| Line 6: |
Line 6: |
| | |birth_date=March 12, 1963 | | |birth_date=March 12, 1963 |
| | |birth_place=Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana | | |birth_place=Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana |
| − | |occupation=Military consultant | + | |occupation=Military consultant<br> |
| | + | [[United States Air Force]] |
| | |residence=Leesville, Louisiana | | |residence=Leesville, Louisiana |
| | |spouse=Carolyn Owen | | |spouse=Carolyn Owen |
| Line 15: |
Line 16: |
| | '''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. | | '''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> | + | 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> <ref name=owenforla>{{cite web|url=http://www.owenforlouisiana.com/|title=Chuck Owen for Louisiana|publisher=owenforlouisiana.com|accessdate=November 27, 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> | | 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> |