Senator Tim Owens Republican -- 8th District Senator Tim Owens (R-Overland Park) 7804 West 100th St. Overland Park, KS 66212 Senate District Eight (8) Area: Overland Park, Kansas. Home City: Overland Park, KS Religion: Protestant Education: United States Army Command and General Staff College JD, Washburn University School of Law BA, Kansas State University Professional Experiences: Attorney; Colonel, United States Army Reserves Legislative Committees: Administrative Rules and Regulations Confirmation Oversight Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight, Education Federal and State Affairs Judiciary Kansas Security, Parole Board Oversight Reapportionment Special Claims Against the State Capitol Website: Click Here Emails: tim.owens@senate.ks.gov towens10@att.net Capitol Address State Office Building, Room 559-S Topeka, KS 66612-1588 Phones: 913-381-8711 785-296-7353 Latest Scoring of Sen. Owens Fiscal/Tax Policy Americans for Prosperity - Kansas Chapter's position, Senator Owens received a rating of 12. 02/15/2011 2011-12 Budget HB 2014 Y -- Bill Passed – Senate (21 - 17) Voted Yes to Increased Budget 02/19/2009 Increasing Minimum Wage SB 160 Y -- Bill Passed – Senate (33 - 7) Voted YES to increase minimum wage 03/24/2006 School Finance Sub HB 2986 Y Bill Passed - House( 64 - 61) Constitutional Rights 2nd Amendment 2008 Based on lifetime voting records on gun issues and the results of a questionnaire sent to all Congressional candidates in 2008, the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund assigned Senator Owens a grade of D. 03/14/2006 Concealed Weapons Permits SB 418 N Bill Passed – House (90 - 33) Voted NO against concealed carry Property Rights 02/17/2009 Statewide Indoor Smoking Ban SB 25 Y -- Bill Passed – Senate (26 - 13) Voted YES on statewide smoking ban. 03/23/2006 Eminent Domain Constitutional Amendment HCR 5025 -- N -- Amendment Rejected - House (81 - 43) Voted No against property rights protection Life Issues 03/23/2011 Abortion Regulations HB 2218 N Bill Passed – Senate (24 - 15) VOTED NO to regulating abortions. Senator Owens has a mixed record in abortion. Illegal Immigration 03/27/2008 Repealing In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants N -- Amendment Rejected – House (51 - 70) Voted No against Repeal of In-state tuition for illegal aliens 03/07/2006 In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants Amendment Amend HB 2615 Y Amendment Adopted - House (63 - 58) Voted in Favor of in-state tuition for illegal aliens 02/21/2007 English as the Official Language HB 2140 N Bill Passed – House (114 - 7). Owens voted No against English as an official language Energy Independence 05/07/2008 Coal Plant Incentives HB 2412 N Conference Report Adopted - House< (76 - 48) Owens voted against coal plan incentives Family Issues 04/28/2010 Sexually Oriented Business Regulations SB 514 N Concurrence Vote Failed – Senate (20 - 20) Voted No against regulating sexually oriented businesses. Donations by Sector Construction $750 Communications & Electronics $500 Energy & Natural Resources $750 Finance, Insurance & Real Estate $750 General Business $1,150 Health $1,050 Government Agencies/Education/Other $250 Ideology/Single Issue $1,000 Lawyers & Lobbyists $650 Transportation $400 Total: $7,250 *All sources available by contacting the Kansas Senate Watch

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