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Republican (1854-present)

Clarence “Burgess” Owens

Burgess Owens is the Congressman from Utah’s Fourth Congressional District. Born in the segregated South, he saw people of all backgrounds come together to work tirelessly against adversity.

As a young man, Burgess was one of the first four black athletes recruited to play football at the University of Miami and the third black student there to receive a scholarship. He was the 13th pick in the first round of the 1973 NFL draft and joined the New York Jets, later playing safety for ten seasons in the NFL for the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders, winning the Superbowl with the 1980 Raiders’ team.

Immigration And Border Security

There is a devastating humanitarian, national security, and public health crisis at our southern border that is threatening the safety and security of every American. As your Representative, I am committed to securing our country’s borders.

In Congress, I have: 

  • Co-sponsored H.R. 5854, the Illegal Immigrant Payoff Prohibition Act, the legislation would amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit payments of compromise settlements arising out of certain violations of the immigration laws.
  • Co-sponsored H.R. 6122, the Protect American Taxpayer Dollars from Illegal Immigration Act, legislation preventing the federal government from paying settlements to migrant families detained at the border 
  • Co-sponsored H.R. 1496, Sarah’s Law, legislation to amend the mandatory detention provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the detention of anyone unlawfully present in the United States charged with a crime resulting in the death or serious bodily injury of another person.
  • Co-sponsored H.R. 6184, the Halt Fentanyl Act, legislation to address the permanent scheduling of fentanyl analogs in the schedule I category as well as grant researchers the ability to conduct studies on these substances.