Michael C. Burgess

Michael C. Burgess
Chair of the House Rules Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office April 10, 2024
Preceded by	Tom Cole
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 26th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2003
Preceded by	Dick Armey
Personal details
Born	Michael Clifton Burgess (1950-12-23) December 23, 1950 (age 73) Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Laura Burgess ​ (m. 1976)​
Children	3
Education	University of North Texas (BS, MS) University of Texas, Houston (MD) University of Texas at Dallas (MS)
Signature
Website	House website
Michael C. Burgess's voice Michael C. Burgess pays tribute to the recently-deceased George H. W. Bush Recorded December 10, 2018

Michael Clifton Burgess (born December 23, 1950) is an American physician and politician representing Texas's 26th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. The district is anchored in Denton County, a suburban county north of Dallas and Fort Worth. He has held the position since 2003 and 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 has announced that he will not seek a 12th term during the 2024 election cycle.^[1]