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In 1986, as a U.S. Representative, Fowler defeated the incumbent Republican Sen. Mack Mattingly. Fowler distinguished himself as the junior senator from Georgia ( Sam Nunn was the serving senior senator at that time) in a moderate and dependable fashion. Fowler's voting record was progressive on social concerns and moderate on economic and national security issues. Despite being ranked among the most effective first term senators, he lost a tough re-election bid in 1992 to Georgia State Senator Paul CoverdellPaul Douglas Coverdell ( January 20, 1939 July 19, 2000) was the director of the Peace Corps from 1989 until 1991. He was also a Republican senator from Georgia. He was elected for the first time in 1992 and re-elected in 1998. He died while still in the (who would later become leader of the state's Republican party). Fowler bested Coverdell on election night 1992, but Georgia law does not allow for a winner who has won less than 50 percent (an absolute majority) of the total vote, and a United States Libertarian Party candidate had siphoned off enough votes to keep Fowler's total below 50 percent-plus-one. In a subsequent run-off two weeks later, Coverdell upset Fowler by a narrow margin. Fowler went on to serve as an ambassador to Saudi ArabiaThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a country on the Arabian Peninsula. It borders Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, with the Persian Gulf to its north-east and the Red Sea to its west. Al-Mamlakah al-'Arabiyah as-Sa'udiyah from 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan to 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap, during the ClintonWilliam Jefferson Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) is a U. politician who served two terms as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A moderate Democrat who was elected Governor of Arkansas five times, Cli administration. Today, Fowler is still remembered by Georgians as a public servant with impeccable ethical credentials and a progressive voting record.