After serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Chicago, Illinois, his family moved to Ephraim, Utah.
He received a bachelor's degree in Social Science from Southern Utah University.
[2] 2015 Owens was appointed by Governor Gary Herbert after the resignation of former Representative Jon Cox.
[5] In 2021, he was denounced for 'inappropriate and offensive' remarks regarding black people during a Utah senate hearing.
[6] [7] In 2016, Owens floor sponsored SB 144 Dead Domestic Animal Disposal Amendments.