Bill Lowery (politician)
William David Lowery | |
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Bob Wilson | |
Succeeded by | Duke Cunningham (Redistricting) |
Personal details | |
Born | William David Lowery May 2, 1947 Republican |
Alma mater | San Diego State University |
William David Lowery (born May 2, 1947) is an American politician and lobbyist from
Prior to Election
Bill Lowery was born May 2, 1947, in San Diego, California. He attended San Diego State University. His father was a small businessman owning and operating a hardware store. His father died when Bill was nine years old, leaving Bill's mother to struggle to keep the family together. Bill was active in politics from the time he first attended college where he was involved in student politics on the conservative side, arranging peaceful demonstrations on behalf of free speech on campus for American corporations and the right for ROTC to recruit on campus, among other causes. He worked as National Youth Director for President Ford's campaign, and was a political operative for the California Republican Party.
City Council
Lowery was elected to the
Congress
In 1980, Lowery was elected to Congress from
Lowery focused his efforts in Congress on improving San Diego. He was a major opponent of off-shore oil drilling, a major supporter of the reclamation of waste water and the
Although there was no finding of wrongdoing by any government agency of Lowery's activities, he received substantial bad press in connection with the
In the redistricting after the 1990 census, Lowery was moved into the district of a fellow Republican, Duke Cunningham. Lowery was defeated in the primary, obtaining just 15.3 percent of the vote, and coming in third place. Cunningham won the primary and was elected, and ultimately became the center of a multimillion-dollar bribery scandal a decade later and was forced to resign after pleading guilty to bribery in 2005.
Lobbyist
Since leaving Congress, Lowery has worked as a
Lowery owns two homes, a townhouse on Capitol Hill, and a 14-acre (0.06 km2) waterfront property in King William County, Virginia.
References
External links
- United States Congress. "Bill Lowery (id: L000479)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Appearances on C-SPAN