# Burgess Owens

Burgess Owens is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Utah’s 4th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Utah’s 4th district
- Serving since: 2021-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: O000086
- FEC candidate IDs: H0UT04076

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/O000086 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Owens raised $735.7K in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of House Republicans (median $2.2M).

## What Owens says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,308 classified statements: 1,179 posts on X, 57 press releases, 38 Congressional Record speeches, 34 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Owens | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.1% | 2.1% | 117 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 18.3% | 15.1% | 61 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 70.3% | 67.7% | 99 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.7% | 8.9% | 161 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 40.8% | 37.4% | 85 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 6.3% | 3.0% | 26 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 43% (House Republicans 8.5%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (House Republicans 19%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 12% (House Republicans 6.3%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (House Republicans 19%); Labor and Employment 11% (House Republicans 6.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.97 (standard error 0.01), from 5,792 donors and 2,876 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 45% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.7% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 97.4% (97.1%). 15 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted not voting · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted not voting · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 28 bills: 28 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 284. 14.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 93 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 9926: PATH Act (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9926
- H.R. 9604: Less Bureaucracy, Better Tribal Education Act (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9604
- H.R. 9527: STRONG Act (in committee, 2026-06-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9527
- H.R. 8705: CHARLIE Act (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8705
- H.R. 8384: To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Utah National Guard located in Lehi, Utah, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8384
- H.R. 8347: RURAL Healthcare Act (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8347
- H.R. 8272: To classify qualified locum tenens professionals and advanced care practitioners as independent contractors for the purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act… (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8272
- H.R. 8183: MATCH Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8183
- H.R. 7892: No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7892
- H.R. 7918: Kids in Classes Act (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7918

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $735.7K (House Republicans median $2.2M). 41% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 38% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBurgessOwens/status/2114763566444114015
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBurgessOwens/status/2114860998406574175
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBurgessOwens/status/2112761278448259494
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBurgessOwens/status/2112936008916631863
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBurgessOwens/status/2111845760669282409
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBurgessOwens/status/2111863880557150407
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBurgessOwens/status/2111603162159399199
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBurgessOwens/status/2111153449425404093
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBurgessOwens/status/2111158733975773240
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBurgessOwens/status/2111244549179810117

## Links

- Official site: https://owens.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepBurgessOwens
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanBurgessOwens
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repburgessowens
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/UCxeB7xjbLDJM9Yw6brXsX6Q
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/O000086

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/O000086