Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 12, 2014

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Production Worker, Ford Motor Company, 2012-present

Apprentice/Tool and Die Maker, Ford Motor Company, 1996-2008

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Reason for Seeking Public Office:

Terry Bowman for Congress - Why I Am Running
"When it is also known that idleness and dissipation takes place of close attention and application, no man who wishes well to the liberties of his Country and desires to see its rights established, can avoid crying out where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?"

George Washington

"It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we must do what's required."

Winston Churchill

There are times in a person's life when he/she realizes more should be done to help ensure our country's future by stepping up to the plate to take that fast-pitch on the inside corner.

Our time is in 2014.

Although very busy as an activist for working men and women for years, I realized that I needed to do more -- or as Winston Churchill said in his famous quote: to do what's required.

Like most of you, I have witnessed the steady decline of our economy and the manufacturing base that once made southeast Michigan the economic destination for many Americans around the country. Hundreds of thousands journeyed to our state with the promise of a better life and unparalleled opportunity.

That quest for a better life drove my father to Michigan from the Tennessee in the 1950's. At that time, the American Dream was alive and well in southeast Michigan, and Ronald Reagan's "Shining City on the Hill" was reflected onto the waters of our awesome Great Lakes.

As decades passed the American Dream has become nothing more than a distant memory for many in the 12th district and the light from the Shining City on the Hill has greatly dimmed.

We need to change the failed policies of those who brought false hope upon us and we need to do it now. We need a new voice and a new vision for our district -- a voice that reflects the hard-working people instead of Washington D.C. special interests. We need a voice reflective of someone who comes home from work every day with tired arms and sore hands and shoulders; someone who has a strong personal interest in the prosperity of the district and what affects the lives of his neighbors, co-workers, friends and family.

The time for our collective voices to be heard is now. Together, we deserve better. Together, we can once again build that American Dream, and together we can turn our communities into the shining hope for future generations.