Rowden
|votes = 1,099
|percentage = 40.61
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Dennis Smith
|votes = 701
|percentage = 25.91
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Mike Becker
|votes = 491
|percentage = 18.14
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Chris Dwyer
|votes = 415
|percentage = 15.34
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 2,706
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2012 General Election for Missouri's 44th House of Representatives District{{cite web | url=http://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx | title=State of Missouri - Election Night Results }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Caleb Rowden
|votes = 7,996
|percentage = 51.02
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Ken Jacob
|votes = 7,676
|percentage = 48.98
|change =
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 15,672
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2014 General Election for Missouri's 44th House of Representatives District}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Caleb Rowden
|votes = 5,249
|percentage = 63.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Thomas Pauley
|votes = 3,058
|percentage = 36.81
|change =
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 8,307
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
=State Senate=
{{Election box begin | title=2016 General Election for Missouri's 19th Senate District}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Caleb Rowden
|votes = 45,335
|percentage = 51.22
|change = }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Stephen Webber
|votes = 43,179
|percentage = 48.78
|change = }}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 88,514
|percentage = 100}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=2020 General Election for Missouri's 19th Senate District}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Caleb Rowden
|votes = 50,570
|percentage = 51.60
|change = +0.38}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Judy Baker
|votes = 47,367
|percentage = 48.33
|change = -0.45}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Write-in candidate|Write-in
|candidate = James Coyne
|votes = 72
|percentage = 0.07
|change = +0.07}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 98,009
|percentage = 100}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
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- {{official website|https://calebrowden.com}}
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Category:21st-century members of the Missouri General Assembly
Category:Republican Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives
Category:Republican Party Missouri state senators
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