Bill Owens

Bill Owens DEMDemocrat

American politician and lawyer

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Bill OwensDEMDemocrat American politician and lawyer
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William Lewis Owens (born January 20, 1949) is an American attorney and former U.S. Representative from New York, a post he held from 2009 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party and currently serves on the advisory board of the Canadian American Business Council. The district he represented, the state's largest and most rural, includes most of the North Country, as well as the northern suburbs of Syracuse. On January 14, 2014, Owens announced he would not seek re-election in 2014.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Fordham University
JD
1974
Manhattan College
BS
1971
Past Positions1 - 5 of 5
Representative
United States House of Representatives
2009 - 2014
Experience
United States House of Representatives
2009
Faculty
State University of New York
1978 - 1986
Captain
United States Air Force
Managing Partner
Stafford, Owens, Piller, Murnane, and Trombley, Professional Limited Liability Company
Other Experience1 - 6 of 6
Co-Chair
Congressional Northern Border Caucus
Member
House Army Caucus
Member
Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
Member
Congressional Center Aisle Caucus
Member
Congressional Biomass Caucus
Member
Bipartisan Working Group
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