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He was the third Black American to receive a scholarship to play football at the University of Miami, where he earned a BS in biology and chemistry. Burgess was a first-round NFL draft pick in 1973, playing safety for ten seasons with the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders, and won the Super Bowl with the 1980 Raiders’ team. After retiring from the NFL, Burgess worked in the corporate sales world and eventually moved the Owens family to beautiful Utah. Before being elected to Congress, he started Second Chance 4 Youth, a non-profit dedicated to helping troubled and incarcerated youth. Burgess now serves as Vice Chair of the House Education and Workforce Committee and a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Burgess believes in dreaming big and follows the four guiding principles of faith, family, free markets, and education. Keep up-to-date with Rep. Burgess Owens by subscribing to his official newsletter here .","source_url":"https://owens.house.gov/about","source_date":"2026-05-23"},{"topic":"Taxes","stance":"Biography","detail":"Burgess grew up in a successful, segregated black community in the 1960’s Deep South. He was the third Black American to receive a scholarship to play football at the University of Miami, where he earned a BS in biology and chemistry. Burgess was a first-round NFL draft pick in 1973, playing safety for ten seasons with the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders, and won the Super Bowl with the 1980 Raiders’ team. After retiring from the NFL, Burgess worked in the corporate sales world and eventually moved the Owens family to beautiful Utah. Before being elected to Congress, he started Second Chance 4 Youth, a non-profit dedicated to helping troubled and incarcerated youth. Burgess now serves as Vice Chair of the House Education and Workforce Committee and a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Burgess believes in dreaming big and follows the four guiding principles of faith, family, free markets, and education. Keep up-to-date with Rep. Burgess Owens by subscribing to his official newsletter here .","source_url":"https://owens.house.gov/about","source_date":"2026-05-23"},{"topic":"Technology","stance":"Biography","detail":"Burgess grew up in a successful, segregated black community in the 1960’s Deep South. He was the third Black American to receive a scholarship to play football at the University of Miami, where he earned a BS in biology and chemistry. Burgess was a first-round NFL draft pick in 1973, playing safety for ten seasons with the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders, and won the Super Bowl with the 1980 Raiders’ team. After retiring from the NFL, Burgess worked in the corporate sales world and eventually moved the Owens family to beautiful Utah. Before being elected to Congress, he started Second Chance 4 Youth, a non-profit dedicated to helping troubled and incarcerated youth. Burgess now serves as Vice Chair of the House Education and Workforce Committee and a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Burgess believes in dreaming big and follows the four guiding principles of faith, family, free markets, and education. Keep up-to-date with Rep. Burgess Owens by subscribing to his official newsletter here .","source_url":"https://owens.house.gov/about","source_date":"2026-05-23"},{"topic":"Healthcare","stance":"Caucuses","detail":"Congressional Sickle Cell Caucus, Co-Chair Freedom From Big Tech Caucus, Vice Chair Congressional Taiwan Caucus Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus Congressional Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus House Republican Study Committee Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus Friends of Job Corps Congressional Caucus House Republican Future of American Freedoms Task Force Conservative Climate Caucus Congressional Direct Selling Caucus Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus Congressional Western Caucus Public School Caucus House Republican Conference Congressional Rural Broadband Caucus