Stephen Owens | |
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Member of the KansasHouseofRepresentatives from the 74th district | |
Assumed office January 14, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Don Schroeder |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Rose |
Children | 3 |
Education | Bethel College (BS) Southwestern College (MBA) |
Stephen Owens is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 74th district. Elected in November 2018,he assumed office in January 2019.
Owens earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business and accounting from Bethel College and a Master of Business Administration from Southwestern College. [1]
From 1997 to 2015,Owens served as a captain in the Hesston,Kansas,Fire Department. From 2000 to 2003,he also worked as a CPA. From 2014 to 2018,Owens was the vice president of the Kansas Bail Bonds Association. He co-founded Axis Monitoring LLC,a company that provides alcohol,GPS and house arrest monitoring services. Owens also owns a bail bonds company with locations in Wichita and Emporia. [2] He was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in November 2018 and assumed office in January 2019. [3]
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