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Full Name: Richard M. Burr

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Brooke; 2 Children: Tyler, William

Birth Date: 11/30/1955

Birth Place: Charlottesville, VA

Home City: Winston-Salem, NC

Religion: Methodist

Education

BA, Wake Forest University, 1978

Political Experience

Senator, United States Senate, 2005-present

Former Republican Assistant Whip, United States House of Representatives

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 5, 1994-2004

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1992

Current Legislative Committees

Finance, Member

Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Member

Select Committee on Intelligence, Chair

Subcommittee on Children and Families, Member

Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure, Member

Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth, Member

Subcommittee on Health Care, Member

Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Co-Chair, Congressional Boating Caucus

Member, High Tech Task Force

Member, Rural Health Care Coalition

Ranking Member, Veterans' Affairs Committee, United States Senate

Co-founder, Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism Caucus

Professional Experience

Sales Manager, Carswell Distributing Company, 1977-1994

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Board of Directors, Brenner Children's Hospital

Member, Board of Visitors, West Point

Board Member, Idealliance

Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization

Co-Chair, North Carolina Taxpayers United

Member, Parent Teacher Association (PTA)

Member, Rotary Club

Member, United Way

Member, Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce

Total: 6

U.S. Sen. Richard Burr touts solar farm benefits

07/20/2015

By Athena Cao | THE CHARLOTT OBSERVER

Richard Burr's the favorite, but he's not a lock for 2016 U.S. Senate race

07/18/2015

BY JIM MORRILL | THE CHARLOTT OBSERVER

Senate Intel Chairman Burr on Senate Passage of USA Freedom Act

06/02/2015

Richard Burr's Official Personal Website

Accounts Help Families in NC Save for Children's Future

05/29/2015

Richard Burr's Official Personal Website

Burr Releases Statement on Trade Promotion Bill

05/22/2015

Richard Burr's Official Personal Website

Sen. Richard Burr starts re-election bid with $2.4 million

04/13/2015

By Jim Morrill | THE CHARLOTT OBSERVER

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Support "Three Strikes" Laws and death penalty are necessary. The stricter punishment we use, the less crimes it occurs.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Oppose The federal government caused the Great Recession, and keeping out of the economy will end it.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Support School choice helps the poor who would otherwise be stuck in failing schools. Vochers for school choice can improce the education.
7. Make voter registration easier
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Oppose Illegal immigration is illegal and should be enforced against.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 381

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
10/30/2009	S.2535	A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on esters and sodium esters of parahydroxybenzoic acid.	10/30/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
10/30/2009	S.2534	A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Isobutyl 4-hydroxybenzoate and its sodium salt.	10/30/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
10/30/2009	S.2533	A bill to extend the temporary reduction of duty on Glyoxylic acid.	10/30/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
10/21/2009	S.1518	Caring for Camp Lejeune Veterans Act of 2009	10/21/2009 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. (All Actions)
10/08/2009	S.1768	Pisgah National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2009	10/08/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (All Actions)
08/03/2009	S.1557	Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act of 2009	08/03/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions)
07/28/2009	S.1523	Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act	07/28/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
07/24/2009	S.Res.223	A resolution designating September 2009 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities benefitting children and youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing efforts made by these charities and organizations on behalf of children and youth as critical contributions to the future of our Nation.	07/24/2009 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
06/16/2009	S.669	Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act	06/16/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78. (All Actions)
05/11/2009	S.1016	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the commencement of the period of payment of original awards of compensation for veterans who are retired or separated from the uniformed services for disability.	05/11/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
05/11/2009	S.1015	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance disability compensation for certain disabled veterans with difficulties using prostheses and disabled veterans in need of regular aid and attendance for residuals of traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.	05/11/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
05/06/2009	S.Res.135	A resolution designating May 8, 2009, as "Military Spouse Appreciation Day".	05/06/2009 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
04/22/2009	S.Res.110	A resolution congratulating the University of North Carolina Tar Heels basketball team for winning the 2008-2009 NCAA men's basketball championship.	04/22/2009 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
04/03/2009	S.Res.101	A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the tragic events at the Pinelake Health and Rehab Center in Carthage, North Carolina on Sunday, March 29, 2009.	04/03/2009 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
03/30/2009	S.Res.89	A resolution expressing support for designation of a "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day".	03/30/2009 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
03/19/2009	S.646	MEDS Act	03/19/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
03/12/2009	S.579	Federal Tobacco Act of 2009	03/12/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
02/26/2009	S.498	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize dental insurance for veterans and survivors and dependents of veterans, and for other purposes.	02/26/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
02/26/2009	S.485	Select Agent Program and Biosafety Improvement Act of 2009	02/26/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
02/11/2009	S.413	Graduate for a Better Future Act	02/11/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)

Total: 2334

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/14/2017	S.722	Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017
06/12/2017	S.1339	A bill to provide authority for access to certain business records collected under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 prior to November 29, 2015, to make the authority for roving surveillance, the authority to treat individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, and title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 permanent, and to modify the certification requirements for access to telephone toll and transactional records by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	S.Res.184	A resolution relative to the death of James Paul David "Jim" Bunning, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
05/18/2017	S.1178	A bill to realign structures and reallocate resources in the Federal Government in keeping with the core belief that families are the best protection for children and the bedrock of any society to bolster United States diplomacy targeted at ensuring that every child can grow up in a permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving family, and to ensure that intercountry adoption to the United States becomes a viable and fully developed option for providing families for children in need, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017	S.1176	A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a simplified income-driven repayment plan, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017	S.Res.173	A resolution designating the week of May 15 through May 21, 2017, as "National Police Week".
05/18/2017	S.Res.172	A resolution designating May 2017 as "Older Americans Month".
05/17/2017	S.1154	A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to provide for the housing treatment of members of the Armed Forces and their spouses and dependents undergoing a permanent change of station in the United States, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	S.324	State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017
05/11/2017	S.1109	Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017
05/11/2017	S.1105	Miners Pension Protection Act
05/08/2017	S.1070	Realizing Intended Safety for Certain Accessories Act of 2017
05/04/2017	S.1048	Enhanced Clinical Trial Design Act of 2017
05/03/2017	S.1023	Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2017
05/01/2017	S.Res.148	A resolution congratulating the students, parents, teachers, and leaders of charter schools across the United States for making ongoing contributions to education, and supporting the ideals and goals of the 18th annual National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 1 through May 5, 2017.
05/01/2017	S.849	SMASH Act
04/25/2017	S.Res.122	A resolution designating April 2017 as "National 9-1-1 Education Month".
04/04/2017	S.817	ABLE Age Adjustment Act
04/04/2017	S.816	ABLE Financial Planning Act
03/31/2017	S.J.Res.1	A joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield.

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