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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Charles Anthony "Chuck" Owen
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative for<br> District 30 (Beauregard and Vernon parishes)
|term_start=January 13, 2020
|preceded=James Armes, III
|birth_date=March 12, 1963
|birth_place=Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana
|occupation=Military consultant
|residence=Leesville, Louisiana
|spouse=Carolyn Owen
|children=
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|alma_mater=Leesville High School (Louisiana)}}
'''Charles Anthony Owen''', known as '''Chuck Owen'' (born March 12, 1963), is the incoming [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 30 in Beauregard and Vernon parishes in western [[Louisiana]]. He will succeed the term-limited [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] James Armes, III, on January 13, 2020.
Owen graduated in 1981 from Leesville High School in his native Leesville in Vernon Parish. A veteran of the [[United States Air Force]], Owen and his family moved back to Leesville in 2014, where he is a defense contractor and a senior training and intelligence consultant to the military. He is also an adjunct [[professor]] at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, [[Indiana]], and Air University, a creation of the Air Force. His wife, Carolyn, is a special education teacher in Vernon Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beauregarddailynews.net/news/20190501/chuck-owen-running-for-district-30-state-representative-seat|title=Chuck Owen running for District 30 State Representative seat|publisher=''The Beauregard Daily News''|date=May 1, 2019|author=O. Chip Robinson|accessdate=November 27, 2019}}</ref name=owenforla>{{cite web|url=http://www.owenforlouisiana.com/|title=Chuck Owen for Louisiana|publisher=owenforlouisiana.com|accessdate=November 26, 2019}}</ref>
To win his legislative seat, Owen defeated another Republican in a runoff contest held on November 16, 2019. With 4,485 votes (53 percent), Owen topped A. C. "Chuck" Dowden, Jr., who polled 3,920 (47 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 16, 2019.</ref>
In the campaign Owen vowed if elected to work tirelessly to reduce regulations, enact tax cuts, and remove barriers to business growth. He also called for the expansion of technical training at the high school and community college levels.<ref name=owenforla/>
==References==
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[[Category:Louisiana People]]
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|name=Charles Anthony "Chuck" Owen
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative for<br> District 30 (Beauregard and Vernon parishes)
|term_start=January 13, 2020
|preceded=James Armes, III
|birth_date=March 12, 1963
|birth_place=Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana
|occupation=Military consultant
|residence=Leesville, Louisiana
|spouse=Carolyn Owen
|children=
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|alma_mater=Leesville High School (Louisiana)}}
'''Charles Anthony Owen''', known as '''Chuck Owen'' (born March 12, 1963), is the incoming [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 30 in Beauregard and Vernon parishes in western [[Louisiana]]. He will succeed the term-limited [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] James Armes, III, on January 13, 2020.
Owen graduated in 1981 from Leesville High School in his native Leesville in Vernon Parish. A veteran of the [[United States Air Force]], Owen and his family moved back to Leesville in 2014, where he is a defense contractor and a senior training and intelligence consultant to the military. He is also an adjunct [[professor]] at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, [[Indiana]], and Air University, a creation of the Air Force. His wife, Carolyn, is a special education teacher in Vernon Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beauregarddailynews.net/news/20190501/chuck-owen-running-for-district-30-state-representative-seat|title=Chuck Owen running for District 30 State Representative seat|publisher=''The Beauregard Daily News''|date=May 1, 2019|author=O. Chip Robinson|accessdate=November 27, 2019}}</ref name=owenforla>{{cite web|url=http://www.owenforlouisiana.com/|title=Chuck Owen for Louisiana|publisher=owenforlouisiana.com|accessdate=November 26, 2019}}</ref>
To win his legislative seat, Owen defeated another Republican in a runoff contest held on November 16, 2019. With 4,485 votes (53 percent), Owen topped A. C. "Chuck" Dowden, Jr., who polled 3,920 (47 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 16, 2019.</ref>
In the campaign Owen vowed if elected to work tirelessly to reduce regulations, enact tax cuts, and remove barriers to business growth. He also called for the expansion of technical training at the high school and community college levels.<ref name=owenforla/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Owen, Chuck}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:United States Air Force]]
[[Category:Business People]]