Sowers is not a rubber stamp

Tommy Sowers served our country as a Green Beret in Iraq. On multiple deployments in Iraq and Kosovo, he put his life on the line to keep us safe.

Now Tommy is home, running for Congress. After hearing him speak, I met with him personally, and I learned this: Tommy Sowers is nobody's rubber stamp. He is against cap and trade. He's pro-life and wants to change the health care law. He will not cast a vote that sends 8th District jobs overseas. He will put Main Street ahead of Wall Street every time.

Tommy proved himself a leader by graduating first in his Green Beret class and earning two Bronze Stars in Iraq. He proved he understands how Congress is supposed to work when he taught Constitution at West Point. A fourth generation Missourian, Tommy has worked side by side in every county, with hard-working people, listening and seeing firsthand what Southeast Missouri needs to bring back the 16,000 jobs lost during the last 14 years.

If we want to change Washington, we have to change the people we send to Washington. Vote for Tommy Sowers.

CHERYL HANSCHEN, 241 Geronimo Lane, Jackson, MO 63755