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TOWELL, David Gilmer (1937-2003)

Republican of Nevada

1st congressional district

Served in House 1973-1975

Total roll-call votes cast: 951

Biography

Representative from Nevada; born in Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y., June 9, 1937; attended Bronxville and New York City schools; B.A., University of Pacific, Stockton, Calif., 1960; served in the Nevada Air National Guard, 1960-1966; real estate broker; elected chairman, Douglas County Republican Central Committee, 1970; delegate, Nevada State Republican conventions, 1968, 1970, and 1972; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-third Congress (January 3, 1973-January 3, 1975); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1974 to the Ninety-fourth Congress; unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1976; resumed real estate business; died on June 10, 2003, in Reno, Nev.; interment at Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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