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Affiliation | Democratic |
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Name | Wyche Fowler, Jr. |
Address | Atlanta, Georgia , United States |
Email | None |
Website | None |
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October 06, 1940
(83 years)
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Contributor | RP |
Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur Mar 15, 2024 12:01am |
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Info | born in Atlanta, Ga., October 6, 1940; attended the public schools; graduated, Davidson College 1962; graduated, Emory University School of Law 1969; served as a United States Army intelligence officer 1963-1964; chief of staff for Representative Charles Weltner 1965-1966; attorney 1969-1977; Atlanta board of aldermen 1970-1973; president, Atlanta city council 1974-1977; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fifth Congress on April 6, 1977, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Andrew Young; reelected to the four succeeding Congresses (April 6, 1977-January 3, 1987); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives in 1986, but was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1986; defeated for reelection on November 11, 1992 general election runoff and served from January 3, 1987, to January 3, 1993; appointed Senate liaison to the Federal Election Commission, 1993; resigned as FEC liaison and resumed the practice of law, 1993; named Ambassador to Saudi Arabia by President William J. Clinton, August 12, 1996, confirmed October 27, 1997; is a resident of Washington, DC.
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