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]

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