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• Conrad Burns was a Senator from Montana unseated by Jon Tester in 2006. The loss was largely due to his involvement with the Jack Abramoff scandal, during which political lobbyists overcharged the Native American tribes they were representing and made millions of dollars in illegal profits.

• Fast Facts:

  1. Born: January 25, 1935 in Gallatin, Missouri
  2. Assumed Office: January 3, 1989
  3. Party: Republican
  4. Spouse: Phyllis Burns
  5. Alma Mater: University of Missouri, Columbia
  6. Previous Occupation: Radio host, farm reporter for KULR
  7. Terms Served: 3

• Early Life

  After two years in college, Burns left to join the Marines in the mid-1950s. He began the Northern Agricultural radio network in Montana in 1975, which he sold before entering politics.

• Political Career

  While in office, Burns served on the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.

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  U.S. Senate | Republican Party | Montana | Jon Tester

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