Michael C. Burgess

Republican Representative of Texas's 26th district

Representative
Texas, district 26
January 7, 2003 - January 3, 2005
Representative
Texas, district 26
January 4, 2005 - January 3, 2007
Representative
Texas, district 26
January 4, 2007 - January 3, 2009
Representative
Texas, district 26
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Representative
Texas, district 26
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Representative
Texas, district 26
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
Texas, district 26
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Texas, district 26
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Texas, district 26
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Texas, district 26
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Texas, district 26
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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December 23, 1950 (74 years old)

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American physician and politician
Represented Texas’s 26th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2003
Practiced as a doctor of obstetrics and gynecology before entering politics
Defeated Scott Armey in a primary runoff election in 2002
Member of the congressional Tea Party Caucus
Involved in debates over health care reform and energy policy
Opposes abortion and supports the repeal of the Affordable Care Act
Expressed uncertainty about the extent of human contribution to global warming
Supported President Donald Trump’s travel restrictions on Muslim-majority countries and refugee immigration
Announced he will not seek a 12th term during the 2024 election cycle
Born in Rochester, Minnesota
Graduated from the University of North Texas and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas
Anglican
Had never held public office before 2002 and had voted in Democratic primaries in the 1990s
Became a prominent voice on health care issues in Congress
Chaired the Congressional Health Care caucus since the 111th United States Congress
Supports establishing a wage floor for the high-skill H-1B visa program and eliminating the Optional Practical Training program
Active in the debate over energy policy, including opposing higher efficiency standards for household light bulbs
Denies the scientific consensus on climate change
Was the lone Republican to vote to lower the voting age to 16 in March 2019
Signed an amicus brief supporting Texas v. Pennsylvania, contesting the 2020 presidential election results
Voted to repeal the AUMF against Iraq in June 2021 and to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days in 2023
Voted to provide Israel with support following a 2023 Hamas attack
Introduced the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act in 2014
Committee assignments include the Committee on Budget, Committee on Rules, and Committee on Energy and Commerce
Member of various caucuses including the Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus, Republican Governance Group, and Republican Study Committee
Authored “Doctor in the House: A Physician-Turned-Congressman Offers His Prescription for Scrapping Obamacare – and Saving America’s Medical System”