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Oklahoma City real estate developer John Lowery, a Democrat with experience in politics in Tennessee, is considering a bid for the Democratic nomination for the U. S. Senate, The McCarville Report has been told.
Lowery is no stranger to politics, having served as Chief of Staff for Harold Ford, Sr., the former Memphis Democratic Congressman, and managed Harold Ford Jr.’s unsuccessful campaign for the U.S. Senate in 2004.
We’re told the Democratic National Committee has encouraged him.
His business focuses on upscale senior housing developments. In the coming months, the company is going public, having filed an S-1 with the SEC this month.
Here’s more background, from his website biography: John B. Lowery is President and CEO of Lowery Companies, LLC, a real estate development and construction company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. He is the founder of Revelation Corporation and Rev America Association which provides financial products and services such as bank accounts (with out a credit check), debit card services, direct deposit and insurance products to the under banked. Previously, he served as President of Fidelity Bank Holding Company and Chief of Staff to Harold E. Ford, Sr., member of United States House of Representatives.
Lowery built the Tulsa DoubleTree Hotel a few decades ago. Here is a link to his website: http://www.lowerycompanies.com/html/Home.htm. Also, WholeLife Companies, his new public company, can be found here: http://www.wholelifeworld.com/
