Bill Owens (New York politician)

Bill Owens
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
In office
November 3, 2009 – January 3, 2015
Preceded byJohn M. McHugh
Succeeded byElise Stefanik
Constituency23rd district (2009–2013)
21st district (2013–2015)
Personal details
Born
William Lewis Owens

(1949-01-20) January 20, 1949 (age 75)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (2009–present)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (1971–2009)
SpouseJane Owens
Children3
Residence(s)Plattsburgh, New York, U.S.
EducationManhattan College (BBA)
Fordham University (JD)
ProfessionLawyer, businessman
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Air Force
United States Air Force Reserve
Years of service1975–1979 (active)
1979–1982 (reserve)
RankCaptain

William Lewis Owens (born January 20, 1949) is an American attorney and former U.S. Representative from New York, a post he held from 2009 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party and currently serves on the advisory board of the Canadian American Business Council.[1] The district he represented, the state's largest and most rural, includes most of the North Country, as well as the northern suburbs of Syracuse.

  1. ^ "Who We Are". CABC. Retrieved August 28, 2021.