David H. Rowe

American politician
David Rowe
Rowe at the 2022 Hazlitt Summit hosted by Young Americans for Liberty Foundation
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 85th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 17, 2019[1]
Preceded byFred Keller
Personal details
Born (1991-02-10) February 10, 1991 (age 33)
Political partyRepublican
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

David Hummer Rowe[2] is an American politician from Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Republican Party and has represented the 85th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2019.

Early life

David Hummer Rowe was homeschooled and graduated in 2009.[3][4] After graduating from homeschool, Rowe was a Christian missionary in Southeast Asia.[5] While based in Taiwan, Rowe attended National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU), but has not disclosed whether he completed any specific program during his NSYSU experience.[5][6] After returning to the states in 2010, Rowe established LBG Fitness Inc., a CrossFit gym.[7]

Political career

The East Buffalo Township Board of Supervisors selected Rowe to succeed Michael Daniloff in March 2018.[8][9]

After Fred Keller vacated his seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 85 on May 24, 2019, Rowe contested the open seat.[10] This necessitated Rowe's resignation from his East Buffalo Township post, in which he was succeeded by Jim Murphy.[11][12] Rowe secured the Republican Party nomination, and defeated Democratic Party candidate Jennifer Rager-Kay, as well as write-in candidate Clair Moyer.[13]

Rowe was sworn in as a member of the Pennsylvania House on September 17, 2019.[14][15]

In January 2020, Rowe announced that he would seek reelection.[5][6] No opposing candidate filed by the deadline to challenge Rowe's incumbency.[16] He defeated Democratic Party candidate Katie Evans in the 2020 general election with a winning vote percentage of 68.2 percent vs 31.8 percent, within one percentage point of the Republican/Democratic affiliation breakdown of the 85th district.[17][18]

Rowe has blocked individuals who criticize or question his statements and policies on social media.[19] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Rowe posted a photo on social media Thanksgiving Eve at a bar, with a drink in hand, after 5 P.M. as a response to COVID state-level mitigation techniques.[20][4][21]

In 2020, Rowe was among twenty-six Pennsylvania House Republicans who called for the reversal of Joe Biden's certification as the winner of Pennsylvania's electoral votes in the 2020 United States presidential election, citing false claims of election irregularities.[22]

Rowe is the vice-chair of the Pennsylvania State Freedom Caucus.[23]

Electoral history

2019 Pennsylvania House of Representatives special election, 85th District[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Hummer Rowe 6,489 62.59
Democratic Jennifer Rager-Kay 3,879 37.41
2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, 85th District[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Rowe 20,765 68.1
Democratic Katie Evans 9,707 31.9
2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, 85th District[26][27][28][29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David H. Rowe 21,244 88.65
Write-in 2,719 11.35
Total votes 23,963 100.00%

References

  1. ^ "SESSION OF 2019 203D OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 54" (PDF). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania General Assembly. September 17, 2019. p. 3. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Candidate Information - ROWE, DAVID HUMMER". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "Republican David H. Rowe Union County" (PDF). Lewisburg, Pennsylvania: League of Women Voters. 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "David H. Rowe". Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Rowe will run for re-election to the House". Lewistown Sentinel. January 16, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Rowe announces re-election bid". Standard-Journal. January 16, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  7. ^ "Rowe to seek GOP nomination for state House special election". Lewistown Sentinel. May 31, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  8. ^ Dandes, Rick (March 12, 2018). "East Buffalo Township votes in new supervisor". Daily Item. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  9. ^ Farrand, Matt (March 13, 2018). "New super. appointed in EBT". Standard-Journal. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  10. ^ Caruso, Stephen (August 19, 2019). "Tuesday's special election in the Susquehanna River Valley will pit Democrat against Republican — against Republican". Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  11. ^ Farrand, Matt (June 25, 2019). "New supervisor in East Buffalo Township". Standard-Journal. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  12. ^ Scicchitano, Eric (June 24, 2019). "EBT appoints news superviser, process panned by critics". Daily Item. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  13. ^ Caruso, Stephen (August 20, 2019). "Republican David Rowe wins special election for state House seat formerly held by U.S. Rep. Keller". Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  14. ^ Caruso, Stephen (September 17, 2019). "Full House: David Rowe sworn in, bringing chamber to full complement". Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  15. ^ "Rowe takes oath of office". Standard-Journal. September 19, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  16. ^ Scicchitano, Eric (February 20, 2020). "No challengers filed to compete with state representative". Daily Item. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  17. ^ Farrand, Matt (3 November 2020). "Rowe takes 85th State House District". Standard-Journal. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Voting & Election Statistics". Pennsylvania Department of State. 2021. Archived from the original on 2017-08-24. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  19. ^ "Rep. David Rowe blocks critics from his social media page, prompting First Amendment questions". 7 January 2021.
  20. ^ Dandes, Rick (November 26, 2021). "State Rep. Rowe posts to Facebook flouting drinking ban". Daily Item. Archived from the original on 2020-11-26. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  21. ^ "PA GOP condemns mask mandate and Supreme Court ruling in favor of emergency declaration". NorthcentralPA.com. July 3, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-07-09. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  22. ^ Murphy, Jan (27 November 2020). "26 Pa. House Republicans call for withdrawing certification of presidential electors". PennLIVE Patriot-News.
  23. ^ Rodgers, Bethany (November 29, 2022). "Pa. House members debut their version of the conservative Freedom Caucus". GoErie. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  24. ^ "2019 Special Election 85th House District". Official Returns. Pennsylvania Department of State. August 20, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  25. ^ "Pennsylvania Election Results". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 3, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  26. ^ "Summary Results Report General Election November 8, 2022 OFFICIAL RESULTS Mifflin County, PA" (PDF). Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. November 22, 2022. p. 4. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  27. ^ "Election Summary Report UNION COUNTY, PA GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 8, 2022 RESULTS Official" (PDF). Union County, Pennsylvania. November 21, 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  28. ^ "Summary Results Report General Election November 8, 2022 OFFICIAL RESULTS SNYDER COUNTY" (PDF). Snyder County, Pennsylvania. November 23, 2022. p. 3. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  29. ^ "Summary Results Report General Election November 8, 2022 OFFICIAL RESULTS Juniata County, PA" (PDF). Juniata County, Pennsylvania. November 28, 2022. p. 9.
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