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|alma_mater=Leesville High School (Louisiana)}}
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'''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> <ref name=owenforla>{{cite web|url=http://www.owenforlouisiana.com/|title=Chuck Owen for Louisiana|publisher=owenforlouisiana.com|accessdate=November 27, 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 (born 1967), 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>