# Mark Owens

Mark Owens is a Republican member of the Oregon House for district 60.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oregon House, district 60
- Serving since: 2020-01-30
- Current term: OR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f73d5af2-f2b6-47d0-a55a-84ac528343ff

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f73d5af2-f2b6-47d0-a55a-84ac528343ff (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

Owens voted against the majority of Oregon House Republicans 131 times; party unity 66%, in the bottom tenth of the Oregon House (average 91.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.03 (standard error 0.01), from 95 donors and 983 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.7% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OR 2025–26 session)

1,266 roll calls. Attendance 80% (Oregon House 88%). Party unity 66% (91.6%). 131 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Wright, Nosse. Passed. · HB 4075 Relating to hospital finance; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4075/
- 2026-03-06 · voted not voting · Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. · SB 5701 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB5701/
- 2026-03-06 · voted not voting · Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Elmer. Passed. · SB 1502 Relating to proposed legislative measures to be filed by the Secretary of State; and prescribing an effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1502/
- 2026-03-06 · voted not voting · Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. · HB 5204 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB5204/
- 2026-03-06 · voted not voting · Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. · SB 5702 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB5702/
- 2026-03-06 · voted not voting · Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. · SB 1601 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1601/
- 2026-03-06 · voted not voting · Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. · HB 5203 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB5203/
- 2026-03-06 · voted not voting · Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. · SB 5703 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB5703/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gomberg. Passed. · SB 1525 Relating to organizations relevant to Oregon's coastal resources; and prescribing an effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1525/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Bowman. Passed. · SB 1501 Relating to the Moda Center; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1501/

## Legislation (OR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 115 bills: 115 reached committee, 20 passed one chamber, 18 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 102. 54.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oregon House 49.9%; rank 26 of 59).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4112: Relating to outdoor school; declaring an emergency. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4112/
- HB 4049: Relating to Harney Basin water; prescribing an effective date. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4049/
- HB 4002: Relating to legislative measures; declaring an emergency. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4002/
- SB 1577: Relating to the labeling of alternative protein food products. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1577/
- SB 1578: Relating to rural residential development. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1578/
- HB 4134: Relating to funding for natural resource matters; prescribing an effective date; and providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths… (became law, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4134/
- HB 4105: Relating to reliable forest management outcomes; declaring an emergency. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4105/
- HB 3980: Relating to levee projects; declaring an emergency. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3980/
- SCR 33: Recognizing and honoring former Wallowa County Commissioner Susan Roberts for her service to this state. (passed both chambers, 2025-06-25) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/SCR33/
- HB 2006: Relating to legislative measures. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB2006/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $86.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 90% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/owens
- Campaign site: https://markowensfororegon.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarkOwensforOregon/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@markowens2348
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-owens-b541bb13/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f73d5af2-f2b6-47d0-a55a-84ac528343ff