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Buddy Fowler
Republican Party
Virginia House of Delegates District 59
Tenure
2024 - Present
Term ends
2028
Years in position
2
Predecessor: Matt Fariss (R)
Prior offices:
Virginia House of Delegates District 55
Years in office: 2014 - 2024
Successor: Amy Laufer (D)
Compensation
Base salary
$17,640/year
Per diem
$237/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 4, 2025
Education
Bachelor's
Mary Washington College, 1995
Bachelor's
University of Mary Washington
Personal
Birthplace
Richmond, VA
Profession
Legislative aid
Contact
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Buddy Fowler (Republican Party) is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 59. He assumed office on January 10, 2024. His current term ends on January 12, 2028.

Fowler (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 59. He won in the general election on November 4, 2025.

Biography

Fowler graduated from the University of Mary Washington and ran a small business before working as research director for the Joint Republican caucus in the Virginia State Assembly. He then worked as a legislative aide for Frank Hargrove (R) and John Cox (R).[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Fowler was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Fowler was assigned to the following committees:

2020-2021

Fowler was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Fowler was assigned to the following committees:

2016 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Fowler served on the following committees:

Virginia committee assignments, 2016
• Finance
• Militia, Police and Public Safety
• Privileges and Elections

2015 legislative session

In the 2015 legislative session, Fowler served on the following committees:

2014 legislative session

In the 2014 legislative session, Fowler served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2025

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2025

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 59

Incumbent Buddy Fowler defeated Scott Konopasek in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 59 on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Buddy Fowler
Buddy Fowler (R)
 
56.8
 
25,425
Image of Scott Konopasek
Scott Konopasek (D) Candidate Connection
 
43.0
 
19,247
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
78

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 44,750
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Scott Konopasek advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 59.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Buddy Fowler advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 59.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Fowler in this election.

2023

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2023

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 59

Incumbent Buddy Fowler defeated Rachel Levy in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 59 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Buddy Fowler
Buddy Fowler (R)
 
58.2
 
18,529
Image of Rachel Levy
Rachel Levy (D) Candidate Connection
 
41.7
 
13,275
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
59

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 31,863
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Rachel Levy advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 59.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 59

Incumbent Buddy Fowler defeated Graven Craig and Philip Strother in the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 59 on June 20, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Buddy Fowler
Buddy Fowler
 
57.2
 
4,100
Image of Graven Craig
Graven Craig
 
33.0
 
2,365
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Philip Strother
 
9.8
 
703

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,168
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Endorsements

Fowler received the following endorsements.

2021

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 55

Incumbent Buddy Fowler defeated Rachel Levy in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 55 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Buddy Fowler
Buddy Fowler (R)
 
63.8
 
27,246
Image of Rachel Levy
Rachel Levy (D) Candidate Connection
 
36.1
 
15,400
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
51

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 42,697
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Rachel Levy advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 55.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Buddy Fowler advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 55.

Campaign finance

2019

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2019

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 55

Incumbent Buddy Fowler defeated Morgan Goodman in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 55 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Buddy Fowler
Buddy Fowler (R)
 
60.1
 
17,356
Image of Morgan Goodman
Morgan Goodman (D) Candidate Connection
 
39.8
 
11,508
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
36

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 28,900
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2017

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2017

General election

Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2017. All 100 house seats were up for election. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 13, 2017. The filing deadline for primary election candidates was March 30, 2017. The filing deadline for non-party candidates and candidates nominated by methods other than a primary was June 13, 2017.[2] Incumbent Buddy Fowler Jr. (R) defeated Morgan Goodman (D) in the Virginia House of Delegates District 55 general election.[3]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 55 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Buddy Fowler Jr. Incumbent 60.00% 18,087
     Democratic Morgan Goodman 40.00% 12,056
Total Votes 30,143
Source: Virginia Department of Elections

Democratic primary election

Morgan Goodman ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 55 Democratic primary.[4]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
Virginia House of Delegates, District 55 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate
Green check mark transparent.png Morgan Goodman

Republican primary election

Incumbent Buddy Fowler Jr. ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 55 Republican primary.[5]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
Virginia House of Delegates, District 55 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate
Green check mark transparent.png Buddy Fowler Jr. Incumbent

2015

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2015

Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 9, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 26, 2015.[6] Toni Radler was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Buddy Fowler was unopposed in the Republican primary. Fowler defeated Radler in the general election.[7][8]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 55 General Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBuddy Fowler Incumbent 60.4% 10,870
     Democratic Toni Radler 39.6% 7,118
Total Votes 17,988

2013

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2013

Fowler won the 2013 election for Virginia House of Delegates District 55. Fowler ran unopposed in the June 11th Republican Primary. He defeated Toni Radler (D) and Christopher Sullivan (L) in the general election on November 5, 2013.[9]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 55 General Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBuddy Fowler 56.8% 15,334
     Democratic Toni Radler 37.5% 10,123
     Libertarian Christopher Sullivan 5.6% 1,500
     Other Write-in 0.2% 41
Total Votes 26,998

Endorsements

In 2013, Fowler’s endorsements included the following:[10]

  • Former Delegate Frank Hargrove
  • Former State Senator Leslie Campbell
  • Caroline County Sheriff Tony Lippa
  • Caroline School Board Chairman Nancy Carson
  • Hanover County Commissioner of the Revenue Scott Harris

Campaign themes

2025

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Buddy Fowler did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.

2023

Buddy Fowler did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

Buddy Fowler did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Buddy Fowler did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

2017

As of August 2017, Fowler's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[11]

“

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 increased 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. [12]

”

Campaign finance summary

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Buddy Fowler campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2023Virginia House of Delegates District 59Won general$257,589 $243,438
2021Virginia House of Delegates District 55Won general$137,095 $82,415
Grand total$394,684 $325,853
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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Personal

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Fowler and his wife, Patsy, have three children, Laura Lee, Zachary Hyland, and Martha Ann. They live in Ashland, VA. Fowler has volunteered as Chairman of General Board Clay Springs Ruritan Club, Advancement Chairman and committee member of Ashland Boy Scout Troop 700, and as the Beaverdam District member of the Hanover County Citizens Roads Committee.[13][1]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Buddy Fowler for House of Delegates, "Biography," accessed September 5, 2013
    2. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Candidacy Requirements for the November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed March 21, 2017
    3. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
    4. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Democratic Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
    5. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Republican Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
    6. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 2, 2015
    7. ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 Primary election results," accessed September 1, 2015
    8. ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 General election candidates," accessed September 1, 2015
    9. ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, “Official Results - 2013 General Election," accessed December 2, 2013
    10. ↑ Buddy Fowler for House of Delegates, "Ednorsements," accessed September 5, 2013
    11. ↑ buddyfowler.com, "Issues," accessed August 21, 2017
    12. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    13. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Buddy Fowler - Biography," accessed September 5, 2013

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    Matt Fariss (R)     		Virginia House of Delegates District 59
    2024-Present    		 Succeeded by
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    Preceded by
    -     		Virginia House of Delegates District 55
    2014-2024    		 Succeeded by
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