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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.

Infrastructure

As your Representative, I am committed to prioritizing the unique infrastructure needs of rural Utah and to ensuring that our towns aren’t overlooked in Washington. Utah is a fast-growing state. We need to rebuild our country’s crumbling infrastructure, including upgrading the roads, bridges, airports, and mass transit systems that improve the quality of life in Utah.

In Congress, I have:

  • Co-led H.R. 7762, the Water Data Act, bipartisan legislation to improve water data infrastructure for better decision-making and management of water resources.
  • Co-sponsored H.R. 3370, the Broadband Permitting Modernization Act, a package of four bills designed to strengthen rural broadband infrastructure in Utah and across the country. 
  • Co-sponsored H.R. 4832, the Open Access Evapotranspiration Data Act, to track water consumption, evaporation, and transpiration, ultimately improving water resources for Utahns. 
  • Co-sponsored H.R. 6152, the Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act, a bipartisan bill to boost American manufacturing infrastructure.
  • Co-sponsored H.R. 2500, the Forest TECH Improvement Act, legislation to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to assess the use of new technologies across reforestation activities.