Clint Owlett

Clint Owlett is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and was elected in 2018.^[2]

Early life and family[]

Owlett grew up on a dairy farm in Tioga County and is a graduate of New Covenant Academy. After graduating high school, Owlett completed an internship at Three Springs Ministries,^[3] which provides Christian retreats and camps.^[4] 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 to Lauren Owlett. The couple has four children.^{[citation needed]}

Political views[]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Owlett introduced legislation that would allow religious institutions to gather in person.^[5] He voted twice to lift the governor's emergency order, once on May 28, 2020 and again on June 9, 2020.^[6]

Owlett has tightened restrictions on illegal drugs, introducing a bill to permanently place carfentanil on the list of Schedule II drugs.^[7] Furthermore, he has begun inviting legislators to co-sponsor legislation that would make drug delivery that results in serious injury a felony.^[8]

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 milk with school lunches.^[9]

Owlett supports two bills currently in the Pennsylvania Legislature that would restrict abortion.^[10] One of the bills, a heartbeat bill, would bar women from undergoing an abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected. The second bill – the Down Syndrome Protection Act – would prohibit abortions based on a prenatal Down syndrome diagnosis.

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