Donald Fowler
| Donald Fowler | |
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| Chairman of the Democratic National Committee | |
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In office January 21, 1995 – January 21, 1997 Serving with Christopher Dodd |
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| Preceded by | Debra DeLee |
| Succeeded by | Steven Grossman |
| Chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party | |
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In office 1971–1980 |
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| Preceded by | Harry M. Lightsey, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | William J.B. Dorn |
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Donald L. Fowler September 12, 1935 Spartanburg, South Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Carol Fowler |
| Alma mater |
Wofford College (BA) University of Kentucky (MA, PhD) |
Donald L. "Don" Fowler (born September 12, 1935) is an American political scientist, professor and political operative who served as National Chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1995 to 1997, alongside Christopher J. Dodd as General Chairman during this same period.
Fowler is a political science professor and businessman from South Carolina who has spent most of his adult life in various Democratic Party roles, including state party executive director, state party chair, and CEO of the 1988 Democratic National Convention in Atlanta.
Fowler earned a degree in psychology from Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in 1957 where he had his basketball jersey retired, was president of the student body, and became a member of the Kappa Alpha Order. For his master's and doctoral degrees, he attended the University of Kentucky, a pioneering institution in the disciplines of political science and public administration. He has taught public administration and American politics at the University of South Carolina since 1964, and has taught at Wofford from time to time. He is also a retired colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve and a graduate of the U.S. Army War College.
Fowler served as chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party from 1971 to 1980, during the tenure of Democratic governor John C. West, the contentious gubernatorial election of 1974 and the early tenure of Democratic governor Richard Riley.
Prior to the 1984 Democratic National Convention, he was appointed by party chairman Paul G. Kirk to chair the "Fairness Commission," one of many Democratic commissions created to reform the presidential nomination process. Fowler's Fairness Commission banned winner-take-all districts in primaries and caucuses, expanded the reach of the 15% threshold rule, and increased the number of convention superdelegates from 568 in 1980 to 650 in 1988. Fowler also served as CEO of the 1988 Democratic National Convention in Atlanta.
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