Jansen T. Owen

As our next District Attorney, he will use his conservative values and experience to fight crime, improve public safety and make our community a safer place to live, work and raise a family.

In 2019, Jansen was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, proudly serving the citizens of Pearl River and Lamar Counties. As the youngest serving member of the Mississippi Legislature, he actively contributes to the House Judiciary B, Agriculture, Transportation, County Affairs, and Youth and Family Affairs Committees.

Currently, Jansen also serves as the appointed Municipal Court Public Defender for the City of Poplarville and as the Public Defender for Lunacy Court in Pearl River County, Mississippi. He founded Owen Law Firm, PLLC, with a mission to provide exceptional, dynamic, and dedicated legal representation to clients, using authoritative legal knowledge, unwavering diligence and relentless determination.

From 2011 to 2015, he served as a Deputy Circuit Clerk with the Pearl River County Circuit Clerk's Office, where he gained invaluable insight into the efficient functioning of the court system, working closely with attorneys, judges, and citizens. He further expanded his public service in 2016 as Chief Deputy Chancery Clerk in Pearl River County before pursuing his legal education. Additionally, from 2017 to 2019, Jansen served as a law clerk to the sitting trial court judge for the County and Youth Court of Pearl River County.

With an education background from Tulane Law School, the University of Southern Mississippi and Pearl River Community College, Jansen distinguished himself as the Managing Editor and Symposium Editor of the Tulane Law Review. He also gained practical experience as a student attorney with the Tulane Criminal Justice Clinic and as a student prosecutor with the District Attorney's Office for Mississippi's 2nd Circuit Court District in Gulfport and Bay St. Louis.