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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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@MichaelCBurgess

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11

Congresses Served

11

House Terms

December 23, 1950 (74 years old)

Birthday

  • 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”