Jump to navigation Jump to search U. The district is anchored in Veronica burgess County, a suburban county north of Dallas and Fort Worth. In 2002, Burgess defeated Scott Armey, the son of House Majority Leader and then-U.
Representative Dick Armey, in a primary runoff election. Burgess is a member of the congressional Tea Party Caucus, and has been involved in the debates over health care reform and energy policy. Burgess, who had never held any public office and voted in the Democratic primaries in 1990, 1992, and 1994, entered the 2002 Republican primary election to replace House Majority Leader Dick Armey. His opponent was Armey’s son, Scott. Burgess won his eighth term in the U. Burgess won a ninth term in 2018.
Boler, who also ran in 2016. Burgess was elected to a tenth term in 2020. He received 261,963 votes to Democratic nominee Carol Iannuzzi’s 161,009 and Boler’s 9,243, winning the election with 60. A man in a dark striped suit, standing, is speaking between two other men while gesturing with his hands. On the left, a man in a blue suit looks puzzled.