{"biography":"## Senator Janice Bowling\n\n### Education\n- BS in Elementary Education/Special Education, Auburn University\n- Former Special Education Teacher in Lee County, Ala.\n\n### Family\n- Married, three grown children, five grandchildren\n- Baptist\n\n### Career\n- Senate member of the 108th through 113th General Assemblies\n- Deputy Speaker\n- Tullahoma Alderman from 1992-2004, 2005-2008\n- State Executive Committee Woman for Senate District 16\n- Served as Chairman of the Board of Zoning Appeals and as a member of the Tullahoma Utility Board\n- 1996-2000, District Director of the 11 Middle Tennessee counties for Congressional District 4\n- President of Tennessee\u2019s Backroads Heritage\n- Member, Arnold Community Council, twice President\n- Charter Member, Motlow Ladies' Philanthropic Society providing scholarships to non-traditional Women students\n- Member, Southern Tennessee Ladies' Society providing college scholarships to 7 Southern Tennessee High School seniors\n- Former President of the South Jackson Civic Association and Chairman of the March of Dimes.\n- Past President of the Coffee/Moore County Service Unit of the Salvation Army\n- Formerly served on Board of Directors of the Coffee County Vocational Training Center\n- Formerly served on Board of Directors of Coffee County Senior Citizens\n- Formerly served on Board of Directors of Multi-County Cancer Support Network\n- Formerly served on Board of Directors of UTSI Support Council\n- Life Member, NRA\n- Air Force Materiel Command Community Liaison Program\n- Multi-County Cancer Support Network, Tennessee\u2019s Backroads Heritage\n- South Jackson Civic Association; Horse Play, Inc.\n- Eagle Forum\n- Alpha Chi Omega Social Sorority\n- Grace Baptist Church\n\n### External Links\n[https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=S16](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=S16)","campaigns":[],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Janice","fullname":"Janice Bowling","lastname":"Bowling","office_history":[{"campaigns":[],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"R","primary":null,"term":{"county":null,"electiondate":"2020-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate_016","office_title":"State Senate District 16","party":"R","state":"tn","term_end":"2024-11-05","term_start":"2020-11-03"},"year":2020}],"office_key":"state_senate_016","office_title":"State Senate District 16","state":"TN","terms":[{"county":null,"electiondate":"2020-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate_016","office_title":"State Senate District 16","party":"R","state":"tn","term_end":"2024-11-05","term_start":"2020-11-03"}]}],"terms":[{"county":null,"electiondate":"2020-11-03","office":"state_senate_016","state":"tn","term_end":"2024-11-05","term_start":"2020-11-03","title":"State Senate District 16"}],"token":"CZ55kyBTnc"}