Tom Owen (politician)
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Tom Owen is a historian and Democratic
politician in Louisville, Kentucky
, currently Metro Council President, and councilman for District 8, a position he has held since it was created in 2002. Prior to that, he had served on the old Board of Aldermen from 1990 to 1998. He is a full professor at the University of Louisville
, and has worked at the school since 1968. He holds a Ph.D. in American History from the University of Kentucky
and a bachelor of divinity from Methodist Theological School
in Ohio. He and his wife, Phyllis, have a daughter and two sons.
He challenged eventual mayor David L. Armstrong
in the 1998 Democratic mayoral primary.
Owen grew up in the Parkland
neighborhood and lives in the Tyler Park area. He was once a practicing Methodist minister. He is a local historian and activist, particularly with causes related to alternative transportation, and is known for advocating and practicing use of the bicycle for transportation and commuting. He also leads historic tours of Louisville landmarks, called Tom Owen’s Louisville.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
politician in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, currently Metro Council President, and councilman for District 8, a position he has held since it was created in 2002. Prior to that, he had served on the old Board of Aldermen from 1990 to 1998. He is a full professor at the University of Louisville
University of Louisville
The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General...
, and has worked at the school since 1968. He holds a Ph.D. in American History from the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
and a bachelor of divinity from Methodist Theological School
Methodist Theological School
Methodist Theological School is a denominational theological school affiliated with the Methodist Church in Malaysia. It is located in the town of Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia...
in Ohio. He and his wife, Phyllis, have a daughter and two sons.
He challenged eventual mayor David L. Armstrong
David L. Armstrong
David L. Armstrong was mayor of Louisville, Kentucky from 1999 to 2003.Armstrong was born in Hope, Arkansas. Prior to becoming mayor, he had served as Jefferson County Judge/Executive since 1989. He was raised in Madison, Indiana...
in the 1998 Democratic mayoral primary.
Owen grew up in the Parkland
Parkland, Louisville
Parkland is a neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Its boundaries are 34th Street on the west, West Broadway on the north, Woodland Avenue on the south and 26th Street on the east....
neighborhood and lives in the Tyler Park area. He was once a practicing Methodist minister. He is a local historian and activist, particularly with causes related to alternative transportation, and is known for advocating and practicing use of the bicycle for transportation and commuting. He also leads historic tours of Louisville landmarks, called Tom Owen’s Louisville.