DAVID FOWLER, PRESIDENT

David Fowler, president of FACT, grew up in Chattanooga. He graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a B.S. in Accounting, serving as president of the Student Government Association his senior year.

He attended the University of Cincinnati College of Law on the Chapin-Thomas Scholarship, receiving his J.D. degree in 1983. In law school, Mr. Fowler directed the Moot Court program and participated on the National Moot Court and Craven Constitutional Law teams. He also clerked for the late Harry J. Klusmeier in the Ohio Court of Appeals.

Following law school, Mr. Fowler practiced law in Cincinnati and Chattanooga and in 1994, he successfully ran for the Tennessee state Senate where he served for 12 years. For four years he also directed the Center for Law and Government at Bryan College, teaching classes in political philosophy and jurisprudence.

After leaving office in 2006, Mr. Fowler worked with leaders from across the state to form the Family Action Council of Tennessee (FACT) to protect the interests of families with respect to state policy and to educate the public about the importance of a family-friendly culture.

Mr. Fowler has served as a choir director in churches in Chattanooga and Cincinnati, Ohio. He is married with one adult child and lives in the Nashville area.

He is the author of The Politics of Loving God: Courageous Truths for Contentious Times, and Recovering the Constitution—Using the Ninth Amendment to Restore Civil Liberty. His newest book is The Naked Court—Understanding and Resisting a Damnable United States Supreme Court. For a limited time, a free downloadable pdf version of The Naked Court is available.

Mr. Fowler is also a dynamic speaker and is available for speaking engagements at your church or organization.  

Gabriella Henry, Office Administrator

Gabi Henry joined the staff as FACT’s Office Administrator in 2019 and is responsible for administrative functions and donor relations. Gabi has a background in business operations, event planning, and customer relations.

Gabi holds a Bachelor of Science in Church Ministry with a focus in Women’s Ministry from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Boyce College. Gabi also holds an associate degree in Liberal Arts from Pellissippi State Community College.

Gabi and her husband, Grant, are both passionate about making a difference in the political arena to stymie the erosion of our God-given rights of freedom of religion and speech, because doing so will ensure the ability of Christians to continually spread the gospel and Christ’s love in America.

Gabi, Grant, and their dog, Sesi, are thrilled to be living in the Nashville area. It was a long-awaited 10-year dream of theirs to be a part of Nashville’s community, and they couldn’t be happier with how God orchestrated all the details.