Wayne Owens

A Representative from Utah. Born in Panguitch, Garfield County, Utah, May 2, 1937. Graduated from Panguitch High School, Panguitch, Utah, 1955. Attended University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1955-1957, 1960-1961. J. D. , University of Utah Law School, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1964. Missionary to France, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1957-1960. Lawyer, private practice. Western states coordinator, presidential campaigns of Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 and Edward M. Kennedy in 1980. Staff, United States Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 1969-1971. Staff, United States Senator Frank E. Moss of Utah, 1971-1972. Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1968 and 1980. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-third Congress (January 3, 1973-January 3, 1975). Was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fourth Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in 1974. President of the Montreal, Canada Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1975-1978. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundredth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1987-January 3, 1993). Was not a candidate for renomination to the One Hundred Third Congress in 1992, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate. Died on December 18, 2002, in Tel Aviv, Israel. Interment in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.