| John J. Cowdery | |
| State Senate: | Alaska |
| State: | Alaska |
| District: | O (previously I) |
| Term Start: | January 2001 |
| Term End: | January 2009 |
| Predecessor: | Sean Parnell |
| Successor: | Kevin Meyer |
| State House2: | Alaska |
| State2: | Alaska |
| District2: | 17th |
| Term Start2: | January 1997 |
| Term End2: | January 2001 |
| Predecessor2: | Sean Parnell |
| Successor2: | Lesil McGuire |
| State House3: | Alaska |
| State3: | Alaska |
| District3: | 8th |
| Alongside3: | Sam Pestinger[1] |
| Term Start3: | January 1983 |
| Term End3: | January 1985 |
| Predecessor3: | none - newly created district (redistricting) |
| Successor3: | Fritz Pettyjohn |
| Party: | Republican |
| Birth Name: | John Joe Cowdery |
| Birth Date: | 11 February 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Near Adrian, Missouri |
| Death Place: | Anchorage, Alaska |
| Profession: | Contractor |
| Spouse: | Juanita |
| Residence: | Anchorage, Alaska |
John Joe Cowdery (February 11, 1930 – July 13, 2013) was a Republican member of the Alaska Senate, representing the O District from 2001 through 2008. He was previously a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1982 through 1984, and from 1997 through 2000.[2]
In 2008 Cowdery was indicted on charges of conspiracy and bribery for his actions in attempting to bribe another senator, Donny Olsen, to support a proposal, favored by executives in Alaska's oil industry, concerning oil leases and petroleum production taxes. Olson was the only Democratic legislator known to have been offered an illegal bribe, and the only officeholder who turned it down.[3] [4]
In 2009 Cowdery was sentenced to six months in home confinement and fined $25,000.[5]
In January 2008, in poor health and under investigation, he indicated that he would decline to file for reelection.[6]
Originally from Adrian, Missouri, he and his wife Juanita had one child.[7] He died July 13, 2013, at the age of 83.[8]