Burgess Owens

Congressman Burgess Owens has represented Utah’s Fourth Congressional District since 2021 (117th Congress-Present) and serves as a member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Owens was one of the first four Black athletes recruited to play football at the University of Miami and went on to play professional football for the New York Jets and Oakland Raiders. After retiring from the NFL, Owens worked as a business and nonprofit executive before joining Congress. Owens earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry from the University of Miami.