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The Weekly Record: Boots on the Ground Squared
July 15, 2010Congressional Democratic contender Tommy Sowers brings his 2nd Boots on the ground campaign to New Madrid; Sowers has raised over $1 million. Read More »
Press Release: Tommy Sowers for Congress Passes the Million Dollar Mark
July 13, 2010Sowers reported total net contributions of $331,277 for the second quarter of 2010, bringing his total for the election cycle to $1,009,478. Although incumbent Jo Ann Emerson has yet to release her Q2 results, Sowers outraised Emerson for two of the last three quarters. Read More »
St Louis Beacon: Sowers first to make FEC figures public; has raised just over $ 1 million
July 13, 2010Tommy Sowers, a Democrat running for Congress in southeast Missouri’s 8th Congressional Districit, made public the official summary sheet of his Federal Election Commission report, showing that he’s raised just over $1 million and has $610,000 in the bank. Read More »
Roll Call: Emerson’s Democratic Foe Passes $1 Million Mark in Fundraising
July 12, 2010Missouri Democrat Tommy Sowers has raised more than $1 million for his bid to unseat incumbent Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R) in November, according to his latest filing with the Federal Election Commission. Read More »
Dexter Daily Statesman: Sowers puts his “Boots on the Ground” in Dexter
July 11, 2010On another leg on his race for the 8th Congressional Senate seat, Tommy Sowers was in Dexter Friday afternoon continuing his "Boots on the Ground" campaign begun in January. Read More »
The Atlantic: Happy Hour Vid: Missouri Democrat Touts ‘Combat Bible,’ Pickup Truck
July 08, 2010Tommy Sowers, a Missouri Democratic congressional candidate, might have stumbled upon the winning formula for derailing Republican incumbent Jo Ann Emerson's reelection bid. For the Iraq War veteran's latest campaign video, he appropriates nearly every red-state cultural touchstone (including close-ups of his "combat Bible" and a background shot of his pickup) to distance himself from DC Democrats and burnish his heartland credentials. Read More »
First Read: Intensity and the ‘Combat Bible’
July 08, 2010Sowers taught at West Point and served in the Army special forces -- and the "combat bible" he says he brought with him in the field. ... The ad hits a lot of key notes for a rookie candidate running to unseat a longtime incumbent in a Republican district. Read More »
Wave of ads courts free media
July 07, 2010In a third campaign, Missouri Democrat Tommy Sowers went up on the air against seven-term GOP Rep. Jo Ann Emerson with a spot touting his credentials as an Iraq war veteran. Read More »
