Florida State Representative, District 70

Michael Owen is an attorney and small business owner from Apollo Beach, born in Houston, with a 1999 bachelor's degree from Saint Leo University and a 2009 law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School¹³. He served on the Hillsborough County Commission from 2022 to 2024, resigned to run for the Florida House, defeated Luther Keith Wilkins in 2024 with 58.8 percent, and faces Wilkins again in House District 70 on November 3, 2026¹⁴⁵.

Where they stand 5 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on HB 759 (2025), which would have lowered the minimum age to buy a rifle or shotgun from 21 to 18; it died in the Senate; it passed the House 78 to 34. (2025-03-26) source
  • Voted yes on HB 133 (2026), which would have lowered the minimum age to buy a rifle or shotgun from 21 to 18; it died in the Senate; it passed the House 74 to 37. (2026-01-15) source
• RedistrictingState legislatures draw maps and may redraw any time, including for partisan advantagemedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on HB 1-D (2026), which redrew Florida's congressional districts in the middle of the decade at the governor's request; it passed the House 83 to 28. (2026-04-29) source
• Term limitsYes, strict limits, such as three House terms and two Senate termsmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Sponsored HJR 637 (2025), a proposed constitutional amendment limiting service in the Legislature to eight years in each chamber, sixteen years in total; it died in a House subcommittee. (2025) source
• ImmigrationNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 2-C (2025), which created a State Board of Immigration Enforcement, funded local cooperation with federal immigration agents and required local law enforcement to take part; it passed the House 85 to 30. (2025-02-13) source
  • Voted yes on SB 4-C (2025), which created state crimes for entering Florida after entering the country illegally and required those charged to be held without bond; it passed the House 85 to 29. (2025-02-13) source
  • His campaign site says he passed the toughest immigration enforcement laws in the nation. (2026) source
• Housing and growthNo single answer fitslow

  Said · low confidence

  • His campaign site says he would require a more stringent approval process for development. (2026) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Abortion, Energy and climate, School choice, Curriculum and books, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Gender care for minors, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.