Michael Burgess
#365,817 Most Popular
About
Politician and former congressman. He is also a medical doctor and was in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 2003 to 2025 in Texas's 26th congressional district. He has amassed more than 30,000 followers on his X account.
Before fame
Before he got into politics, he was a doctor of obstetrics and gynecology, delivering over 3,000 babies. He started his political career in 2002 when he defeated Scott Armey.
Trivia
When he was in Congress, he was passionate about health care issues. He also opposed the Affordable Care Act or what was called Obamacare and one time voted to lower the voting age to 16.
Family life
He is married to Laura Burgess and had three children, Christine, Jessica, and Mike.
Associated with
In 2011, he wanted to impeach Barack Obama.