Former member of Congress · last served 102nd Congress
Wyche Fowler Jr.
Wyche Fowler was a Democratic U.S. senator from Georgia, first elected to Congress in 1977, who sponsored 2 bills that became law (100th–102nd Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
Recent votes
No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.
5 most recent bills
- S. 3362 A bill to provide that the Georgia Baptist Hospital College of Nursing shall be deemed as satisfying, for academic year 1992-1993, the accreditation…Oct 9, 1992 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
- S. 1294 Recreational Hunting Safety and Preservation Act of 1991Oct 9, 1992 · Referred jointly to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
- S. 3115 National Forest Timber Sales Cost Recovery Act of 1992Aug 27, 1992 · Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- S. 2921 Forest Service Decisionmaking and Appeals Reform ActJul 31, 1992 · Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- S. 684 National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1992Jul 23, 1992 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 562.
Top bills sponsored
- S. 488 (101st) Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Competitiveness Act of 1989Became law
- S. 1229 (101st) A bill for the relief of Maria Luisa Anderson.Became law
- S.J.Res. 150 (102nd) A joint resolution to designate June 15, 1991, as "Magna Carta Day".Passed a chamber
- S.J.Res. 225 (102nd) A joint resolution to designate February 3, 1992, through February 9, 1992, as "National Police Officer and Firefighter Recognition Week".Passed a chamber
- S. 1838 (101st) Agricultural Promotion Programs Act of 1989Passed a chamber
- S.Con.Res. 70 (101st) A concurrent resolution commending NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for the continuing successes of the Voyager space missions to the outer solar system.Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 167 (101st) A resolution to amend Senate Resolution 128, 101st Congress, relating to the appointment of a committee to hear the articles of impeachment against Judge…Passed a chamber
- S. 1554 (100th) Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988Reported from committee
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Fowler has won
Sen. Fowler has won 4 U.S. House elections (1978–1984) and 1 U.S. Senate election (1986). Of the contested races, margins ran from 1.8 to 67.0 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
102nd Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 18 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 18 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a committee report listed | 0 | None listed |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 102nd Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.