For Immediate Release
January 21, 2020
Ontario, Ore—Today, Republican Mark Owens was selected unanimously by County Commissioners as the next state representative for House District 60. The position was left vacant after Senator Lynn Findley resigned and was appointed to the Oregon State Senate on January 6.
“I am thankful and humbled today to have been appointed to serve as the next state representative for House District 60,” said Owens. “I look forward to serving the communities and being a voice for eastern Oregon in Salem.”
Owens, a Harney County Commissioner, farmer and small business owner, and Crane School Board Chair, filed to run for the seat on November 4, 2019.
“At the state level, there is a lot of work to be done to protect our way of life in eastern Oregon and to provide a better path for future generations of Oregonians,” Owens said. “We need to make sustainable natural resources a top priority. Our kids deserve stronger schools and greater opportunities for their career paths. Families need financial stability instead of living paycheck to paycheck and having to worry about the next tax increase coming our way from Salem.”
“Most importantly, my top priority and my number one job will be to listen, learn and represent the constituents in eastern Oregon.”
House District 60 encompasses all of Baker, Grant, Harney and Malheur counties as well as portions of Lake County. Owens will be sworn in later this month and will serve in the short legislative session that begins on Monday, February 3.
To find out more about representative-designate Mark Owens, visit www.MarkOwensForOregon.com or email mark@markowensfororegon.com.
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