1. Douglas Wayne Owens was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Utah's 2nd congressional district from 1973 to 1975 and again from 1987 to 1993.
10 Facts About Wayne Owens
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Wayne Owens was posthumously inducted into the Hinckley Institute of Politics hall of Fame.
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Wayne Owens worked his way through college and law school through working various jobs, including being a night-watchman at the Beehive House.
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Wayne Owens then worked as a lawyer in private practice and as a staffer for three United States Senators, Frank Moss of Utah, Robert F Kennedy of New York, and Edward M Kennedy of Massachusetts.
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Wayne Owens was the Western states coordinator for the presidential campaigns of Robert Kennedy in 1968 and Edward Kennedy in 1980, and served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1968 and 1980.
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Wayne Owens ran an unsuccessful US Senate campaign against Jake Garn in 1974, then served as a mission president of the LDS Canada Montreal Mission from 1975 to 1978, after which he returned to Salt Lake City to practice law.
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In 1984, Owens lost the Utah gubernatorial race to Republican Norman H Bangerter, but was re-elected to the House in 1986 and served through 1992, when he ran for the US Senate again.
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Wayne Owens was embarrassed that year by his involvement in the so-called House banking scandal.
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On December 18,2002, Wayne Owens suffered a fatal heart attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, while on a trip to further the cause of Middle East peace.
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Wayne Owens was defeated by Republican candidate Mia Love in both of his runs.