Congressman Michael Burgess is a second-generation Texas doctor from Denton County. A respected physician of Obstetrics and Gynecology for over 21 years in Lewisville, Dr. Burgess has delivered more than 3000 babies in North Texas.

A life-long resident of Denton, Rep. Michael Burgess graduated with both an undergraduate and a Masters degree from North Texas State University, now the University of North Texas. After completing his studies, Rep. Burgess went on to received his M.D. from the University of Texas Medical School in Houston and returned to North Texas to complete his residency programs at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Continuing his commitment to higher education, Dr. Burgess received another Masters degree in Medical Management from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2000.

Dr. Burgess is the founder of a private practice, Obstetrics and Gynecology Associates of Lewisville, former Chief of Staff for Lewisville Medical Center, and most recently he served as Chief of Obstetrics at Lewisville Medical Center. In addition to working at Lewisville Medical Center and running his own practice, Dr. Burgess served as President of the Denton County Medical Society.

Congressman Michael Burgess has been married to his wife, Laura, for 30 years. They are proud parents of three grown children who are all graduates of Denton County Public Schools.

In Congress

Always dedicated to improving America’s health care system, Dr. Burgess decided to run for the vacated U.S. Congressional seat of Texas’ 26th District in 2002. Alongside modernizing our health care, Dr. Burgess also believes in building a strong defense, protecting our Homeland, cutting wasteful government spending and advocating for tax relief while reforming the tax code into a simpler, fairer system. Representative Michael Burgess represents Texas’ 26th Congressional District which includes portions of DFW and Alliance airports and Highway I-35 East and West. As a life long resident of the North Texas, Congressman Burgess uniquely understands what issues are important to his district.

Congressman Burgess has the distinction of sitting on three House committees; an unusual feat for a freshman Member. Currently, Dr. Burgess serves as the only Texas Republican on the prestigious House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

The top order of business this year will be the reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century (TEA-21). The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has jurisdiction over Highways and Transit, Aviation, Transportation Security, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, and Water Resources and Environment.

Congressman Michael Burgess also holds a seat as a member of the House Committee on Science. As a member of this committee, he will oversee non-defense federal scientific research and development programs of eight federal agencies. The Committee monitors these programs to ensure that Federal tax dollars are being spent wisely and efficiently and that America's Federal science and technology enterprise maintains its world preeminence.

In September of 2004, Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (IL-14) appointed Congressman Michael Burgess to the House Committee on Government Reform. The Committee has the specific responsibility to oversee whether laws and programs are being implemented and carried out in accordance with the intent of Congress. The Government Reform Committee determines if the laws and programs should be continued, curtailed, or eliminated. Additionally, the Committee may also, at any time, conduct investigations of any matter regardless of whether another standing committee has jurisdiction over the matter.

Congressman Burgess was also appointed Chairman of the Republican House Policy Committee’s Subcommittee of Health. He is the only freshman Congressman to hold such a distinction. Dr. Burgess sets the tone of health care policy. The Policy Subcommittee on Health has jurisdiction over House GOP policy as it affects public and private health facilities; healthcare tax policy; the Medicare and Medicaid programs; healthcare activities of the Department of Health and Human Services; and activities of the National Institutes of Health.