# Bob Owen

Bob Owen is a Republican member of the Louisiana Senate for district 1.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana Senate, district 1
- Serving since: 2024-01-08
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cfe19d33-7048-4fb7-9d56-0fa0f5f985f5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cfe19d33-7048-4fb7-9d56-0fa0f5f985f5 (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

100% of Owen’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Louisiana, in the top quarter of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.52 (standard error 0.02), from 167 donors and 609 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 74% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

1,991 roll calls. Attendance 87% (Louisiana Senate 88%). Party unity 94.3% (93.6%). 75 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-10-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#12) · SB 2 ELECTION DAYS: Changes election dates for the spring 2026 statewide election for submission of proposed constitutional amendments. (Item #1) (gov sig)… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025s1/SB2/
- 2025-10-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#11) · SB 1 ELECTION CODE: Provides for adjustments regarding certain elections held in calendar year 2026. (Item #1) (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025s1/SB1/
- 2025-10-25 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#12) · SB 1 ELECTION CODE: Provides for adjustments regarding certain elections held in calendar year 2026. (Item #1) (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025s1/SB1/
- 2025-10-25 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#13) · SB 2 ELECTION DAYS: Changes election dates for the spring 2026 statewide election for submission of proposed constitutional amendments. (Item #1) (gov sig)… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025s1/SB2/
- 2025-06-12 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#967) · HB 126 COUNCILS ON AGING: Modifies the funding formula used to determine minimum state funding allocations to parish councils on aging and increases the… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025/HB126/
- 2025-06-11 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#949) · HB 321 TEACHERS: Provides for teacher certification and professional development with respect to numeracy (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025/HB321/
- 2025-06-11 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#931) · HB 479 CRIMINAL/VICTIMS: Provides relative to witness or victim notification (EN +$3,795,206 GF EX See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025/HB479/
- 2025-06-10 · voted not voting · FINAL PASSAGE (#920) · HB 486 HEALTH: Requires public schools to offer a mental health assessment to certain students (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025/HB486/
- 2025-06-10 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#919) · HB 145 TAX/INCOME TAX: Increases the maximum amount of the construction code retrofitting deduction and expands the deduction to cover costs associated with… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025/HB145/
- 2025-06-09 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#795) · HB 695 COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS: Provides relative to gold and silver as legal tender (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025/HB695/

## Legislation (LA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 20 bills: 17 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 53. 40.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana Senate 50.5%; rank 30 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 202: COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Ed Tillison as a pioneer in professional football and recognizes his leadership in both business and community… (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR202/
- SR 191: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Thursday, May 28, 2026, as IgA Nephropathy Awareness Day in Louisiana. (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR191/
- SCR 78: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Friday, May 29, 2026, as Bonfouca Museum and Research Center Day at the Louisiana State Capitol. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SCR78/
- SR 63: HEALTH SERVICES: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study the feasibility of providing buprenorphine to paramedics. (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR63/
- SB 519: HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Provides for health improvement programs for minors. (8/1/26) (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB519/
- SB 514: TRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT: Provides relative to Department of Transportation and Development aeronautic activities. (8/1/26) (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB514/
- SB 487: CHARITABLE GAMING: Provides for the Charitable Raffles, Bingo and Keno Licensing Law. (8/1/26) (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB487/
- SB 406: TAX/LOCAL: Authorizes the city of Slidell to levy a hotel occupancy tax. (gov sig) (EN +$590,000 LF RV See Note) (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB406/
- SB 330: TRAFFIC: Provides specifications for proper identification of school zones with automated speed enforcement. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB330/
- SB 393: EXPLOSIVES: Provides for the regulation of explosives. (8/1/26) (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB393/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $21.2K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.la.gov/smembers?ID=1
- Campaign site: https://www.votebobowen.com/
- X: https://x.com/GeauxRepBobOwen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bobowen.4
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lagovernment
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@votebobowen

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cfe19d33-7048-4fb7-9d56-0fa0f5f985f5