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 deputy sheriff,which effectively killed the bill.[7]
She is married to William Fowler,and they have three kids.[8] William Fowler was a deputy sheriff sergeant and was fired after the Virginia Beach sheriff "lost confidence in [his] ability to serve the community". Fowler sued for wrongful termination in 2022.[9]
She came out as bisexual at a Pride event in Virginia Beach on June 26,2022.[10]
In 2023,Convirs-Fowler has claimed to have the personal laptop of the Virginia Beach mass shooter,which she reportedly received from a victim's family.[11] She expressed concern over Virginia Beach police missing the laptop during their initial investigation before turning the laptop over to her attorney.[12] A copy of the hard drive was provided to the Virginia Attorney General's Office.[13]
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