Bill Owen is an American

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. He is a Republican member of the 131st district of the Missouri House of Representatives. Born in

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. Owen attended

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. After high school, he attended at Drury University, where he earned his

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, and then attended the

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, where he earned his

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degree. He worked as a

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er. In 2021, Owen won the election for the 131st district of the Missouri House of Representatives, succeeding Sonya Anderson. Owen assumed his office on January 6, 2021. Owen decided to run for re-election in 2022.

Electoral history

State representative

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Politicians from Springfield, Missouri Republican Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians American bankers Drury University alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni {{Missouri-politician-stub