# Bill Owen

Bill Owen is a Republican member of the Missouri House for district 131.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Missouri House, district 131
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: MO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d9dd5492-e605-4fc6-a18a-8772a7682a08

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d9dd5492-e605-4fc6-a18a-8772a7682a08 (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 sits at +0.60 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 86% of State House Republicans.

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

179 classified statements: 179 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 | 1.1% | 2.9% | 383 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 3.4% | 9.3% | 535 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 33.0% | 31.9% | 360 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.1% | 1.8% | 385 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 15.1% | 12.7% | 288 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 29% (State House Republicans 12%); Transportation and Public Works 19% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State House Republicans 18%); Housing and Community Development 15% (State House Republicans 3.4%); Finance and Financial Sector 6.8% (State House Republicans 1.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.60 (standard error 0.05), from 94 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 86% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (MO 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 23 bills: 23 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 19. 43.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Missouri House 32.2%; rank 51 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2636: Establishes the "Uniform Mortgage Modification Act" (became law, 2026-07-09) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2636/
- HB 2898: Modifies provisions relating to boards of directors of newly established land bank agencies (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2898/
- HB 2289: Creates the real estate fund (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2289/
- HB 2116: Modifies provisions governing contributions to qualified tuition programs (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2116/
- HB 2118: Modifies provisions relating to continuing education requirements for certified public accountants (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2118/
- HB 2117: Designates the "Gary D McCormack Nemo Macto Unus Memorial Highway" in Greene County (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2117/
- HB 2119: Modifies provisions of the "Property Assessment Clean Energy Act" (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2119/
- HB 1258: Establishes a nuisance action for deteriorated property in certain counties and municipalities within those counties (in committee, 2025-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2025/HB1258/
- HB 1257: Modifies the definition of "certified funds" for purposes of a statute regulating the use of certain funds by real estate settlement agents and title… (in committee, 2025-04-24) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2025/HB1257/
- HB 1272: Modifies provisions governing contributions to qualified tuition programs (in committee, 2025-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2025/HB1272/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $115.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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.

- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/billowen14/status/2111168069229773269
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/billowen14/status/2110127739995136163
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/billowen14/status/2109764767791665642
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/billowen14/status/2109300472725336200
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/billowen14/status/2108675169627902333
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/billowen14/status/2107638536740692231
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/billowen14/status/2107639513380171941
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/billowen14/status/2107901025856426001
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/billowen14/status/2106066307603210306
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/billowen14/status/2105661793523679325

## Links

- Official site: https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2024&code=R&district=131
- Campaign site: https://www.citizensforowen.com/
- X: https://x.com/billowen14
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bill.owen.378
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-owen-79a72144/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d9dd5492-e605-4fc6-a18a-8772a7682a08