Frank Cownie

Frank Cownie
Mayor of Des Moines
In office
January 5, 2004 – January 2, 2024
Preceded byPreston Daniels
Succeeded byConnie Boesen
Personal details
Born (1948-03-13) March 13, 1948 (age 76)
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationIowa State University

Thomas Michael Franklin "Frank" Cownie (born March 13, 1948)[1] is an American politician who served as mayor of Des Moines, Iowa from 2004 to 2024.[2] He also owns and operates Cownie Furs, a store that has been in his family for generations.

Early life and career

Thomas "Frank" Cownie was born on March 13, 1948, in Des Moines, Iowa. He grew up on the city's west side, attending Theodore Roosevelt High School and Iowa State University. He came from a political family; both of his parents served on the city's school board.

Cownie served several terms on the Planning and Zoning Commission and was chairman of Downtown Des Moines, Inc.

In November 2001, he was elected as an at-large member of the Des Moines City Council. He served for two years.[3]

2003 mayoral campaign

While Iowa's city elections are non-partisan, Cownie is a Democrat.

His mayoral campaign was motivated in part by a $4.7 million budget shortfall that caused the city to have to cut power for 50% of the city's nonresidential streetlights, triple parking meter fines, and fire over 40 city employees.[4]

He narrowly finished second in a six-way primary in 2003, and later defeated Councilwoman Christine Hensley by a nine-point margin. He succeeded fellow Democrat Preston Daniels, who was the first African American mayor of Des Moines.

Mayoralty

While Iowa's city elections are non-partisan, Cownie is a Democrat. In 2015 he was re-elected for a fourth term with 80 percent of the vote, 61 points ahead of Anthony Taylor.[5] Cownie narrowly won re-election in 2019 in a runoff against challenger Jack Hatch.[6] Having been elected to five terms, Cownie is the longest-serving mayor in Des Moines history. On September 21, 2023, Cownie announced he would not be seeking a sixth term, effectively ending his 20-year tenure as mayor. He was succeeded by Connie Boesen in January 2024, the first female to hold the office.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Voter Reference". voteref.com. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  2. ^ "City of Des Moines – Mayor and Council Members". City of Des Moines. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  3. ^ Clayworth, Jason (21 September 2023). ""After 20 years, Des Moines' mayor won't seek re-election"". Axios Des Moines. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  4. ^ "As Frank Cownie closes chapter as Des Moines' mayor, a look at his 20 years in office". Yahoo News. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Cownie, Coleman, Gatto win re-election".
  6. ^ "Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie Wins Re-Election". 4 December 2019.
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2004–2024 		Succeeded by


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