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Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Privileges and Elections Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Elections, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Finance #2, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Chair, Subcommittee on General Laws #1, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on General Laws #2, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on General Laws #4, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Militia, Police and Public Safety #3, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections #1, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections #4, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Education

  • BA, History, Mary Washington College, 1995

Professional Experience

  • BA, History, Mary Washington College, 1995
  • Legislative Aide, Delegate John A. Cox, 2009-2013
  • Legislative Aide, Delegate Frank D. Hargrove, Senior, 2000-2009
  • Research Director, Joint Republican Caucus, Virginia General Assembly, 1995-2005
  • Owner, Doctor Copy Inc., 1988-1992

Political Experience

  • BA, History, Mary Washington College, 1995
  • Legislative Aide, Delegate John A. Cox, 2009-2013
  • Legislative Aide, Delegate Frank D. Hargrove, Senior, 2000-2009
  • Research Director, Joint Republican Caucus, Virginia General Assembly, 1995-2005
  • Owner, Doctor Copy Inc., 1988-1992
  • Delegate, Virginia House of Delegates, District 55, 2014-present
  • Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 55, 2019

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Privileges and Elections Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Elections, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Finance #2, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Chair, Subcommittee on General Laws #1, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on General Laws #2, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on General Laws #4, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Militia, Police and Public Safety #3, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections #1, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections #4, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Block Grants

Member, Board of the Virginia War Memorial

Member, Board of the Volunteer Firefighter's and Rescue Squad Worker's Service Award Fund

Member, Finance Committee

Member, General Laws Committee

Member, Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Finance #1

Member, Subcommittee on Health

Member, Subcommittee on Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process

Member, Task Force to Assist in Identification of the History of Formerly Enslaved African Americans in Virginia

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BA, History, Mary Washington College, 1995
  • Legislative Aide, Delegate John A. Cox, 2009-2013
  • Legislative Aide, Delegate Frank D. Hargrove, Senior, 2000-2009
  • Research Director, Joint Republican Caucus, Virginia General Assembly, 1995-2005
  • Owner, Doctor Copy Inc., 1988-1992
  • Delegate, Virginia House of Delegates, District 55, 2014-present
  • Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 55, 2019
  • Member, Ashland Clay Springs Ruritan Club, present
  • Member, Hanover Arc, present
  • Member, Hanover Chapter, Ducks Unlimited, present
  • Member, Hanover County Citizens Roads Committee, Beaverdam District, present
  • Member, Hanover County Historical Society, present
  • Member, Hanover Dragoons Camp #827, Sons of Confederate Veterans, present
  • Chair, Investment Committee, Slash Christian Church, present
  • Member, Lee Davis Longbeards, National Wild Turkey Federation, present
  • Member, National Rifle Association (NRA), present
  • Member, Thomas Jefferson Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, present
  • Member, Virginia Bluebird Society, present
  • Former Committee Member/Advancement Chair, Ashland Boy Scout Troop 700
  • Former Coach, Ashland Little League
  • Former Diaconate, Slash Christian Church
Policy Positions

As of August 2017, Fowler's campaign website highlights the following issues:

Public Education

Excerpt: Many important public education reforms have been enacted since I first took office in January of 2014. These reforms, which I supported, are intended to improve the quality of classroom instruction, reform the Standards of Learning tests and Standards of Accreditation, and also to provide local school divisions with increas'ed budgeting flexibility so as to provide local School Boards with the ability to fund their most important priorities. I also believe that the teacher is the most important ingredient in education and for that reason the overwhelming majority of education funding must be centered in the classroom. I believe the General Assembly should have a benchmark of requiring 70% of every education "dollar" be spent on classroom instruction. I have supported funding the state's share of a pay increase for public school teachers, and just as important, I have supporting fully funding the Virginia Retirement System.

Health Care

Excerpt: Clearly, the number one health care issue facing the Virginia General Assembly will be whether, or not, to expand Virginia's Medicaid program. I am opposed to expanding Medicaid, not because Medicaid expansion is part of Obamacare and not because this is a Republican vs Democrat issue. When you boil the Medicaid expansion issue down, it is simply a math problem...

"Certificate of Public Need" Reform – Republicans are also leading the discussion on COPN reform. COPN reform would encourage competition among healthcare providers which would lead to an increase in access to care, reduced costs and promote innovation. For health care provider, including hospitals, to expand their services they need to go through a bureaucratic process and prove there is a "need" for their services. This is definitely far from free market principles. I support reforming COPN.

Environment

Excerpt: One of my top priorities as a lifelong outdoor enthusiast will be to work to support efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. I believe it is important to continue current efforts at modernizing local sewage treatment plants, and to provide adequate funding for the "Cost Sharing" program that assists farmers in the implementation of agricultural "best management practices". These BMPs are intended to reduce the agricultural runoff into our streams and rivers. It is my belief that environmental regulations must be based on 3 important principles including: regulations must be based on sound science; must produce results that are measurable; and must be affordable and workable. The best intended environmental regulations are useless if they are too costly or complex to implement.

Ethics

Excerpt: During the 2015 General Assembly session, we passed House Bill 2070. When combined with the meaningful steps the General Assembly took last year, this legislation significantly strengthens Virginia's ethics, transparency and disclosure laws. These changes will increase transparency, hold elected officials accountable, and help restore trust in government. HB 2070 made the following changes:

  • adopted a $100 aggregate annual gift cap,
  • created an ethics advisory commission,
  • required lawmakers to seek pre-approval for travel,
  • doubled the frequency of reporting,
  • required all disclosure be filed online for easy review by the public,
  • required legislators to report gifts to family members,
  • and implemented mandatory ethics training.

Jobs and the Economy

The House of Delegates remains laser-focused on improving Virginia's economy. During the 2015 General Assembly, we passed legislation to attract innovative new companies to Virginia (HB1662, Uber & Lyft). The General Assembly also passed HB1360, which provides entrepreneur's access to a new financial capital source called "Crowdfunding". The General Assembly also fought to protect Virginia's status as a right-to-work state with the first passage of a Constitutional amendment, (HJ490). This amendment will have to pass again in the 2016 General Assembly and then the people will ultimately decide the amendments fate in a referendum. I was proud to be a co-patron of the Right-to-Work constitutional amendment. I will continue to support our entrepreneurs, as well as pro-economic growth policies. I will oppose legislation that hinders the free enterprise system and retards employment. Finally, for my commitment and support for these important issues over the last 2 years, I have received recognition from two important organizations. I am honored to have earned an A+ Rating from the VA Chamber of Commerce on issues important to Virginia businesses, and a 100% rating from the National Federation of Independent Business for my support of issues confronting small business.

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