Enthusiastic Crowd Gathers For Sowers Fundraiser

The Central West End home of David and Becky Nelson overflowed with enthusiastic contributors and well wishers last night for 8th congressional district hopeful Tommy Sowers of Rolla. Among the guests were St. Louis City Democratic Central Committee Chairman Brian Wahby; Chair of the Board of Alderman Lewis Reed, former Clayton Mayor and wife Ben and Susan Uchitelle and former U.S. Senator Jean Carnahan.

Sowers, 33, is an 11-year veteran, having served in Kosovo and twice in Iraq as an Army Ranger and Green Beret. Most recently he taught at West Point before returning to his home in Rolla to teach Political Science at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Sowers is putting together a campaign that resembles a well planned military engagement.

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