Kathleen Bowers
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Kathleen Bowers (Republican Party) ran for election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 154. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Bowers completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Bowers was a 2018 Republican candidate for District 154 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. She was defeated in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Kathleen Bowers was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She obtained an associate degree from the Lansdale School of Business in 2009. Her professional experience includes working as a licensed insurance producer.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 154
Napoleon Nelson defeated Kathleen Bowers in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 154 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Napoleon Nelson (D) | 77.7 | 30,610 |
 | Kathleen Bowers (R)  | 22.3 | 8,776 | |
| Total votes: 39,386 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 154
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 154 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Napoleon Nelson | 39.2 | 7,101 |
 | Gretchen Wisehart | 20.1 | 3,639 | |
 | Adrienne Redd | 13.4 | 2,435 | |
 | Ray Sosa | 11.0 | 1,994 | |
| Jay Conners | 9.2 | 1,664 | |
| Jennifer Lugar | 7.0 | 1,275 | |
| Total votes: 18,108 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 154
Kathleen Bowers advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 154 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kathleen Bowers | 100.0 | 2,629 |
| Total votes: 2,629 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 154
Incumbent Steve McCarter defeated Kathleen Bowers in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 154 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Steve McCarter (D) | 81.5 | 26,592 |
| Kathleen Bowers (R) | 18.5 | 6,047 | |
| Total votes: 32,639 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 154
Incumbent Steve McCarter advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 154 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve McCarter | 100.0 | 9,146 |
| Total votes: 9,146 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 154
Kathleen Bowers advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 154 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kathleen Bowers | 100.0 | 1,440 |
| Total votes: 1,440 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kathleen Bowers completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bowers' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I have spent my entire life in Glenside, right in the heart of HD154. I am a proud graduate of my hometown school, Cheltenham HS. I have 3 daughters who followed me by graduating from CHS. While raising my family and working full time, I fulfilled my dream of receiving an Associates Degree in Business Administration. Following graduation, I became a State Licensed Insurance Producer.
I am familiar with the inner workings of local government. As a concerned resident of Cheltenham, I took on the Township Commissioners to improve safety at our children's pools. Later, I took on the School Board due to the mold at Cedarbrook Junior HS.
I am a single mom who bore the sole responsibility of providing for my daughters and sending them to college. My two oldest daughters are proud graduates of nearby Arcadia & Temple Universities and my youngest daughter is currently attending West Chester University in her Senior Year.
It is because of this experience that I will fight for our single parents in Pennsylvania every day. Pennsylvania's Child Support & Divorce Laws are antiquated- having been on the books for decades. This is my passion.
I will always vote independently & only serving the interests of those who elected me. I am one of your neighbors. I am just like you. I will vote just like you.
- CHILD SUPPORT & DIVORCE LAW REFORM
- HEALTHCARE REFORM/TRANSPARENCY
- VOTING MACHINE/MAIL-IN BALLOT PRIVACY REFORM
I am passionate about reforming our Child Support & Divorce Laws. None of our citizens should have to go through what I did. Our Child Support Laws have been on the books for decades- long before it became customary for our children to continue their educations after completing High School.
I raised three daughters right here in Glenside as a single mom. Upon graduating from High School, their Child Support ceased. At that time, I was working full time and earning an Associates Degree in Business Administration. My school loans were just beginning as my daughters were entering college. Not only was I responsible for funding my own education, I was solely responsible for theirs. Proudly, two have graduated from nearby Arcadia & Temple Universities and my youngest daughter is in her Senior Year at West Chester University.
When elected, I will fight for every single mom & dad in Pennsylvania. We must support them for our future generations to be successful contributors to society.
Rosa Parks. Taking a stand for her beliefs in the face of opposition.
HONESTY & INTEGRITY!
I am a regular, every day citizen. Just like most of the people who live in my District.
Serving those who elect me. No other entities.
To serve the community that I have lived my entire life in.
Vietnam War. Approximately 5 years old.
I was a Union Benefits Administrator at Asplundh for 14 years.
Overcoming close-minded thinking along party lines. I am in the extreme minority party. Not one elected official in the two Townships and one Borough in HD154 are from my party & it has been that way for quite a while. Our community has suffered from "group think" and is extremely close-minded about diversity.
The differences are miniscule and lead to more bureaucracy than necessary. Two chambers in State Legislative bodies do not affect the representation of minorities like the Federal Government. I am perfectly fine with reducing the size of our State Government by eliminating one chamber. Just like Nebraska.
RESOUNDING NO!! I will fight the current system that provides a breeding ground for Career Politicians.
Resolving the Public Pension shortfall.
Mutual respect. They do not have to agree, but they have to find a way to work with each other.
Yes. If anyone has ever been a part of a family or a neighborhood or an organization, it is only common sense to build relationships.
I favor following our Constitution.
Human Services.
Maybe in the future.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 26, 2020
