Richard Burr

In November 2010, Richard Burr was reelected to the U.S. Senate and beat his opponent, Democrat Elaine Marshall, with 55% of the vote. With over 1.4 million votes, Senator Burr prevailed with a 12% margin over his challenger.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2010/results/individual/#mapSNC Richard Burr, is a Republican Senator from North Carolina. He has served as a Senator since January 2005. He represented the 5th Congressional District for 20 years as a representative in the US House of Representatives prior to being elected to the Senate.

Burr was born in 1955 in Charlottesville, Virginia, but moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina as a child. His father was a minister, and he has a wife and two sons.http://burr.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=AboutSenatorBurr.Biography He graduated from Wake Forest University, where he attended college on a football scholarship. Burr worked with a wholesale commercial products company for 17 years after graduating from college.http://burrforsenate.com/about

In the past, Burr spearheaded the laws used to modernize the FDA and the buyout of the tobacco quota system. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, political action committees have given over $2 million in donations to the senator's re-election campaign. He was given a top 100 rating for his voting by the American Conservative Union for 2009.http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/elections/burr-says-second-us-senate-bid-part-dc-solution-152598

Richard Burr has stated that he wants to focus on issues that impact the economic environment in North Carolina, active military members and veterans. He is a ranking member in the Veterans' Affairs Committee and he sits on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, the Intelligence Committee, the Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee. He is also a board member for the Brenner Children's Hospital.http://burr.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=AboutSenatorBurr.Biography