American politician

David Fowler

Fowler speaking at a Putnam County Right to Life meeting in Cookeville in January 2012

Born| June 30, 1958

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, U.S.

Alma mater| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Occupation| Politician
Political party| Republican
Children| 1

David Fowler (born 1958) is an American politician and a former member of the Tennessee Senate for the 11th district, which comprises part of Hamilton County.

## Contents

* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
* 3 Personal life
* 4 Controversy
* 5 References

## Early life[edit]

David Fowler was born on June 30, 1958 in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. He grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[1] He graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a B.S. in 1980, and with a J.D. from University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1983.[1]

## Career[edit]

Fowler practiced the law in Cincinnati, Ohio and Chattanooga, Tennessee.[1] taught Law and Government at Bryan College for four years.[1]

Fowler was a Republican member of the Tennessee State Senate from the 99th Tennessee General Assembly until the 104th, representing Signal Mountain, Tennessee.[2]

Fowler is the president of the Family Action Council of Tennessee (FACT), an organization associated with the Focus on the Family.[1][2] Upon retiring as state senator in 2006, he donated US$20,000 to FACT.[2] A decade later, in 2016, Fowler staged a rally outside the Tennessee State Capitol in favor of an anti-transgender bathroom bill.[3]

## Personal life[edit]

Fowler is married, and he has a child.[1] He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.[1]

## Controversy[edit]

In 2018 bill banning 'child brides' is scuttled in Tennessee House after Fowler objects.[4][5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g "Staff". Family Action Committee of Tennessee. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
2. ^ a b c Jones, Jerry (October 24, 2006). "Retiring state senator gives his new non-profit $20,000". Out & About Newspaper. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
3. ^ Sher, Andy (April 18, 2016). "TN conservative pastors rally, pray in support of transgender student bathroom bill". Times Free Press. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
4. ^ Gstalter, Morgan (2018-03-08). "Tennessee GOP kill bill to ban child marriage". TheHill. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
5. ^ Horan, Kyle (2018-03-08). "Tennessee Panel Kills Bill To Outlaw Child Marriage". WTVF. Retrieved 2018-03-08.

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