# Chuck Owen

Chuck Owen is a Republican member of the Louisiana House for district 30.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana House, district 30
- Serving since: 2020-01-13
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2a4d4c31-ee06-4f32-a67b-c55db60502e4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2a4d4c31-ee06-4f32-a67b-c55db60502e4 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Owen has 146 classified statements in the LA 2025–26 session.

## What Owen says (LA 2025–26 session)

146 classified statements: 146 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Owen | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.9% | 2.9% | 101 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 7.5% | 9.3% | 360 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 8.2% | 31.9% | 719 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 2.7% | 1.4% | 141 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Environmental Protection 50% (State House Republicans 1.9%); Taxation 50% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Energy 33% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 8.3% (State House Republicans 11%); Economics and Public Finance 8.3% (State House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.51 (standard error 0.02), from 208 donors and 859 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 75% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

3,172 roll calls. Attendance 92.4% (Louisiana House 90.7%). Party unity 94.3% (89%). 96 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-01 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1848) · SB 237 CHILDREN: Provides relative to child welfare. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB237/
- 2026-05-29 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE (#1547) · HB 1222 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Provides relative to grocery initiative grants and financial support (RR INCREASE GF EX See Note) · fail · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1222/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1571) · HB 75 GAMING: Creates an enhanced promotional play pilot program relative to net slot machine proceeds (EN -$574,627 GF RV See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB75/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1650) · SB 132 SCHOOLS: Provides that each public school board is to install exterior master key boxes to allow for rapid entry, response, and rescue by law… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB132/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1647) · SB 228 LOCAL FINANCE: Constitutional amendment to allow for the use of public funds to replace drinking water utility service lines located on private… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB228/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1634) · SB 202 ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT: Provides for the increase of parish board of election supervisor meetings in certain parishes for certain races. (8/1/26) (EN… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB202/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1561) · HB 410 CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Requires notification of all parties to record in-person communication · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB410/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1644) · SB 513 PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Provides for public works project delivery methods. (8/1/26) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB513/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1651) · SB 25 REGISTRARS OF VOTERS: Adjusts compensation schedule for Registrar of Voters. (7/1/26) (EN +$496,168 GF EX See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB25/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1762) · SB 80 COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS: Provides for the regulation of certain broadband services. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB80/

## Legislation (LA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 63 bills: 57 reached committee, 24 passed one chamber, 19 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 206. 38.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana House 47.9%; rank 71 of 101).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 328: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Kay Frederickson on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR328/
- HCR 116: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Lane "Frenchie" Boudreaux for extraordinary heroism and self-sacrifice during the Vietnam War (passed both chambers, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR116/
- HCR 89: MUSEUMS/STATE MUSEUM: Directs the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism to conduct a study, in consultation with the board of directors of the… (passed both chambers, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR89/
- HR 286: RURAL/DEVELOPMENT: Urges and requests Louisiana Economic Development to study the feasibility of a Louisiana Rural Community Energy and Education Investment… (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR286/
- HR 274: ENERGY: Requests a review of the Climate Initiatives Task Force and the Louisiana Climate Action Plan by the House Committee on Natural Resources and… (in committee, 2026-05-25) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR274/
- HR 253: BUILDING CODES: Creates the Task Force on Residential Construction Cost and Inspection Practices (in committee, 2026-05-25) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR253/
- HR 237: CENSUS: Memorializes Congress to enact a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act directing the Department of Defense to provide accurate on-base… (in committee, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR237/
- HCR 63: MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC: Creates a task force to examine the feasibility and public safety implications of permitting certain active-duty military personnel… (passed both chambers, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR63/
- HB 1008: COLLEGES/FACULTY: Prohibits public postsecondary education institutions from retaliating against faculty members for disclosing certain alleged violations or… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1008/
- HR 216: ENERGY: Urges and requests the state and its agencies to repudiate the Louisiana Climate Action Plan of 2022 (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR216/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $25.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/realChuckOwen/status/2105058237150064827
- 2026-07-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/realChuckOwen/status/2081005281962582133
- 2026-05-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/realChuckOwen/status/2053099883452629215
- 2026-01-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/realChuckOwen/status/2007837958968348826
- 2025-12-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/realChuckOwen/status/2002856862904095093
- 2025-12-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/realChuckOwen/status/2002421329203769347
- 2025-12-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/realChuckOwen/status/2001065562722423284
- 2025-11-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/realChuckOwen/status/1989326816163631532
- 2025-09-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/realChuckOwen/status/1972117486284808508
- 2025-09-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/realChuckOwen/status/1972419795846123717

## Links

- Official site: https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=30
- Campaign site: https://owenforlouisiana.com/
- X: https://x.com/realChuckOwen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chuck.owen.89
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/staterep_charlesowen
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-chuck-owen-ph-d-9015724/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2a4d4c31-ee06-4f32-a67b-c55db60502e4