With the February appointment of former Bowie Mayor Tim Adams (D) to the Prince George’s County Council, voters will select a new city leader on April 7 to serve until the 2027 election.
Greg Holmes, candidate for county executive in Prince George’s, is excited for the potential that Bowie has in coming years.
“Change in leadership is an opportunity,” Holmes told The Informer, “and Bowie is ready for it.”
The list of candidates includes Bowie Councilmembers Michael Esteve, Roxy Ndebumadu, Rebecca Pearce and Wanda Rogers.
Bowie elections are nonpartisan, and all registered voters are eligible to participate regardless of party affiliation. Adams, first elected in 2019, was the first African American mayor in the town’s history.
Ndebumadu explained her goals if elected as mayor.
“My focus is ensuring that Bowie is not shaped by recent economic shifts, but strategically positioned within them to compete, attract capital, and define its role in the region’s next phase of growth,” she told The Informer.
The youngest African American woman to be elected to the City Council, the Howard alum was elected by her peers to serve as Mayor Pro Temp during her first term on the city council. She was re-elected to her District 4 seat in 2023.
“For years, Maryland’s economy has been anchored in federal employment, and Prince George’s County has grown through rising incomes and property values. Those conditions created stability, but they did not create a diversified economic foundation. When that single anchor begins to shift, the entire system feels it,” Ndebumadu explained. “Economists have long pointed to the risks of overconcentration. Any system built on a single dominant sector carries both dependency and exposure. This moment is making that reality visible.”
In a March interview with Prince George’s County TV (PGCTV), Pearce, the youngest candidate in the race, said she always knew she was going to run for office one day.
“I decided if not now, then when,” Pearce, 23, told PGCTV. “I love people, I love community, I love investing back into the community that ultimately built me.”
Rogers, first elected to the Bowie Council in 2023, retired from the U.S. Treasury in 2017, and serves as CEO of the Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce.
“I’ve built my career on strong leadership and disciplined fiscal management, and that’s exactly what I will bring as Mayor of Bowie,” Rogers told The Informer. “Our residents deserve a leader who understands how to balance priorities, make sound financial decisions and deliver results.”
The Bowie special election will be held on Tuesday, April 7. The polling places for the Bowie mayoral election will be the Kenhill Center (2614 Kenhill Drive) and City of Bowie Gymnasium (4100 Northview Drive).
