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Roy Owens
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Elections and appointments
Last election

September 9, 2025

Education

Associate

Roxbury Community College

Bachelor's

University of Massachusetts, Boston

Personal
Profession
Teacher and social worker
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Roy Owens ran for election to the Boston City Council to represent District 7 in Massachusetts. He lost in the primary on September 9, 2025.

Biography

Owens earned an associate degree in education from Roxbury Community College, going on to receive a B.S. in education from the University of Massachusetts Boston. He also earned a certificate from Gordon Seminary. Professionally, Owens has worked as a teacher in the Boston Public Schools and as a social worker for the Department of Public Welfare. Owens and his wife have four children.[1]

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Boston, Massachusetts (2025)

General election

General election for Boston City Council District 7

Said Ahmed and Miniard Culpepper are running in the general election for Boston City Council District 7 on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
Said Ahmed (Nonpartisan)
Image of Miniard Culpepper
Miniard Culpepper (Nonpartisan)

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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Boston City Council District 7

The following candidates ran in the primary for Boston City Council District 7 on September 9, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Said Ahmed (Nonpartisan)
 
15.7
 
1,155
Image of Miniard Culpepper
Miniard Culpepper (Nonpartisan)
 
15.0
 
1,102
Mavrick Afonso (Nonpartisan)
 
14.7
 
1,082
Image of Samuel Hurtado
Samuel Hurtado (Nonpartisan)
 
14.4
 
1,057
Image of Said Abdikarim
Said Abdikarim (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
14.3
 
1,054
Image of Roy Owens
Roy Owens (Nonpartisan)
 
7.2
 
528
Image of Natalie Juba-Sutherland
Natalie Juba-Sutherland (Nonpartisan)
 
6.3
 
463
Image of Wawa Bell
Wawa Bell (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
5.2
 
380
Image of Shawn Nelson
Shawn Nelson (Nonpartisan)
 
3.1
 
228
Jerome King (Nonpartisan)
 
1.9
 
142
Tchad Cort (Nonpartisan)
 
1.6
 
119
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
39

Total votes: 7,349
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2024

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Suffolk District

Incumbent John Moran defeated Roy Owens in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Suffolk District on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John Moran
John Moran (D)
 
82.2
 
12,852
Image of Roy Owens
Roy Owens (R)
 
17.5
 
2,734
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
51

Total votes: 15,637
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Suffolk District

Incumbent John Moran advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Suffolk District on September 3, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John Moran
John Moran
 
98.8
 
2,820
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
34

Total votes: 2,854
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Suffolk District

Roy Owens advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Suffolk District on September 3, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Roy Owens
Roy Owens
 
94.2
 
179
 Other/Write-in votes
 
5.8
 
11

Total votes: 190
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2023

See also: City elections in Boston, Massachusetts (2023)

General election

General election for Boston City Council District 7

Incumbent Tania Anderson defeated Althea Garrison in the general election for Boston City Council District 7 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Tania Anderson (Nonpartisan)
 
70.2
 
3,716
Image of Althea Garrison
Althea Garrison (Nonpartisan)
 
28.4
 
1,506
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.4
 
72

Total votes: 5,294
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Boston City Council District 7

Incumbent Tania Anderson and Althea Garrison defeated Roy Owens, Jerome King, and Padma Scott in the primary for Boston City Council District 7 on September 12, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Tania Anderson (Nonpartisan)
 
57.5
 
1,454
Image of Althea Garrison
Althea Garrison (Nonpartisan)
 
20.6
 
522
Image of Roy Owens
Roy Owens (Nonpartisan)
 
9.5
 
241
Jerome King (Nonpartisan)
 
7.9
 
200
Padma Scott (Nonpartisan)
 
2.8
 
71
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.7
 
42

Total votes: 2,530
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2022

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Suffolk District

Christopher Worrell defeated Roy Owens in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Suffolk District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Christopher Worrell
Christopher Worrell (D) Candidate Connection
 
88.6
 
5,939
Image of Roy Owens
Roy Owens (Independent)
 
11.2
 
750
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
15

Total votes: 6,704
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Suffolk District

Christopher Worrell defeated Danielson Tavares and Althea Garrison in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Suffolk District on September 6, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Christopher Worrell
Christopher Worrell Candidate Connection
 
43.5
 
1,667
Danielson Tavares
 
33.3
 
1,274
Image of Althea Garrison
Althea Garrison
 
22.8
 
874
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
13

Total votes: 3,828
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2021

City council at-large

See also: City elections in Boston, Massachusetts (2021)

General election

General election for Boston City Council At-large (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Boston City Council At-large on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael Flaherty
Michael Flaherty (Nonpartisan)
 
17.4
 
62,602
Image of Julia Mejia
Julia Mejia (Nonpartisan)
 
17.3
 
62,058
Image of Ruthzee Louijeune
Ruthzee Louijeune (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
15.3
 
54,898
Image of Erin Murphy
Erin Murphy (Nonpartisan)
 
12.0
 
43,076
Image of David Halbert
David Halbert (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
11.9
 
42,765
Carla Monteiro (Nonpartisan)
 
11.1
 
39,876
Bridget Nee-Walsh (Nonpartisan)
 
7.7
 
27,591
Image of Althea Garrison
Althea Garrison (Nonpartisan)
 
7.0
 
25,078
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
1,350

Total votes: 359,294
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Boston City Council At-large (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the primary for Boston City Council At-large on September 14, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael Flaherty
Michael Flaherty (Nonpartisan)
 
15.0
 
41,509
Image of Julia Mejia
Julia Mejia (Nonpartisan)
 
14.1
 
38,919
Image of Ruthzee Louijeune
Ruthzee Louijeune (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
12.1
 
33,546
Image of Erin Murphy
Erin Murphy (Nonpartisan)
 
8.3
 
22,938
Carla Monteiro (Nonpartisan)
 
6.8
 
18,911
Image of David Halbert
David Halbert (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
6.1
 
17,012
Image of Althea Garrison
Althea Garrison (Nonpartisan)
 
6.1
 
16,906
Bridget Nee-Walsh (Nonpartisan)
 
5.5
 
15,191
Kelly Bates (Nonpartisan)
 
4.6
 
12,787
Alexander Gray (Nonpartisan)
 
4.1
 
11,320
Jonathan Spillane (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
4.1
 
11,217
Image of Said Abdikarim
Said Abdikarim (Nonpartisan)
 
2.8
 
7,767
Image of Domingos DaRosa
Domingos DaRosa (Nonpartisan)
 
2.5
 
7,011
Image of Donnie Palmer
Donnie Palmer (Nonpartisan)
 
2.5
 
6,861
Image of Roy Owens
Roy Owens (Nonpartisan)
 
1.9
 
5,265
James Colimon (Nonpartisan)
 
1.7
 
4,693
Nick Vance (Nonpartisan)
 
1.4
 
3,968
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
873

Total votes: 276,694
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City council district 7

See also: City elections in Boston, Massachusetts (2021)

General election

General election for Boston City Council District 7

Tania Anderson defeated Roy Owens in the general election for Boston City Council District 7 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Tania Anderson (Nonpartisan)
 
73.0
 
7,062
Image of Roy Owens
Roy Owens (Nonpartisan)
 
26.5
 
2,562
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
45

Total votes: 9,669
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Boston City Council District 7

The following candidates ran in the primary for Boston City Council District 7 on September 14, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Tania Anderson (Nonpartisan)
 
26.7
 
2,038
Image of Roy Owens
Roy Owens (Nonpartisan)
 
17.0
 
1,300
Image of Angelina Camacho
Angelina Camacho (Nonpartisan)
 
16.6
 
1,263
Brandy Brooks (Nonpartisan)
 
9.8
 
747
Image of Lorraine Wheeler
Lorraine Wheeler (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
9.2
 
703
Santiago Rivera (Nonpartisan)
 
7.5
 
570
Marisa Luse (Nonpartisan)
 
7.2
 
552
Image of Joao DePina
Joao DePina (Nonpartisan)
 
5.4
 
410
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
43

Total votes: 7,626
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2020

See also: Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District election, 2020

Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (September 1 Democratic primary)

Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (September 1 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Massachusetts District 7

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Massachusetts District 7 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ayanna Pressley
Ayanna Pressley (D)
 
86.6
 
267,362
Image of Roy Owens
Roy Owens (Independent)
 
12.5
 
38,675
Image of Rayla Campbell
Rayla Campbell (R) (Write-in)
 
0.2
 
695
Rachel Miselman (R) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
11
Claudette Joseph (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1
Image of Janine Balistreri
Janine Balistreri (Unenrolled) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
0
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
1,906

Total votes: 308,650
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 7

Incumbent Ayanna Pressley advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 7 on September 1, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ayanna Pressley
Ayanna Pressley
 
98.6
 
142,108
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.4
 
1,979

Total votes: 144,087
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Republican primary election

No Republicans filed for this race. Rayla Campbell and Rachel Miselman ran as write-in candidates. Campbell received 1,202 votes and Miselman received 55 votes. Write-in candidates were required to receive at least 2,000 votes to make the general election ballot.

2019

See also: City elections in Boston, Massachusetts (2019)

General election

General election for Boston City Council District 7

Incumbent Kim Janey defeated Roy Owens in the general election for Boston City Council District 7 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kim Janey
Kim Janey (Nonpartisan)
 
74.5
 
3,856
Image of Roy Owens
Roy Owens (Nonpartisan)
 
24.5
 
1,269
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
53

Total votes: 5,178
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Boston City Council District 7

Incumbent Kim Janey and Roy Owens defeated Valerie Hope Rust in the primary for Boston City Council District 7 on September 24, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kim Janey
Kim Janey (Nonpartisan)
 
70.0
 
2,147
Image of Roy Owens
Roy Owens (Nonpartisan)
 
16.8
 
517
Valerie Hope Rust (Nonpartisan)
 
12.4
 
381
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
24

Total votes: 3,069
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2018

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Suffolk District

Liz Miranda defeated Althea Garrison in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Suffolk District on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Liz Miranda
Liz Miranda (D)
 
88.7
 
8,527
Image of Althea Garrison
Althea Garrison (Independent Progressive Party)
 
11.0
 
1,053
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
33

Total votes: 9,613
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Suffolk District

Liz Miranda defeated Darrin Howell, Roy Owens, and Brad Howze in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Suffolk District on September 4, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Liz Miranda
Liz Miranda
 
59.5
 
2,777
Darrin Howell
 
31.5
 
1,470
Image of Roy Owens
Roy Owens
 
7.7
 
361
Brad Howze
 
1.3
 
59

Total votes: 4,667
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2017

See also: Municipal elections in Boston, Massachusetts (2017)

The city of Boston, Massachusetts, held elections for mayor and city council on November 7, 2017. A primary election occurred on September 26, 2017. All 13 seats on the city council were up for election. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 23, 2017.

The following candidates ran in the primary election for District 7 on the Boston City Council.[2]

Boston City Council, District 7 Nonpartisan Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Kim Janey 25.00% 1,534
Green check mark transparent.png Rufus Faulk 11.72% 719
Deeqo Jibril 9.86% 605
Domonique Williams 9.66% 593
Charles Clemons Muhammad 6.89% 423
Roy Owens 6.03% 370
Jose Lopez 5.92% 363
Brian Keith 5.67% 348
Joao DePina 4.87% 299
Hassan Williams 4.64% 285
Carlos Henriquez 4.29% 263
Angelina Camacho 4.03% 247
Steven Wise 1.04% 64
Write-in votes 0.37% 23
Total Votes 6,136
Source: City of Boston, "Official District 7 election results," September 26, 2017

2016

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Massachusetts State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 8, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.

Incumbent Sonia Chang-Diaz ran unopposed in the Massachusetts State Senate Second Suffolk District general election.[3][4]

Massachusetts State Senate, Second Suffolk District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Sonia Chang-Diaz Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth


Incumbent Sonia Chang-Diaz defeated Roy Owens in the Massachusetts State Senate Second Suffolk District Democratic Primary.[5][6]

Massachusetts State Senate, Second Suffolk District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Sonia Chang-Diaz Incumbent 79.87% 7,376
     Democratic Roy Owens 20.13% 1,859
Total Votes 9,235


2015

See also: Boston, Massachusetts municipal elections, 2015

The city of Boston, Massachusetts, held elections for city council on November 3, 2015. A primary election took place on September 8, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was May 19, 2015. All 13 city council seats were up for election. In the District 7 primary, incumbent Tito Jackson and Charles L. Clemons Jr. advanced past Kevin A. Dwire, Haywood Fennell Sr., Althea Garrison and Roy Owens.[7][8] Jackson defeated Clemons in the general election on November 3, 2015.[9]

Boston City Council District 7, General election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Tito Jackson Incumbent 66.6% 2,983
Charles L. Clemons Jr. 32.3% 1,444
Write-in votes 1.09% 49
Total Votes 4,476
Source: City of Boston, "November 3, 2015 - Municipal Election," accessed December 7, 2015


Boston City Council District 7 Primary Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTito Jackson Incumbent 66.4% 1,409
Green check mark transparent.pngCharles L. Clemons Jr. 18% 381
Haywood Fennell Sr. 4.9% 104
Althea Garrison 4.6% 98
Roy Owens 3.5% 74
Kevin A. Dwire 1.6% 34
Write-in 1% 22
Total Votes 2,066
Source: City of Boston, "Official primary election results," accessed September 24, 2015

2014

General election - Senate

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Massachusetts State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election was held on September 9, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent Sonia Rosa Chang-Diaz defeated Roy Owens in the Democratic primary. David Wyatt was unopposed in the Republican primary. Chang-Diaz defeated Wyatt in the general election.[10]

Massachusetts State Senate Second Suffolk District, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSonia Rosa Chang-Diaz Incumbent 79.9% 33,742
     None Blank Votes 11% 4,648
     Republican David Wyatt 8.8% 3,733
     None All Others 0.3% 114
Total Votes 42,237


Massachusetts State Senate, Second Suffolk District Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngSonia Rosa Chang-Diaz Incumbent 80.8% 10,900
Roy Owens 19.2% 2,584
Total Votes 13,484

Special election - House

See also: Massachusetts state legislative special elections, 2014

Evandro C. Carvalho defeated Karen A. Charles-Peterson, Jennifer Anne Johnson, Barry Lawton and Roy Owens in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the special election, which took place on April 29.[11]

The seat was vacant following Carlos Henriquez's (D) expulsion from the chamber on February 6.

A special election for the position of Massachusetts House of Representatives Fifth Suffolk District was called for April 29, with a primary on April 1. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 24.[12][13]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Fifth Suffolk District Special Election Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngEvandro C. Carvalho 50.3% 961
Karen A. Charles-Peterson 27.2% 521
Barry Lawton 9.9% 190
Jennifer Anne Johnson 7.9% 151
Roy Owens 4.7% 89
Total Votes 1,912

2012

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2012

Owens ran in the 2012 election for Massachusetts State Senate Second Suffolk District. He was defeated by incumbent Sonia Rosa Chang-Diaz in the Democratic primary on September 6.[14][15][16]

Massachusetts State Senate, Second Suffolk District Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngSonia Rosa Chang-Diaz Incumbent 83.4% 8,904
Roy Owens 16.6% 1,773
Total Votes 10,677

Campaign themes

2025

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2024

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2023

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2022

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2021

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2020

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2019

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Campaign finance summary


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Roy Owens campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Suffolk DistrictLost general$0 $0
2022Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Suffolk DistrictLost general$3,426 $0
2020U.S. House Massachusetts District 7Lost general$0 N/A**
Grand total$3,426 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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