Utah Rep. Burgess Owens has been selected by Chairman Tim Walberg, R-Mich., to serve as vice chair of the House Education and Workforce Committee and as chairman of the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee for the 119th Congress.

“We’re in a fight to bring common sense back to our schools — restoring merit, holding failing institutions accountable, exposing the antisemitism on campuses, reversing top-down DEI mandates, and disrupting a broken system that’s failing too many Americans,” Owens said in a press release.

Owens previously endorsed President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon.

In an article to the Daily Caller, Owens, who represents Utah’s 4th District, described McMahon as a “talented leader who has proven herself in both the private sector and public service to create real educational opportunities for everyone regardless of their background.”

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Owens also voiced his support for McMahon on X: “For decades, America’s education system has been on a downward spiral, overrun by top-down policy mandates, wasteful spending, radical ideology, and a complete disregard for academic excellence.”

What other leadership roles do Utah congressmen have in the 119th Congress?

In the Senate, Sen. Mike Lee and Sen. John Curtis serve on a number of committees. Lee serves as chairman of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and is a member of three others, including the Judiciary Committee.

Curtis serves on four committees, including the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.

In the House, 1st District Rep. Blake Moore serves on the Committee on Ways and Means and is part of GOP House leadership, 2nd District Rep. Celeste Maloy serves on the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Natural Resources, and Rep. Mike Kennedy, who will represent the 3rd District, will serves on three committees, including the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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