Carlton Bowen

Carlton Bowen was born and raised in Utah and graduated from Hillcrest High School.[1] He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1988 to 1994 and earned an associate degree in imagery and intelligence analysis from the Community College of the Air Force.[1] Bowen later earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Weber State University and, according to his survey, graduated cum laude.[1][2] He works as a senior IT project manager at Intermountain Healthcare and has also worked as a program manager, instructor, consultant and team lead.[1][2]

Bowen served on the American Fork, Utah, city council and describes himself as a former council member.[1][2] He won the Independent American Party of Utah convention on April 27, 2024, and appeared on the November 2024 ballot for U.S. Senate, which John Curtis won. Bowen says he received 83,972 votes statewide and took part in the Utah Debate Commission's three-way Senate debate.[1][2] He describes himself as State Chair of the Independent American Party of Utah. He also says he married his wife, Linda, 38 years ago and that they raised six children in Utah and have sixteen grandchildren.[2] He said he was running to defend constitutional freedoms.[1][2] He received 3.3% of the vote to Blake Moore's 50.1%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3]