Plowman served as a Republican State Senator from Maine's 33rd District, representing western Penobscot County, including the population centers of Hampden, Dexter and Newburgh.
Plowman serves on the civil justice committee of the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
[1] In 1993 as a state representative, Plowman helped design landmark child support reform.
[1] In 1999, Plowman unsuccessfully sought to reinstate capital punishment in Maine.
[2] In March 2012, Plowman announced her candidacy for the Republican Party's nomination for U.S.