Kelly Convirs-Fowler

Kelly Convirs-Fowler is an American politician. Since 2018, she has served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing district 21. She was first elected in November 2017.[1]

Kelly Convirs-Fowler
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 21st district
Assumed office
January 10, 2018
Preceded byRon Villanueva
Personal details
Born
Kelly Kristen Convirs

Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseWilliam Fowler
Children3
Residence(s)Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Alma materVirginia Wesleyan College
Old Dominion University

Fowler serves on the Privileges and Elections Committee and the Science and Technology Committee.[2]

Early life and career

Kelly Convirs-Fowler was born and raised in Virginia Beach. She is of Filipino and Mexican descent. She graduated from Tallwood High School and Virginia Wesleyan College, where she majored in Psychology and Criminal Justice. Both schools are in Virginia Beach.[3] After earning her Master’s degree in Education at the Old Dominion University, she began teaching at Lynnhaven Elementary. She left her job to begin a home renovation business with her husband. They specialize in serving military families.[4]

Political career

Fowler ran to be a delegate in Virginia's 2017 election against incumbent Ron Villanueva. She won the election with 52.3% of the vote, and took office in January 2018.[5] She and Kathy Tran were the first Asian-American women to be elected to Virginia's House of Delegates.

Fowler ran for reelection in the 2019 election. She defeated Republican Shannon D.S. Kane with 54.5% of the vote.[6]

Fowler ran for a third term in the 2021 election. In one of the closest races in Virginia that year, she defeated Tanya Gould by 1% of the vote.

During the 2020 special session, Fowler abstained on HB5013 which was intended to end qualified immunity for law enforcement following the 2020 summer Black Lives Matter protests. Her abstention was due to her own husband, David Fowler, being a police officer, which effectively killed the bill.[7]

Personal life

She is married to William Fowler, and they have three kids.[8] William Fowler was a police sergeant and was fired after the Virginia Beach police chief "lost confidence in [his] ability to serve the community". Although the position serves at the pleasure of the chief, Fowler then sued, claiming he was wrongly fired.[9]

She came out as bisexual at a Pride event in Virginia Beach on June 26, 2022.[10]

Convirs-Fowler has claimed to have the personal laptop of the Virginia Beach mass shooter.[11] She then refused to voluntarily give the laptop to Virginia Beach police.[12]

See also

References
  1. Connors, Mike (November 7, 2017). "Democrat Fowler knocks off veteran Republican Villanueva in 21st District". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  2. "LIS Virginia". Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  3. "Kelly Convirs-Fowler". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  4. "Virginia's Kelly Fowler – First-time Candidate - Asian Fortune". Asianfortunenews.com. November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  5. Kelly Fowler at vpap.org
  6. "2019 November General". Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  7. Convirs-Fowler, Kelly. "Post". Facebook. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  8. WILSON, PATRICK. "Va. lawmaker announces she's pregnant with her third child". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  9. "Virginia Beach sheriff sued for wrongful termination".
  10. "The Virginian-Pilot".
  11. "VB delegate claims to have personal laptop of mass shooter".
  12. "Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler says she will not voluntarily give police mystery laptop found in mass shooter's home".
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