Jamaal Bowman
Jamaal Anthony Bowman is an American politician and former educator serving as the United States representative for New York's 16th congressional district since 2021.
Some of the key events about Jamaal Bowman
- 1999Earned a bachelor's degree in sports management from Manhattanville College
- 2006Founded the Cornerstone Academy for Social Action, a public middle school in the Bronx
- 2009Received a master's degree in educational leadership from the City College of New York
- 2019Announced candidacy for New York's 16th congressional district
- 2020Won the Democratic primary, defeating 16-term incumbent Eliot Engel
- 2020Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, representing New York's 16th congressional district
- 2020Faced criticism for tweets comparing standardized testing to slavery
- 2021Sworn in as a member of the 117th United States Congress
- 2021Appointed to the House Committee on Education and Labor
- 2021Introduced the Green New Deal for Public Schools Act
- 2021Apologized for voting "present" instead of "yes" on Iron Dome funding bill
- 2021Criticized for comments appearing to compare climate change to the Holocaust
- 2022Re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for a second term
- 2022Accused of violating House ethics rules by accepting free gifts
- 2023Criticized for comments suggesting Israel is not a democracy
- 2023Faced backlash for voting against a resolution condemning Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel
- 2023Criticized for initially refusing to condemn Hamas' actions in Israel
- 2023Accused of antisemitism for comments made about Israel and the conflict with Hamas
- 2023Faced calls for censure from some colleagues over his stance on Israel-Hamas conflict
- 2023Criticized for participating in pro-Palestinian protests at the U.S. Capitol
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