John W. McGowan
{{Short description|American attorney and politician}}
John W. McGowan is an American attorney, politician and musician. A Republican, he represented the 97th District of the New York State Assembly, for the years 2023 and 2024.
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| name = John W. McGowan
| image =
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| office1 =
| term_start1 = January 1, 2023
| term_end1 = December 31, 2024
| predecessor1 = Mike Lawler
| successor1 = Aron Wieder
| office2 = Member of the Rockland County Legislature
from the 15th District
| term_start2 = January 2, 2020
| term_end2 = December 31, 2022
| spouse = Christine McGowan
| education = Saint Thomas Aquinas College
New York Law School
| residence = Pearl River, New York
| party = Republican
| state_assembly1 = New York
| district1 = 97th
| successor2 = Joel Friedman
| predecessor2 = Patrick Moroney
|signature=John W. McGowan Signature.png}}
Career
After graduation from New York Law School, McGowan served as an Assistant District Attorney in The Bronx and a Senior Assistant District Attorney in his home county of Rockland.{{cite web |url=https://www.rocklandreport.com/meet-john-mcgowan-candidate-for-rockland-county-legislator-district-15/ |title=Meet John McGowan, Candidate for Rockland County Legislator – District 15 |date=April 11, 2019 |publisher=Rockland Report}} He was first elected to public office in 2019, as a member of the Rockland County Legislature from the 15th District.{{cite web |url=https://www.bpslaw.com/mcgowan-elected-to-rockland-county-legislature/ |title=McGOWAN ELECTED TO ROCKLAND COUNTY LEGISLATURE |date=January 8, 2020 |publisher=Bleakley Platt}}{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mcgowan-runs-for-state-assembly-in-2022-patch-candidate-profile/ar-AA12iwfM |title=McGowan Runs For State Assembly In 2022: Patch Candidate Profile |last=Taliaferro |first=Lanning |publisher=Patch |date=September 22, 2022}} The 15th District included parts of Orangetown, Clarkstown, and Chestnut Ridge.
In late 2022, McGowan announced plans to run for District 97 of the New York State Assembly{{cite web |url=https://www.rocklanddaily.com/news/john-mcgowan-announces-run-for-mike-lawler-s-assembly-seat |title=John McGowan Announces Run for Mike Lawler's Assembly Seat |date=September 11, 2022 |publisher=Rockland Daily}} after incumbent Mike Lawler retired to run for federal congress. He won the election against Democratic challenger Eudson Francois and was sworn in on January 1, 2023.
In November 2024 he lost his reelection to longtime Democratic Rockland County legislator Aron Wieder by a margin of 7.5% points.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-14 |title=2024 NY General Election Results - State Assembly District 97 |url=https://www.lohud.com/elections/results/2024-11-05/race/36763/new-york |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=Westchester County Journal News |language=en}}
Personal life
Currently, McGowan lives in Pearl River with his wife, Christine, and their two dogs.{{cite web |url=https://nyassembly.gov/mem/John-W-McGowan/bio/ |title=Official Biography |publisher=nyassembly.gov}}
References
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External links
- [https://nyassembly.gov/mem/John-W-McGowan/bio/ Assembly site]
- [https://www.mcgowan4ny.com/ Campaign site]
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Category:Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century members of the New York State Legislature