David Bowers
Republican · VA
David Bowers is a Republican candidate for Mayor in Roanoke city, Virginia in 2026.
Where David Bowers stands, based on their records
Opposes
Civil Rights (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 oppose
Asked government and private agencies in the Roanoke Valley to stop resettling Syrian refugees, writing that he was reminded President Roosevelt had felt compelled to sequester Japanese foreign nationals after Pearl Harbor. Leaders of both state parties condemned the comparison and Hillary Clinton's campaign removed him from its Virginia leadership council.
November 18, 2015Opposes Civil Rights
Source: cbsnews.com · researched August 7, 2026
Track record — Other records
Other records · 1 record
Apologized at a city council meeting and retracted the internment comparison, saying it was not in his heart to be racist or bigoted, while standing by his call to pause Syrian refugee resettlement on security grounds.
November 20, 2015
Source: time.com · researched August 7, 2026
Profile last researched July 15, 2026.