Contact Information:
Bill Lower
21010 S. Hwy 245
Fair Play, MO 65649-8237
417-276-4862 Voice
417-276-5903 Fax
4thdistrict2004@earthlink.net

FOURTH U.S. CONGRESSIONAL RACE WILL INCLUDE LIBERTARIAN

Fair Play, MO April 3, 2004. By filing on the morning of March 29, 2004, Bill Lower assured the voters of the Fourth Congressional District that there will be a Libertarian presence on the November ballot. By being unopposed on the primary ballot in August, his name will appear alongside the Republican and Democratic candidates for this office. Lower said, "There is a need for all voters to realize there are more than two choices when they go to the polls to select their representatives. Elected officials actually need to pay attention to what the Constitution says the government can and more importantly, cannot do. It is time for government to treat its citizens as adults. We need to shed ourselves of the nanny of big government restriction in our daily lives."

Lower was born in Polk County, and grew up on the family farm just north of Fair Play. He graduated from Fair Play High School in 1971. He attended Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri for two years, and graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a BA degree. After working as a foreman for a large painting contractor in the San Francisco Bay Area in California for five years, he returned to the Fair Play area. In 1984 he started The Chimney Checker, a chimney sweep company, of which he currently remains as the owner and operator. The Chimney Checker services, cleans, and repairs the venting systems of wood, gas, and pellet burning appliances, and sells wood and gas burning appliances.

Lower currently holds the professional certifications of Certified Chimney Sweep from The Chimney Safety Institute of America and NFI Woodburning Specialist from the National Fireplace Institute. He is a long-time member of the National Chimney Sweep Guild, and former Board member of the Midwest Chimney Safety Council. Currently Lower serves on the Ethics Committees of both the National Chimney Sweep Guild and the Chimney Safety Institute of America.

Lower is a Board member of the Friends of the Polk County Library, having previously served as Vice President and as Treasurer. Lower is also a Board member and the current Treasurer of the Missouri State Poetry Society. He is a long-time member of Fair Play First Baptist Church, having served there as Moderator and as Clerk. Lower is also current chair of the 133rd District State Libertarian Committee.