Jamaal Bowman

Congressman Jamaal Bowman represented New York’s 16th District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2021-2025 (117th-118th Congresses). Bowman served on the House Committee on Education and Workforce and the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology where he was the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Energy during the 118th Congress. Before coming to Congress, Bowman was a crisis intervention teacher in a Bronx public school. In 2009, Bowman founded Cornerstone Academy for Social Action (CASA), a Bronx middle school focused on unlocking the natural brilliance of all children through a holistic curriculum, where he served as principal for a decade. Bowman has been an outspoken advocate for rethinking education, including ending state-sanctioned yearly standardized testing. Bowman earned an undergraduate degree from the University of New Haven, a master’s degree in guidance counseling from Mercy College, and a doctorate in education from Manhattanville College.