What is Debra Bowen?
{{Infobox officeholder |name=Debra Bowen |image=Debra_Bowen_op.png |imagesize=168 pix |order=[[Secretary of State of California|31st]] |office=Secretary of State of California |governor=[[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]<br>[[Jerry Brown]] |term_start=January 8, 2007 |term_end=January 5, 2015 |predecessor=[[Bruce McPherson]] |successor=[[Alex Padilla]] |state_senate2=California State |district2=[[California's 28th State Senate district|28th]] |term_start2=1998 |term_end2=2006 |predecessor2=[[Ralph Dills]] |successor2=[[Jenny Oropeza]] |state_assembly3=California |district3=[[California's 53rd State Assembly district|53rd]] |term_start3=1992 |term_end3=1998 |predecessor3=[[Richard Floyd (California)|Richard Floyd]] |successor3=[[George Nakano]] |birth_date={{birth date and age|1955|10|27}} |birth_place=[[Rockford, Illinois|Rockford]], [[Illinois]], [[United States|U.S.]] |death_date= |death_place= |party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse=Mark Nechodom |alma_mater=[[Michigan State University]]<br>[[University of Virginia School of Law]] |profession=[[Lawyer]]<br>[[Politician]] |religion= |signature= |footnotes= }} '''Debra Lynn Bowen''' (born October 27, 1955), is an American politician. She is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. She was the [[Secretary of State of California]] from 2007 to 2015. Before that, she was a member of the [[California State Legislature]] from 1992 to 2006. In March 2008, she was given the Profile in Courage Award by the [[John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jfklibrary.org/Events-and-Awards/Profile-in-Courage-Award/Award-Recipients/Debra-Bowen-2008.aspx |title=Debra Bowen - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum |publisher=Jfklibrary.org |date=2008-05-12 |access-date=2011-05-18}}</ref> Bowen was unable to run for a third term in 2014 because of [[Term limits in the United States|term limits]]. ==Sources== {{reflist}} {{s-start}} {{s-par|us-ca-hs}} {{succession box|title=[[California State