[2][4] He also did some combat engineering and training in counterterrorism before going to a boot camp in Parris Island and an officer school in Quantico.

[2][3] In the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections, he unsuccessfully challenged incumbent David Scott in the Democratic primary for Georgia's 13th congressional district.

[5] In the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections, he unsuccessfully challenged Scott again in the Democratic primary for Georgia's 13th congressional district.

[8][9] In July 2023, Owens and the city council attended a three-day training and orientation session at the headquarters of the Georgia Municipal Association.

[10] He also succeeded Mayor of Marietta Steve Tumlin as a member of the Cobb & Douglas County Board of Health.