Ronald Owens (February 4, 1930 – June 8, 2005) was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1966 to 1978.
[1][2] Born in Newark, Owens graduated from Central High School in 1948 and earned a B.A.
After serving in the Signal Corps from 1953 to 1955, he became a teacher in the Newark Public Schools.
In 1965, he was elected to the General Assembly from an at-large seat consisting of nine members from Essex County.
In 1967, he was elected to the newly formed District 11B in Essex County and was reelected there in 1969.