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Rep. Richard Burr (R)
North Carolina: Fifth District
Last Updated June 8, 2001

Elected 1994
Born: Nov. 30, 1955, Charlottesville, VA
Home: Winston-Salem
Education: Wake Forest U., B.A. 1978
Religion: Methodist
Marital Status: married (Brooke)
Rep. Richard Burr (R)

Career:

  • Professional: Natl. Sales Mgr., Carswell Distributing, 1978-94; NC Taxpayers United, Co-Chmn., 1993-present.

DC Office: 1526 LHOB 20515, 202-225-2071; Fax: 202-225-2995; Web site: www.house.gov/burr

State Offices: Winston-Salem, 336-631-5125.

Committees:

Group Ratings
ADA ACLU AFS LCV CON ITIC NTU COC ACU NTLC CHC
2000 5 36 14 14 32 72 63 80 88 87 93
1999 5 -- 16 0 79 -- 65 84 87 -- --

National Journal Ratings
1999 LIB -- 1999 CONS            2000 LIB -- 2000 CONS
Economic 24% -- 72%            6% -- 85%
Social 10% -- 85%            26% -- 71%
Foreign 28% -- 70%            0% -- 88%

Key Votes of the 106th Congress

1. Patient Bill of Rights N
2. Accelerate Min. Wage N
3. Strike Ban on Ergo. Stnd. N
4. Ovrd. Estate Tax Veto Y
5. Bar RU-486 $ for FDA Y
6. Display 10 Commandments Y

      

 7. Gun Show Bkgrnd. Checks N
 8. Ban Part.-Birth Abortion Y
 9. NATO War in Serbia N
10. Perm. Trade with China N
11. Debt Relief for 3rd World N
12. Drop Cuba Econ. Embargo N

Election Results
2000 general Richard Burr (R) 172,489 (93%)
Steven Francis LeBoeuf (Lib) 13,366 (7%)
2000 primary Richard Burr (R) unopposed
1998 general Richard Burr (R) 119,103 (68%)
Mike Robinson (D) 55,806 (32%)
Other 1,382 (1%)

Campaign Finance
2000ReceiptsReceipts from PACsExpenditures
Richard Burr (R) $967,970 $330,366 $421,060


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