Justin Owen

Freedom advocate @BeaconTN by day, connoisseur of old scotch & good music by night.

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

Tennesseans are frustrated — and the data backs it up.

💡 Most say utilities eat more than 10% of their monthly budget.
🏠 25% frequently worry about rent or mortgage.
🛣️ 80% say roads aren't being maintained.

We're listening.
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[Justin Owen @JustinDOwen]

"TN just delivered one of the clearest signals yet that the era of certificate-of-need protectionism may be ending....[replacing] the old permission-slip regime with a straightforward licensure process..."

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[Justin Owen @JustinDOwen]

At @BeaconTN, we have made it our business to listen to our fellow Tennesseans about their biggest challenges. Here's what we've learned from them.

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[Justin Owen @JustinDOwen]

A very worthwhile read if you live in Nashville and wonder exactly why your property taxes went up so much this year.

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[Justin Owen @JustinDOwen]

@TheNashvillian @pamelafurr @Starbucks @BeaconTN Use Google much? If and when incentives are offered Paramount, we'll have something to say just like we always have.

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[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

The NEA wants you to believe Tennessee's education system is failing because it doesn't spend enough. There's just one problem: the data says otherwise.
This map shows NAEP 4th-grade reading points earned per $1,000 of per-pupil spending. Tennessee leads the entire nation at 17.7 points. New York, which spends roughly three times as much, earns 6.2—about a third of what Tennessee gets.
More money ≠ better outcomes. Tennessee has proven that targeted, strategic investment in early literacy, academic summer programming, and school choice is what actually moves the needle.
Jack Powers breaks down what teachers' unions like the TEA won't tell you —> https://t.co/b8d5jq2AFy

[Justin Owen @JustinDOwen]

@TheNashvillian @pamelafurr @Starbucks .@BeaconTN has literally criticized corporate welfare - including stadium subsidies - since 2004, the first year we existed. We once even created a whole website documenting these deals, & the only reason clawback provisions are mandated is because we fought for them.

[Gregory Gleaves @gleaves14]

When I was at @TNGOP (the first time around) we needed to flip two senate seats to take the majority for the first time since reconstruction. Jim was one of the two and I still remember getting the phone call from him on Election Night, and then he ended up at our election night party in Nashville, way later that night. There was a photo of us (along with Bob Davis and others) celebrating in the @Tennessean the next day. Jim was a dynamo candidate and truly outworked every other candidate in the state. It was especially satisfying because he had run for house two years before and I was helping on that race as well. I first met @JustinDOwen and @clinthall79 on that race, both of whom are still friends to this day. RIP Senator Jim Tracy.

[Abundance Institute @abundanceinst]

Tennessee Runs on Nuclear. Almost Nobody Knows It.

Roughly 40% of the state’s electricity comes from nuclear power!

The fears that linger are mostly inherited.
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[Wen Fa @wenfa1]

The U.S. Supreme Court just docketed @BeaconTN's fourth petition for review in the last year. We represent the family of Roberto Clemente and ask SCOTUS to hold that the Constitution protects intangible property like trademarks just as much as it protects tangible property.

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

If you believe government should do less and Tennesseans should do more, we've got a job for you. Beacon is looking for a Government Relations Manager to help turn free-market ideas into law. Apply at https://t.co/eU4C9vlRdi

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

As we celebrate America's 250th birthday, we're reflecting on what makes this country exceptional, and it's not Washington, D.C. It's the 50 states— the "laboratories of democracy" the founders envisioned, where ideas compete, and people vote with their feet.

Tennessee is one of those laboratories, and the wins we at Beacon have helped accomplish here are proof that the founding principles still work.

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[Justin Owen @JustinDOwen]

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[Justin Owen @JustinDOwen]

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[Justin Owen @JustinDOwen]

ICYMI: @BeaconTN is hiring a communications manager to help us spread the message of freedom across Tennessee and the nation. Learn more and apply at the link ⤵️

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

Know someone who can write, pitch media, and genuinely believes in freedom? We're looking for them!

Beacon is hiring a Communications Manager. This person will help shape our message, build media relationships, manage campaigns, and be a vocal champion for individual liberty and free enterprise across the state.

Remote-friendly. Great culture. Check out the full posting and apply here 👇
https://t.co/05fIlo0tAR

[Justin Owen @JustinDOwen]

Excited to announce the @TnYeson2 leadership team this morning, including @GovBillLee, Speaker @CSexton25, and local officials and business leaders representing all 95 counties! This November, these leaders will stand together to ban a state property tax!

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[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

Know someone who can write, pitch media, and genuinely believes in freedom? We're looking for them!

Beacon is hiring a Communications Manager. This person will help shape our message, build media relationships, manage campaigns, and be a vocal champion for individual liberty and free enterprise across the state.

Remote-friendly. Great culture. Check out the full posting and apply here 👇
https://t.co/05fIlo0tAR

[Justin Owen @JustinDOwen]

If you want to get paid to spread the message of freedom far and wide, this job’s for you!

[Claire Kittle Dixon @TalentMarket]

.@BeaconTN is hiring a Nashville, TN, or virtual Communications Manager to spread the message of freedom and free enterprise through media relations, digital communications, and outreach. Ideal candidates have 3+ years of experience.
https://t.co/CZXoW3EGE7 #LibertyJob

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

Congrats to Beacon's VP of Legal Affairs, Wen Fa, for being named Vice Chair of the Federalist Society's Civil Rights Practice Group! @wenfa1 🎉

[Justin Owen @JustinDOwen]

We’ve hit peak @SouthwestAir. They’ve caught the Spirit.