Scott Boman

For the former National Hockey League head coach, see Scotty Bowman.
Scott Boman
Chairperson of Detroit District 4 Community Advisory Council
In office
January 1, 2021 – January 1, 2022
Member of Detroit District 4 Community Advisory Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
Member of Detroit Board of Zoning Appeals (At-large)
Incumbent
Assumed office
February, 2024
Personal details
Born (1962-04-14) April 14, 1962 (age 62)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
CitizenshipUnited States
Political partyLibertarian
EducationBS, MA and MAT. Physics, Philosophy, and Math
Alma materWMU and WSU
OccupationPhysics professor at Wayne County Community College and Astronomy professor at Macomb Community College[1][2]
Known forPolitician, activist, writer, musician
Websitehttp://scottyboman.org

Scott Avery Boman (born April 14, 1962)[3] is an American Libertarian politician from Michigan. He has consistently earned among the top votes of any third-party candidate in every Michigan election from 2000 through 2018.[4] He was chair of the Libertarian Party of Michigan in 2006. [5] Described by MIRS as a Libertarian Party standard-bearer,[6][note 1] he has been a candidate in every state-wide partisan election since 1994,[3][7] until successfully running for the Detroit office of Community Advisory Council (district 4) in 2020.[8]

He became the second Libertarian to be endorsed by The Detroit News when he competed in the 1997 Detroit City Council general election on the non-partisan ballot.[9] He was also the only Lieutenant Governor candidate to support the successful Michigan Civil Rights Initiative[10] as the running mate of Gregory Creswell in the 2006 Michigan gubernatorial election.[11]

Boman moved the Libertarian Party of Michigan from fifth to third place on the 2012 and 2014 general election ballots, by placing third in the 2010 general election when he ran for Secretary of State.[12] In 2019 he created a Community Advisory Council for Detroit[13][14]

He was the Michigan Director of Our America Initiative from 2015 through 2019,[15] and served as Michigan Director of Gary Johnson's 2016 presidential campaign.[16][17]

He currently serves on the Community Advisory Council of Detroit's District 4 after being re-elected to it in 2022,[18] and has been on the Detroit Board of Zoning appeals, since February 2024, as its first at-large appointee.[19]

  1. ^ Yoakum, Ted (October 18, 2012). "WMU alumnus and former Western Herald contributor running for US Senate seat in Michigan". Western Herald. Archived from the original on July 6, 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Faculty & Staff Credentials". macomb.edu. Macomb Community College. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  3. ^ a b Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "Index to Politicians: Bola to Boncoraglio". politicalgraveyard.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21.
  4. ^ Campbell, Bob; Dawson Bell; Zachary Gorchow (May 22, 2006). "Politically Speaking: Scotty Boman is running again" (PDF). Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017.
  5. ^ Richardson, Darcy G. (June 4, 2012). "Michigan's Scotty Boman Captures Libertarian Nod for U.S. Senate". Undercovered Politics.
  6. ^ MIRS (September 30, 2011). "MIRS Capitol Capsule, Friday, September 30, 2011. U.S. Senate Forum: Underdogs Edition". Michigan Information and Research Service (MIRS Inc.).
  7. ^ Johnson, Ruth. "Elections in Michigan: Previous Election Information". Michigan Department of State. Archived from the original on 2022-01-04.
  8. ^ "City of Detroit Community Advisory Council District 4 Partial Term Ending 01/01/2022" (PDF). waynecounty.com. Wayne County Michigan. November 5, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  9. ^ Editorial, Staff (1997-08-31). "Detroit City Elections" (PDF). Detroit News. Archived from the original on October 29, 2008.
  10. ^ Dondero, Eric (September 11, 2011). "Party Switcher from Libertarian to Republican for Michigan Senate race". Libertarian Republican. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ^ Arnholt, Mike (October 12, 2006). "Election Preview: Governor". Lapear Area View. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
  12. ^ Johnson, Ruth (January 2010). "Michigan Ballot Production Standards" (PDF). Michigan government. Archived from the original on 2010-12-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. ^ "Community Activist Files 1,570 Signatures to Create Community Advisory Council". telegramnews.net. Telegram Newspaper. October 3, 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-04-10. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  14. ^ Losinski, Brendan (October 15, 2019). "Community Advisory Council approved for Detroit's 4th District". candgnews.com. C & G Publishing. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  15. ^ "Our America Initiative: Michigan". Our America Initiative. Archived from the original on December 25, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  16. ^ Livengood, Chad (August 26, 2016). "Gary Johnson plans 'surprise' in presidential race". Detroit News. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  17. ^ Breen, Arielle (September 30, 2016). "GHS students organize Meet the Candidates event". Petoskey News (Gaylord Herald Times). Archived from the original on January 25, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  18. ^ Cite error: The named reference re-elected was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  19. ^ "Board of Zoning Appeals". detroitmi.gov. City of Detroit. 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-04-01. Retrieved 2024-05-27.


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