Bill Owen
Representative · State house · Missouri · District 131
Republican
Biography
Representative Bill Owen, a Republican, represents Greene County (District 131) in the Missouri House of Representatives. Owen spent 39 years in the banking industry, and previously served in the Missouri House from 1981 -82. He sponsored the Missouri Enterprise Zone Act in 1982, and he sponsored an increase of the cigarette tax for education. Owen has a long history of working in his community and was named “Contributor of the Year” in 2019 by the North Springfield Betterment Association. Born in Springfield, Owen attended Parkview High School before Drury University for his undergraduate degree. He also has a degree from the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
On the record
- Education
- Parkview High School; Drury University; Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Profession
- Banking
- Birthplace
- Springfield, MO
- Religion
- First and Calvary Presbyterian Church
- Family
- Married; two children.
Contact
- Capitol office
- Room 403-A, 201 W. Capitol Ave., Jefferson City, MO 65101 · 573-751-2948
- Phone
- 573-751-2948
- bill.owen@house.mo.gov