Sowers To Take On Emerson In CD8

Tommy Sowers today announced his intentions to challenge Congresswoman Jo An Emerson in 2010. Sowers, born and raised in Rolla, is running for Congress after an eleven year career in the Army.   He is currently teaches in the History and Political Science Department at the Missouri University of Science and Technology.

From Sowers' bio:

After going to Duke on an Army ROTC scholarship, Tommy began his 11 year career in the U.S. Army, commissioned in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He graduated Airborne, Air Assault, Ranger and Belgian Commando Schools. Tommy led a combat engineering platoon in Kosovo and represented the 1st Infantry Division in the Best Ranger Competition.

Following graduate studies at the London School of Economics as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar for Missouri District 6080, Tommy attended the Special Forces Qualification Course graduating 1st in his class. At 10th Special Forces Group, Tommy led a team of Green Berets. In two deployments to Iraq, he conducted a wide range of counterinsurgency operations and was awarded the Combat Infantryman’s Badge and two Bronze Stars.

More at www.SowersForCongress.com.