David Reece Bowen (born October 21, 1932) is an American former politician and educator who served five consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from Mississippi from 1973 to 1983.

Born in Houston, Mississippi, Bowen was graduated from Cleveland High School in Cleveland, Mississippi, in 1950.

After receiving a Master of Arts degree at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England, in 1956, Bowen enlisted in the United States Army, serving as a private first class from 1957 to 1958.

He was employed by the U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity from 1966 to 1967, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce from 1967 to 1968, and was first coordinator of federal-state programs at the State of Mississippi from 1968 to 1972.

After retiring from Congress, Bowen served as a visiting lecturer at Mississippi State University from 1985 to 1987.