Buddy Fowler
Virginia State Delegate, District 59 since 2013. Ran in 8 elections between 2013 and 2025, winning 8. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 13 yrs
- Since 2013
- Bills became law
- 5
- 31 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 3.2%
- Chamber median 1.0%
- With party
- 89%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +13.8
- Won 2025
- Next election
- 2027
- Nov 2, 2027
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- Finance
- General Laws
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Fowler sits in the Virginia House of Delegates
Fowler is closer to the center than 58% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Keith Hodges, Mike Cherry, Eric Phillips
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:08 PM ET
With Fowler’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans89%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills44%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Virginia House of Delegates.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Fowler’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Fowler | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 | HB 30: Budget Bill. | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 71–22 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | HB 1876: Capitol Sq. or building owned/leased by the Commonwealth, carrying firearm/explosive… | No | No | Yes | Passed 50–46 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | HB 2555: Marijuana-related offenses; modification of sentence, sunset. | No | No | Yes | Passed 50–46 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | HB 2056: Absentee voting in person; voter satellite offices, days and hours of operation. | No | No | Yes | Passed 50–44 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | HB 1869: Firearms; purchase, etc., assault and battery of family member or intimate partner,… | No | No | Yes | Passed 50–46 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Fowler was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 59 | Won | R+13.8 | R+16.0 | −2.2 |
| 2023 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 59 | Won | R+16.5 | R+16.4 | +0.1 |
| 2021 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 55 | Won | R+28.5 | — | — |
| 2019 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 55 | Won | R+20.2 | — | — |
| 2017 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 55 | Won | R+20.0 | — | — |
| 2015 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 55 | Won | R+20.8 | — | — |
| 2015 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 55 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2013 | Virginia House of Delegates, District 55 | Won | R+19.3 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Fowler has held
- Virginia House of Delegates, District 59 · since 2023
- Virginia House of Delegates, District 55 · since 2013
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Fowler has run against
- Scott O. "k" Konopasek (D) · 2025 election, won
- Rachel A. Levy (D) · 2023 election, won
- Rachel Anne Levy (D) · 2021 election, won
- Morgan Kathleen Goodman (D) · 2019 election, won
- Toni L. Radler (D) · 2015 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Fowler
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/e2ce02ec-6a92-435d-8ae2-bead5abe5ace
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET