Clint Owlett
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 68th district
Assumed office
June 5, 2018
Preceded byMatthew Baker[1]
Personal details
BornTioga County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLauren Owlett
Children4
ResidenceTioga County
Alma materNew Covenant Academy High School
Websitewww.owlettforparep.com

Clinton D. Owlett is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He was elected from the 68th district on June 5, 2018.[2]

Early life and family

Owlett grew up on a dairy farm in Tioga County, Pennsylvania and attended New Covenant Academy. After graduating high school, Owlett completed an internship at Three Springs Ministries.[3] There, he advanced to the position of director of program development and then general manager, before leaving to work at a ski resort. In 2012, he established his own construction and decorating company.[3]

He is married and has four children.[3]

Career and political views

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Owlett introduced legislation that would allow religious institutions to gather in-person.[4] He voted twice to lift the governor's emergency order, once on May 28, 2020, and again on June 9, 2020.[5]

Owlett has amended drug laws, introducing a bill to permanently place carfentanil on the list of Schedule II controlled substances.[6] He has encouraged legislators to co-sponsor laws that would consider it a felony to deliver drugs that results in serious injury.[7]

Owlett supports the deregulation of small farms and the promotion of dairy products. He supports efforts to prohibit plant-based milk from using the term "milk", and advocates for schools to provide larger quantities of dairy milk with school lunches.[8]

In 2021, Owlett supported two bills in the Pennsylvania Legislature that would restrict abortion: a "heartbeat bill" and the Down Syndrome Protection Act, which would prohibit abortions based on prenatal Down syndrome diagnosis.[9]

As of 2023, Owlett's committee assignments are Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Appropriations, Ethics, and Judiciary.[10]

References

  1. Murray, Jeff (June 4, 2018). "New Pa. state representative will be sworn in Tuesday". Star-Gazette.
  2. "Representative Clint Owlett". Pennsylvania General Assembly.
  3. 1 2 3 "About Clint". Clint Owlett for State Representative.
  4. "House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda". Pennsylvania General Assembly.
  5. "House Roll Calls". Pennsylvania General Assembly.
  6. "H.B. No. 616". Pennsylvania General Assembly.
  7. "House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda". Pennsylvania General Assembly.
  8. "Pennsylvania Agriculture". Clint Owlett.
  9. Willson, Sarah (July 27, 2021). "Lawmakers Push Forward Pro-Life Bills, Gov. Wolf Vows to Veto Them". WETM-TV. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  10. "Representative Clint Owlett". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved January 18, 2022.


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