Hard-working community activist, common-sense conservative, and former Tullahoma City Alderman Janice Bowling has announced her candidacy as a Republican for the newly created District 16 state Senate seat. This new district is an open seat in the 2012 election cycle and encompasses Coffee, Franklin, Grundy, Marion, Sequatchie, Van Buren and Warren counties. Bowling, who has a long and distinguished record of public service, announced her decision from her Tullahoma home among family and friends.