William Wyche Fowler, Jr. (born October 6, 1940) is an American politician and ambassador. He is a member of the Democratic Party and served as U.S. Senator from Georgia from January 1987 to January 1993. He had previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 until his senatorial election. Image File history File links US Senator Wyche Fowler from Georgia. ... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States... is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 1987. ... is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Mack Francis Mattingly served one term as a United States Senator from Georgia, the first Republican to serve in the U.S. Senate from that state since Reconstruction. ... Paul Douglas Coverdell (January 20, 1939 – July 19, 2000) was a United States Senator from Georgia and was also the director of the Peace Corps from 1989 until 1991. ... is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Atlanta redirects here. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic... is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States... Type Bicameral Speaker of the House of Representatives House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Steny Hoyer, (D) since January 4, 2007 House Minority Leader John Boehner, (R) since January 4, 2007 Members 435 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party...

Fowler was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Davidson College, and then entered the U.S. Army as an intelligence operative. After discharge, he returned to school to earn a law degree from Emory University. From 1965 to 1966, he became the chief of staff for Congressman Charles Weltner, and after holding this post for two years, he resigned to become a private attorney. From 1974 to 1977, he served as an Atlanta City Councilman, and he used this position as a stepping stone to the House. On April 5, 1977 he was elected in a special election to the U.S. House of Representatives to fill the vacancy caused by Andrew Young's resignation. Atlanta redirects here. ... Davidson College is a private liberal arts college for 1,700 students in Davidson, North Carolina, USA. Both the town and college were named for Brigadier General William Lee Davidson, a Revolutionary War commander. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Emory University is a private university located in the metropolitan area of the city of Atlanta and in western unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. ... Charles Weltner (December 17, 1927 - August 31, 1992) was a politician from the state of Georgia. ... is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Andrew Jackson Young, Jr. ...

In 1986, as a U.S. Representative, Fowler defeated the incumbent Republican Senator Mack Mattingly. Fowler served as the junior senator from Georgia (Sam Nunn was the serving senior senator at that time). Fowler's voting record was liberal on social concerns and moderate on economic and national security issues. He lost his re-election bid in 1992 to Georgia State Senator Paul Coverdell (who would later become leader of the state's Republican party). Fowler won a plurality of the vote against Coverdell on general election night 1992, but Georgia law requires a runoff election between the two candidates with the highest vote totals if no one candidate receives 50 percent (an absolute majority) of the total vote, and a Libertarian Party candidate received enough votes to keep Fowler's total below 50 percent-plus-one. In the runoff on November 11, 1992, Coverdell upset Fowler by a narrow margin. Fowler went on to serve as the Clinton administration's United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1996 to 2001. The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Mack Francis Mattingly served one term as a United States Senator from Georgia, the first Republican to serve in the U.S. Senate from that state since Reconstruction. ... Samuel Augustus Nunn, Jr. ... Paul Douglas Coverdell (January 20, 1939 – July 19, 2000) was a United States Senator from Georgia and was also the director of the Peace Corps from 1989 until 1991. ... The Libertarian Party is a United States political party founded on December 11, 1971. ... is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... US Government List of Ambassadors to Saudi Arabia Category: ...

External links

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• New Georgia Encyclopedia

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