Current: US Representative of UT-04 since 2021
Affiliation: Republican
Leadership:
District: Some 85 percent of the new district is concentrated in Salt Lake County and it includes a portion of Salt Lake City,
Next Election:
History: Burgess Owens played safety for 10 seasons for the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders, winning a championship with the Raiders in Super Bowl XV in 1980. Since leaving the NFL, Owens has founded several businesses and is the CEO of a nonprofit dedicated to helping troubled and incarcerated youth.
Owens was first elected to Congress in 2020, when he narrowly defeated incumbent Democrat Ben McAdams in the 2020 election. Owens is one of four black Republicans in the House of Representatives.
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