David H. Rowe Explained

David Rowe
State House1:Pennsylvania
District1:85th
Term Start1:September 17, 2019[1]
Predecessor1:Fred Keller
Birth Date:10 February 1991
Party:Republican

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. 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] [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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SESSION OF 2019 203D OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 54 . 23 November 2022 . 3 . Pennsylvania General Assembly . Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Legislative Journal . September 17, 2019.
  2. News: Candidate Information - ROWE, DAVID HUMMER . June 5, 2020 . Pennsylvania Department of State.
  3. News: Republican David H. Rowe Union County . June 5, 2020 . League of Women Voters . 2019 . Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
  4. News: David H. Rowe . June 4, 2020 . Pennsylvania General Assembly.
  5. News: Rowe will run for re-election to the House . June 4, 2020 . Lewistown Sentinel . January 16, 2020.
  6. News: Rowe announces re-election bid . June 4, 2020 . Standard-Journal . January 16, 2020.
  7. News: Rowe to seek GOP nomination for state House special election . June 4, 2020 . Lewistown Sentinel . May 31, 2019.
  8. News: Dandes . Rick . East Buffalo Township votes in new supervisor . June 4, 2020 . Daily Item . March 12, 2018.
  9. News: Farrand . Matt . New super. appointed in EBT . June 4, 2020 . Standard-Journal . March 13, 2018.
  10. News: Caruso . Stephen . Tuesday's special election in the Susquehanna River Valley will pit Democrat against Republican — against Republican . June 4, 2020 . Pennsylvania Capital-Star . August 19, 2019.
  11. News: Farrand . Matt . New supervisor in East Buffalo Township . June 4, 2020 . Standard-Journal . June 25, 2019.
  12. News: Scicchitano . Eric . EBT appoints news superviser, process panned by critics . June 4, 2020 . Daily Item . June 24, 2019.
  13. News: Caruso . Stephen . Republican David Rowe wins special election for state House seat formerly held by U.S. Rep. Keller . June 4, 2020 . Pennsylvania Capital-Star . August 20, 2019.
  14. News: Caruso . Stephen . Full House: David Rowe sworn in, bringing chamber to full complement . June 4, 2020 . Pennsylvania Capital-Star . September 17, 2019.
  15. News: Rowe takes oath of office . June 4, 2020 . Standard-Journal . September 19, 2019.
  16. News: Scicchitano . Eric . No challengers filed to compete with state representative . June 4, 2020 . Daily Item . February 20, 2020.
  17. News: Farrand . Matt . Rowe takes 85th State House District . 5 November 2020 . Standard-Journal . 3 November 2020.
  18. Web site: 2021. Voting & Election Statistics. live. March 13, 2021. Pennsylvania Department of State. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824051302/http://www.dos.pa.gov:80/VotingElections/OtherServicesEvents/VotingElectionStatistics/Pages/VotingElectionStatistics.aspx . 2017-08-24 .
  19. Web site: Rep. David Rowe blocks critics from his social media page, prompting First Amendment questions. 7 January 2021 .
  20. Web site: Dandes. Rick. November 26, 2021. State Rep. Rowe posts to Facebook flouting drinking ban. live. March 13, 2021. Daily Item. https://web.archive.org/web/20201126214747/https://www.dailyitem.com/news/state-rep-rowe-posts-to-facebook-flouting-drinking-ban/article_3868cb28-3030-11eb-8174-63c0d41438d1.html . 2020-11-26 .
  21. Web site: July 3, 2020. PA GOP condemns mask mandate and Supreme Court ruling in favor of emergency declaration. live. March 13, 2021. NorthcentralPA.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20200709043418/https://www.northcentralpa.com/covid-19/pa-gop-condemns-mask-mandate-and-supreme-court-ruling-in-favor-of-emergency-declaration/article_fcf1e9de-bd2b-11ea-b996-f72e1274d7b0.html . 2020-07-09 .
  22. News: Murphy . Jan . Jan Murphy . 26 Pa. House Republicans call for withdrawing certification of presidential electors . . 27 November 2020 . en.
  23. News: Rodgers . Bethany . Pa. House members debut their version of the conservative Freedom Caucus . 22 December 2022 . GoErie . November 29, 2022.

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