William David Lowery

William David Lowery

William David "Bill" Lowery (born May 2, 1947 in San Diego , California ) is an American politician . Between 1981 and 1993 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Lowery attended public schools in his home country and then Point Loma High School until 1965 . He then studied at San Diego State University . In the following years he worked in the advertising industry, among other things. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . From 1977 to 1980 he was a city councilor in San Diego, where he served as deputy mayor since 1979. In July 1980, Lowery was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Detroit , where Ronald Reagan was nominated as a presidential candidate.

In the 1980 congressional election , Lowery was elected to the 41st  constituency of California in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Bob Wilson on January 3, 1981 . After five re-elections, he was able to complete six legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1993 . Since 1990 he has been involved in the house banking scandal. It turned out that he submitted more than 300 bad checks to the congress bank, which then had to settle them. As a result of this, he withdrew before the 1990 elections, assuming he would not be re-elected.

Since the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, William Lowery has worked as a lobbyist in the federal capital Washington.

Web links

• William David Lowery in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• William David Lowery in nndb (English)