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Phillip 'Phil' D. Owens

Representative Phillip 'Phil' D. Owens's Biography

Phillip Owens
Full Name: Phillip 'Phil' D. Owens
Office: State House (SC) - District 5, Republican
First Elected: 11/05/2002
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Lynn; 2 Children: Lori, Kathryn
Birth Date: 03/20/1951
Birth Place: Pickens, SC
Home City: Easley, SC
Religion: United Methodist
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Education

BA, University of South Carolina, 1973

Political Experience

Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 2002-present

Current Legislative Committees

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Education Committee, National Conference Of State Legislatures
Member, Finance Committee, Saint Andrews United Methodist Church, 2011

Professional Experience

Businessman

Organizations

Member, Saint Andrews United Methodist Church, present
National Co-Chaiman, Leadership for Healthy Communities, 2010-2011
Member, Policy Maker Advisory Board, National Coalition of Public Safety Officers, 2010
Board Member, Palmetto Baptist Medical Center Foundation, 1999-2002, 2008-present
President, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), Pickens County, 1997-1998, 2007-present
Member, Advisory Board, Carolina First Bank, 2002-2007
Board Member, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), Pickens County, 1995-2005
Chair, Greater Easley Chamber of Commerce, 1994, 2001-2004
Member, Advisory Board, First Union/Wachovia Bank Upstate, 1998-2002
Member, Easley Economic Development Corporation, 1997-2000
Board Member, Salvation Army, Pickens County, 1995-1998
Member, Greater Easley Chamber of Commerce, 1993-1998
Member, Pickens County Manufacturers' Association, 1996-1997
Chair, Administration Board, Saint Andrews United Methodist Church
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429 Blatt Building
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-734-3053

District
Post Office Box 723
Easley, SC 29641
Phone: 864-850-7070 (Work)
Phone: 864-306-2909 (Home)

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