Larry Bowler
Larry Bowler (born July 30, 1939) was a Republican politician from the State of California. He represented suburban Sacramento in the California State Assembly from 1992 until 1998. Pre political career. Bowler was in the Sacramento County Sheriff's office, rising to the rank of lieutenant, for 30 years prior to becoming an assemblyman. 1988 election. Bowler originally made an unsuccessful run for the state assembly in 1988, losing to then-Assemblyman Phil Isenberg by a margin of 57 percent to 43 percent. More than $1.3 million was spent on the race.