Meet Representative Derrin Owens
Early Life
Derrin Owens' pioneer ancestors helped settle Juab and Millard counties. The Owens family was eventually sent to eastern Arizona to help establish townships in the White Mountains. After extreme forest management practices were carried out, his parents purchased a ranch in Sanpete County in 1984. Owens returned from an LDS mission in Chicago in late 1986. He has been a Sanpete resident ever since.
Owens played football for Snow College in 1987. While there, he met his wife Heather in 1988. They were married in 1989. Heather and Derrin then moved to Cedar City where he graduated in the first class from SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY, previously Southern Utah State College.
Professional Life
Upon graduation, Representative Owens was hired as a social science teacher and coach at Juab High School. Known as Coach Owens to many, his accomplishments included eight state runner-up track & field teams and two state championship teams coupled with a “Utah Track Coach of The Year” award.
After eight years in the classroom, he earned a Master’s degree in education and school counseling. At that point, he fulfilled one of his dreams to work as a high school counselor.
Service To Our Community
In 2015, after 23 years as an educator, Mr. Owens was appointed Representative Owens by Governor Herbert following a mid-term special election to replace Representative Jon Cox. Representative Owens serves House District 58 covering east Juab County and all of Sanpete county. He serves on the Natural Resources Committee, Business and Economic Development Committee, and is co-chair of the House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee.
Family
Representative Owens is a family man. He and his wife Heather have four sons and one daughter. Two of his sons serve in the US military. He is a proud grandfather who loves to share photos of his grandson.