John W. McGowan is an American attorney, politician and musician. A Republican, he represented the 97th District of the

New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. The Ass ...

, for the years 2023 and 2024.

Career

After graduation from

New York Law School New York Law School (NYLS) is a private, American law school in the Tribeca neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City. The third oldest law school in New York City, its history predates its official founding in 1891 by Theodore William Dwight, T ...

, McGowan served as an Assistant District Attorney in

The Bronx The Bronx ( ) is the northernmost of the five Boroughs of New York City, boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. It shares a land border with Westchester County, New York, West ...

and a Senior Assistant District Attorney in his home county of Rockland. He was first elected to public office in 2019, as a member of the Rockland County Legislature from the 15th District. The 15th District included parts of

Orangetown Orangetown is a town in Rockland County, New York, United States, located in the southeastern part of the county. It is northwest of New York City, north of New Jersey, east of the town of Ramapo, south of the town of Clarkstown, and west of t ...

, Clarkstown, and Chestnut Ridge. In late 2022, McGowan announced plans to run for District 97 of the

after incumbent

Mike Lawler Michael Vincent Lawler (born September 9, 1986) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 17th congressional district since 2023. From 2021 to 2022, he was a Republican member of the New York State Assembly fr ...

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 Aron B. Wieder is an American politician serving in the New York State Assembly for the 97th district. A Democrat, he defeated incumbent John W. McGowan and flipped the seat in 2024. He has also served in the Rockland County Legislature for the ...

by a margin of 7.5% points.

Personal life

Currently, McGowan lives in

Pearl River The Pearl River (, or ) is an extensive river system in southern China. "Pearl River" is often also used as a catch-all for the watersheds of the Pearl tributaries within Guangdong, specifically the Xi ('west'), Bei ('north'), and Dong ( ...

with his wife, Christine, and their two dogs.

References

External links

Assembly siteCampaign site
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