Former Rep. Bill Owens

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D New York, 23rd (2009-2013), 21st (2013-2015) Retired

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Summary

OWENS, William, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January, 20, 1949; B.S., Manhattan College, Riverdale, N.Y., 1971; J.D., Fordham University, New York, N.Y., 1974; United States Air Force; lawyer, private practice; faculty, State University of New York, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 1978-1986; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative John McHugh, and reelected to the succeeding Congress (November 3, 2009-present).

Biographical

Full Name: William Lewis Owens
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: bill O-uhnz
Date of Birth: Jan. 20, 1949 (age: 75)
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Religion: Roman Catholic
Hometown: Mineola, N.Y.
Place of Residence: Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Previous Occupation: Attorney

Wikipedia

Family:

Married: Jane Owens nonprofit education professional

3 children

Relations with people in our database:

Father of Jenna Owens

Miscellaneous Links:

GovTrack

Social Networking:

LinkedIn

X (Twitter), official

YouTube, official

Press Releases

Official press releases »

Education

Fordham University School of Law - JD (1974)
Manhattan College - BS, business administration, summa cum laude (1971)

Office History

Congressional Offices:

U.S. House of Representatives (Jan. 3, 2013-Jan. 5, 2015) Retired

Member, 21st Congressional District of New York
U.S. House of Representatives (Nov. 3, 2009-Jan. 2, 2013) Changed District

Member, 23rd Congressional District of New York

Election Results

2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

21st Congressional District of New York

William Lewis Owens (Bill), 47.12%
Democrat

Matthew A. Doheny (Matt), 45.27%
Republican

Donald L Hassig, 1.55%
Green
2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

23rd Congressional District of New York

William Lewis Owens (Bill), 45.06%
Democrat

Matthew A. Doheny (Matt), 43.96%
Republican

Douglas L Hoffman, 5.76%
Conservative

Employment History

Dentons US LLP (July 2015-2023)

Senior Adviser
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (Jan. 2015-June 2015)

Senior Strategic Adviser

Associated Organizations

Election campaign:

Bill Owens for Congress (New York)

Owner:

Stafford, Owens, Piller and Trombley PLLC (-2009)
Partner

Official Signature

Privately Financed Travel

2 trips taken between 2011 - 2012 costing $42,474

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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Annual: 2014, 2013, 2012, 2012 (Amendment), 2011, 2010, 2010 (Amendment)
Stock transaction: 12/09/2014, 11/13/2014, 09/10/2014, 07/24/2014, 07/22/2014, 07/15/2014, 05/20/2014, 01/22/2014, 11/13/2013, 10/16/2013, 06/13/2013, 06/13/2013, 06/13/2013, 04/10/2013, 01/22/2013
Termination: 2015
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Congressional Staff

Staff Salary Rate:

Office Median Annual Salary: $50,067.54
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Staff Salaries Paid:

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Owens staffer leaves for Wal-Mart

Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Dec. 11, 2014
Retiring Rep. Bill Owens' (D-N.Y.) legislative director has taken a new government affairs job with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. read more
Israel jaunts set record for most costly trips

Posted by Daimon Eklund on Sept. 12, 2011
The American Israel Education Foundation has spent a record amount to send members of Congress and their staff to Israel in 2011, even before all the numbers are in. read more

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