Stephen Owens (Kansas politician)
Stephen Owens | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 31st district | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2025 | |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 74th district | |
| In office January 14, 2019 – January 13, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Don Schroeder |
| Succeeded by | Mike King |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Rose |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Bethel College (BS) Southwestern College (MBA) |
Stephen Owens is an American politician and businessman. He served as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 74th district from 2019 to 2025, and has been a member of the Kansas Senate since 2025.
Education
Owens earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business and accounting from Bethel College and a Master of Business Administration from Southwestern College.[1]
Career
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] In 2024, he was elected to the Kansas Senate.[4]
References
- ^ "Stephen Owens". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ Voorhis, Dan (September 6, 2014). "A conversation with Stephen Owens". THE WICHITA EAGLE.
- ^ "Representative Stephen Owens | Legislators | Kansas State Legislature". www.kslegislature.org. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ "2024 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State. 2024.