Michael C. Burgess

Michael Burgess
Chair of the House Rules Committee
In office April 10, 2024 – January 3, 2025
Preceded by	Tom Cole
Succeeded by	Virginia Foxx
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 26th district
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2025
Preceded by	Dick Armey
Succeeded by	Brandon Gill
Personal details
Born	Michael Clifton Burgess (1950-12-23) December 23, 1950 (age 74) Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Laura Burgess ​ (m. 1976)​
Children	3
Education	University of North Texas (BS, MS) McGovern Medical School (MD) University of Texas, Dallas (MS)
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Burgess's voice Burgess honoring former President George H. W. Bush Recorded December 10, 2018

Michael Clifton Burgess (born December 23, 1950) is an American physician and politician who represented Texas's 26th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2003 to 2025. The district is anchored in Denton County, a suburban county north of Dallas and Fort Worth. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Before his election, he practiced as a doctor of obstetrics and gynecology. In 2002, Burgess defeated Scott Armey, the son of House Majority Leader and then-U.S. Representative Dick Armey, in a primary runoff election. As a congressman, he was a member of the congressional Tea Party Caucus. Burgess has been involved in the debates over health care reform and energy policy. He opposes abortion, is unsure of the extent of the contribution of human activity to global warming, supported President Donald Trump's restrictions on travel from Muslim-majority countries and refugee immigration, and supports the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

Burgess declined to seek a 12th term during the 2024 election cycle, and left Congress in 2025.^[1]