Bill Owens - Governor of Colorado
Bill Owens was sworn in as ColoradoÕs 40th Governor on January 12, 1999, the first Republican to be elected Governor in 28 years. BILL F. OWENS was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He attended Austin State University, graduating in 1973 with a bachelor's degree in political science. He was awarded a two-year fellowship to the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, where he received a master's degree in public administration in 1975. After graduating, Owens joined the accounting firm of Touche Ross & Company in Washington, D.C., as a management consultant. He moved to Colorado in 1977 to work with the management team at the Gates Corporation in Denver. He was named executive director of a statewide trade association in 1980. Owens chaired the Aurora Planning Commission from 1979 to 1981 and served in the state legislature from 1982 to 1994. He was elected state treasurer in 1994. During his tenure, he sponsored legislation that created charter schools, toughened prison sentences, modernized state child abuse statutes, and helped reform Colorado's tort system.
Colorado Government - Governor's Office Home Page of the Governor of Colorado Bill Owens, plus links to the Offices of the Governor
Owens to sign bill banning prairie dog move Daily coverage from the Boulder News of the Boulder County region
Owens vetoes education bill Governor Bill Owens cast his first veto Monday, much to the chagrin of fellow Republicans who sponsored the bill. The legislation would have eliminated two state programs designed to lower the high school dropout rate.
Owens And Salazar Ask Allard For Help In Forcing Feds To Comply With Environmental Laws Governor Bill Owens and Attorney General Ken Salazar have asked Senator Wayne Allard to re-introduce his bill that would make federal agencies comply with environmental laws to the same extent as private parties.
Owens has concerns about bill on firearms Gov. Bill Owens expressed concern Wednesday over guns being carried into public schools or the Capitol, but he still thinks Colorado needs a statewide law dealing with concealed weapons.