For Immediate Release
Contact: bowman.press@mail.house.gov

NEWS: Rep. Jamaal Bowman Announces 2023 State of the Union Address Guest 

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jamaal Bowman Ed.D has officially announced he will be welcoming Reverend Dr. Stephen W. Pogue as his guest at the 2023 Presidential State of the Union address. 

“It is with great honor and pride to announce that Reverend Dr. Stephen W. Pogue will be my special guest for this year’s State of the Union address,” said Congressman Jamaal Bowman Ed.D (NY-16). “He is a pillar and faith leader in Mount Vernon, NY as Pastor of The Greater Centennial A.M.E. Zion Church. As an Air Force veteran, President of the Save Mount Vernon Hospital Coalition and Chaplain to the Mount Vernon Police Department, Rev. Dr. Stephen W. Pogue is by far an exemplary leader in our community advocating for health and public safety issues that invest in our community.”

“I am overjoyed to be able to have the privilege of being invited by Congressman Jamaal Bowman to President Biden’s State of the Union address,” said Rev. Dr. Stephen W. Pogue. “We are at a pivotal time in our nation and we continue to need leaders like President Biden and Congressman Bowman to lead us through these challenging days. I look forward to being a part of this historic and noteworthy occasion.”

Rev. Dr. Stephen W. Pogue has served as President of the African American Association of Cultural Exchange (AAACE) Club and the President’s Advisory Panel on Cultural Enrichment (PAPCE). He also co-Founded the Hip Hop Church in Harlem New York and continues to minister at the Greater Centennial A.M.E. Zion Church in the heart of Mount Vernon, NY.  

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