Jansen Tosh Owen | |
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Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 106th district | |
Assumed office January 7, 2020 | |
Preceded by | John Glen Corley |
Personal details | |
Born | Jansen Tosh Owen July 2,1993 Hattiesburg,Mississippi,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Poplarville,Mississippi,U.S. |
Alma mater | Tulane University Law School (JD) University of Southern Mississippi (BA) Pearl River Community College (AA) |
Occupation | Politician,Attorney |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch | United States Army |
Years of service | 2016–present (reserve) |
Rank | First Lieutenant |
Unit | Army National Guard |
Jansen Tosh Owen (born July 2,1993) is an American attorney and politician,representing the 106th district in the Mississippi House of Representatives since 2020.
Owen was born on July 2,1993,in Hattiesburg,Mississippi,and attended Poplarville High School. [1] Afterwards,he enrolled at Pearl River Community College,where he graduated with an associate's degree. [1] He then earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Southern Mississippi. Owen received his Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School in New Orleans,Louisiana,in 2019,where he served as a managing editor of the Tulane Law Review. [1] He was admitted to The Mississippi Bar in 2019 and practices law in Poplarville,Mississippi. [2]
In 2016,Owen enlisted in the Mississippi Army National Guard and later commissioned as a judge advocate. [3]
Owen challenged incumbent Representative John Glen Corley in the Republican Primary election in 2019. [2] In the primary election,Owen ran against incumbent Corley and two others:Gregory Holcomb,a local attorney,and Ben Winston,the former Mayor of Lumberton,Mississippi. Owen placed first in the Republican Primary election on August 6,2019,garnering 41.5% of the vote to Corley's 30.6%. He defeated Corley with 60.4% of the vote in the runoff election on August 27,2019,and faced no opposition in the general election.
He was sworn into office on January 3,2020,and is the youngest currently serving member of the Mississippi Legislature.
For the 2021 House session,Owen serves on the following committees:Apportionment and Elections,Transportation,Judiciary B,Agriculture,and Youth and Family Affairs. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jansen Owen | 2,046 | 41.5% | |
Republican | John Glen Corley | 1,506 | 30.6% | |
Republican | Greg Holcomb | 872 | 17.7% | |
Republican | Ben Winston | 505 | 10.2% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jansen Owen | 2,426 | 61.4% | |
Republican | John Glen Corley | 1,526 | 38.6% |
During the 2019 election,Owen campaigned on reducing tax and regulatory burdens,combating public corruption by increasing government transparency,and cutting wasteful spending. [4]
In 2020,Owen voted yes on the bill to change the Mississippi State Flag. [5]
Owen is an attorney,and continued to practice after being elected to the legislature. [1] On December 17,2024,his client,Tanya Saucier,shot her ex-husband dead outside the Poplarville,Mississippi,courthouse where their divorce had just been finalized. Owen,who witnessed the murder,said there was "no justification" for the killing. [6]
Owen is married to Colbie Owen and has two sons. [7]
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