Michael Clifton Burgess, M.D. (born December 23, 1950) is a physician and politician from the state of Texas, currently representing the state's 26th congressional district (map) in the United States House of Representatives.
Burgess was born in Rochester, Minnesota to Harry Meredith Burgess and Norma Crowhurst. He graduated from North Texas State University (now UNT) and graduated from the medical school at The University of Texas Health Science...
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Michael Clifton Burgess, M.D. (born December 23, 1950) is a physician and politician from the state of Texas, currently representing the state's 26th congressional district (map) in the United States House of Representatives.
Burgess was born in Rochester, Minnesota to Harry Meredith Burgess and Norma Crowhurst. He graduated from North Texas State University (now UNT) and graduated from the medical school at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas.
Burgess worked in Obstetrics and Gynecology for over 20 years, delivering over 3,000 babies in North Texas, including the second child of Paul LeBon, who, as a Democrat, would be his opponent in the 2002 general election.
Burgess made his first run for elective office in the 2002 Republican primary to fill the seat of Congressman Richard Armey. The winner of the GOP primary was virtually assured of winning the November general...
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