He came from a political family; both of his parents served on the city's school board. He served for two years. While Iowa's city elections are non-partisan, Cownie is a Democrat.
He narrowly finished second in a six-way primary in , and later defeated Councilwoman Christine Hensley by a nine-point margin. In he was re-elected for a fourth term with 80 percent of the vote, 61 points ahead of Anthony Taylor. On September 21, , Cownie announced he would not be seeking a sixth term, effectively ending his year tenure as mayor. He was succeeded by Connie Boesen in January , the first female to hold the office.
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