Donald Fowler
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Donald L. Fowler served as national chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1995 to 1997. As national chairman, Fowler ran the party's day-to-day operations, but Christopher Dodd, as general chairman, served as the party's public face. Fowler's term included the 1996 presidential election between Bill Clinton and Bob Dole. After his term as chair, he was accused of contacting the CIA to protect a fugitive businessman, Roger Tamraz, who had donated money to the Democratic party.
Fowler remains active in Democratic politics. In 2006, when most members of the DNC supported adding multiple presidential primaries or cauceses between the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary, he opposed the plan. He also served as a delegate from South Carolina to the 2000 and 2004 Democratic National Conventions. He is a political science professor at the University of South Carolina.
Fowler's son, Donnie Fowler, ran unsuccessfully for DNC chair in 2005.
External links
- [Interview with Fowler]
- [Summary of the Tamraz Scandal]
- [Washington Post 9/9/1997 CIA Memos Detail DNC Chief Actions]
- [Sen. Patrick Moynihan's Remarks Regarding Fowler]
- [LAROUCHE LYNDON H. v FOWLER, DONALD L.]
- [Political Wire: Explains Dodd and Fowler's Roles]
- [Fowler as a 2000 Convention Delegate]
- [Fowler opposing earlier primaries]
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