[5] After studying economics at the Air Force Academy, Hill earned his Ph.D. in policy analysis at the Pardee RAND Graduate School in Santa Monica, California.

Following his military service, Hill served as Chief Financial Officer for Compassion International, a Christian children's advocacy non-profit.

[15] In 2015, Hill voted for a bill that said that parents had to consent to any physical exam or surgical procedure a minor received unless it was deemed a medical emergency.

[9] Owen Hill was a co-sponsor of HB 2015-268, which amended the definition of a "person" in a homicide or assault to include a fetus in every stage of development.

During the 2013 Colorado Legislative session, Senator Hill promoted an amendment that would have exempted faith-based organizations from providing benefits to individuals in civil unions, if doing so would violate their freedom of conscience.

During his campaign Owen Hill received an endorsement from former Texas congressman and Presidential candidate Ron Paul.

Hill declined to apologize after the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee called the remark "...hateful and false birther rhetoric [used when candidates] think no one is watching."

Hill responded "The fact that my obvious joke is being highlighted today just shows how worried Mark Udall and the Democrats actually are of my campaign for the U.S. Senate here in Colorado.

[21] Hill worked with Democratic state representative Brittany Pettersen from Lakewood to fund charter schools.

[10] With the help of Democratic Representative Steve Lebsock, Hill sponsored a bipartisan bill that legalized switchblades in Colorado.

[23] Hill also teamed up again with Garcia on a bill that allowed veterans in Colorado to turn their military service time into college credit at all state institutions.