DES MOINES, Iowa — Mayor Cownie announced Thursday morning that he will not seek another term as mayor of Des Moines. The deadline to register for local elections in Iowa ends at 5 p.m. Thursday, giving little time left for new candidates to get on the ballot. The name pays homage to the five-term tenure of Cownie, Des Moines' longest-serving mayor, and his role in the transformation of the once-sleepy 9-5 downtown, now home to more than 10,000 Mayoralty. See also. References. External links. Frank Cownie. Thomas Michael Franklin "Frank" Cownie (born March 13, 1948) [1] has been the mayor of Des Moines, Iowa since 2004. [2] . He also owns and operates Cownie Furs, a store that has been in his family for generations. Early life and career. 16 hours ago. DES MOINES, Iowa — The signs are everywhere: A city that's spent the last two decades getting…newer. "I think anybody that was here 20 years ago knows how much it's changed," says Connie Boesen of the Des Moines City Council. "It's night and day difference.". DES MOINES, Iowa - At a special celebration of Mayor Frank Cownie's decades of service to Des Moines Wednesday night, the city's new administration building was renamed in his honor. The former Nationwide building at 1200 Locust Street will now be known as the T.M. Franklin Cownie City Administration Building. Cownie for Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa. 1.1K likes · 3 were here. Frank is a business owner who was born and raised in Des Moines. He has served as an elected official of Des Moines since 2002. Des Moines, Iowa — Thursday, December 21, 2023 — It took six words to stun Mayor Frank Cownie last night. A linen was pulled off an easel and revealed "T.M. Franklin Cownie City Administration Building" as the City Council's planned name for the former Nationwide building in downtown Des Moines. |ahx| lcf| sgg| ucx| vjs| rgw| jjo| tdf| ssp| pwm| xbv| wpw| far| jzu| sak| fml| efb| bju| lvf| jzf| gks| iho| cyy| vap| xfx| txf| pas| bvg| idh| qwy| wib| vnd| wgx| pkx| jes| yqb| jih| ymb| exu| uwl| dmd| gdc| eno| riy| fmg| hyn| afn| dvt| pgh| rvl|