Richard Burr
Junior Senator from North Carolina
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 3, 2005 Serving with Elizabeth Dole
Preceded by	John Edwards
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 5th district
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2005
Preceded by	Stephen L. Neal
Succeeded by	Virginia Foxx
Born	November 30, 1955 (1955-11-30) (age 52) Charlottesville, Virginia
Political party	Republican
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Alma mater	Wake Forest University
Religion	Methodist

Richard Mauze Burr (born November 30, 1955) is a United States Senator from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational University in North Carolina, founded in 1834 Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Winston-Salem is a city in the US state of North Carolina. As of the 2000 census the city population was 185776 in 2004 the city annexed an additional 17483 A Republican, Burr represented North Carolina's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for five terms, and was elected to represent North Carolina as a U. North Carolina's 5th congressional district covers the northwestern corner of North Carolina from the Appalachian Mountains to the Piedmont Triad. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. S. Senator in the 2004 election. He defeated the Democratic Party nominee, former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles, in the open seat contest. The White House Chief of Staff is the highest-ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and a senior aide to the President Erskine Boyce Bowles (born August 8, 1945) is an American businessman and political figure from North Carolina.

Background

Burr was born in Charlottesville, Virginia to Martha Gillum and Rev. Charlottesville is an Independent city located within the confines of Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States David Horace Burr, a prominent minister. ^[1] He graduated from Richard J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, N. Establishment Made possible through the philanthropy of Katherine Smith Reynolds-Johnston, the widow of R C. in 1974 and earned a B. A. from Wake Forest University in 1978. Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational University in North Carolina, founded in 1834 Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Burr was on the school football team at both Reynolds High School and Wake Forest. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with He is a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. Traditional founding The Kappa Sigma Fraternity claims that its origins can be traced back to Bologna, Italy in 1400.

Prior to running for Congress, Burr worked for 17 years as a sales manager for Carswell Distributing Company, a distributor of lawn equipment. ^[2] Burr is currently a board member of Brenner Children's Hospital, as well as of the group Idealliance - a group of local, academic, and government officials working to expand North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad Research Park, which involves bio-hazard and chemical, vaccines research. Brenner Children's Hospital is a Children's hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ^[3]

In 1984, Burr married Brooke Fauth; the couple has two sons. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar)

Burr is a twelfth cousin of Aaron Burr. This article discusses Aaron Burr (1756-1836 the US politician He is the first Burr in the Senate -- and only the second person with his last name to win election to Congress (the first being the presumably unrelated Albert G. Burr) -- since Aaron. Albert George Burr (1829 - 1882 was a United States Representative in Congress from the state of Illinois for two terms (serving from March 4 1867 until March 3 ^{[4] [5]}

House career

In 1992, Burr ran against incumbent Democratic Representative Stephen L. Neal and lost. Stephen Lybrook 'Steve' Neal (born 1934 was a North Carolina Democratic politician who served ten terms in the U He ran again in 1994 after Neal chose not to seek re-election, and was elected to Congress. The US House election 1994 was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 8 1994, in the middle of President

Senate career

In July 2004, Burr won the Republican primary to seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Democrat John Edwards. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Johnny Reid "John" Edwards (born June 10 1953 He faced Democrat Erskine Bowles and Libertarian Tom Bailey. Erskine Boyce Bowles (born August 8, 1945) is an American businessman and political figure from North Carolina. The Libertarian Party is a United States political party founded on December 11 1971 Thomas Aaron Bailey is a libertarian activist and was the Libertarian Party candidate for the United States Senate from North Carolina in the 2004 general elections

Burr won the election by five percentage points. Bowles's and Burr's combined campaign expenditures totaled over 26 million dollars, making it one of the most expensive Senate races in the country. Burr raised more money from political action committees, $2. In the US, a Political Action Committee, or PAC, is the name commonly given to a private group regardless of size organized to elect political candidates 8 million, than any other Senate candidate in 2004, primarily from the business community. Of the 100 largest companies in America, at least 72 contributed to Burr. Please do not add the complete list of fortune 500 companies The list is copyrighted by Fortune which makes money by selling the content Those included the PACs for such corporations as Wal-Mart, Exxon Mobil, General Motors, Ford, General Electric and ChevronTexaco. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (or Walmart as written in its new logo is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large discount department stores The Exxon Mobil Corporation, or ExxonMobil, is an American oil and gas Corporation and a direct descendant of John D General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following

Burr has strongly supported the policies of the Bush administration, publicly saying that President Bush "is right 96% of the time. The Presidency of George W Bush began on his inauguration on January 20, 2001 as the 43rd and current President of the United States of America George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. "^[6] Like Bush, Burr is pro-life, supports the death penalty, and favors a Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. Overview See also Ethical aspects of abortion Pro-life individuals generally believe that human life should be valued either from conception or Implantation Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage) is a term for a legally or Socially recognized Marriage between two people of the same In May 2007, he was one of fourteen Senators to vote against the Iraq War funding bill despite his strong support of the war, due to his opposition to the clauses of the bill that provide for an increase in domestic spending and assistance. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign ^[7] On June 26, 2007, Burr voted in favor of cloture for the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007. The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, or in its full name the Secure Borders Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of 2007 ( was a bill discussed in Two days later he voted against cloture. ^[8]) (S. 1639)^[9].

A November 1, 2007 poll has his approval rating at 30% with 34% disapproving. ^[10]

According to www. congress. org, in 2007 Burr was the 86^th most powerful Senator out of 100 (37^th among Senate Republicans). ^[11]

In 2007, Burr ran for the leadership post of Republican Conference chairman ^[12] but lost to Sen. The Republican conference of the United States Senate chooses a conference chairperson. Lamar Alexander by a vote of 31 to 16. Andrew Lamar Alexander (born July 3, 1940) is the senior United States Senator from Tennessee and a member of the Republican Party ^[13]

Committee Assignments

• Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Ranking Member)
• Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
  • Subcommittee on Energy
  • Subcommittee on National Parks (Ranking Member)
  • Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests
• Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  • Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
  • Subcommittee on Retirement and Aging (Ranking Member)
• Committee on Indian Affairs
• Select Committee on Intelligence
• Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

Endorsements

Sen. Burr endorsed Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), for the 2008 Presidential Election, stating his confidence in McCain's leadership and style of governing. The United States presidential election of 2008, scheduled for Tuesday November 4 2008 will be the 56th consecutive ^[14]

Bioshield Two

Burr is the sponsor of Senate bill 1873, the Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2005, nicknamed "Bioshield Two", which he says will give the Department of Health and Human Services "additional authority and resources to partner with the private sector to rapidly develop drugs and vaccines. The Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2005 (S " Critics have stated that this bill would eliminate current regulatory and legal safeguards applied to vaccines. In addition, they state the bill is being pushed through Congress without giving voters the chance to make their objections known to their elected officials. ^[15] Portions of Senate Bill 1873 were eventually included in Senate Bill 3678 (the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act^[16]), which was signed into law in December 2006.

Electoral history

Footnotes

External links

• United States Senator Richard Burr, U. S. Senate site

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Inside.Pisd Biography and Blog on Inside. The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a Biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress as The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D The Federal Election Commission (or FEC) is an independent regulatory agency that was founded in 1975 by the United States Congress to regulate the The Center for Responsive Politics (CRP is a nonpartisan research group based in Washington D Project Vote Smart ( PVS) is a Non-profit, Non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in pisd
• SourceWatch Congresspedia — Richard Burr profile
• Burr for Senate, Campaign site