Barbara Burns Explained

Barbara A. Burns
State House:Pennsylvania
District:20th
Term Start:March 7, 1994
Term End:November 30, 1994
Predecessor:Thomas Murphy
Successor:Don Walko
Office2:Member of the Pittsburgh City Council from the 1st District
Term Start2:January 4, 2000[1]
Term End2:January 5, 2004[2]
Predecessor2:Dan Onorato
Successor2:Luke Ravenstahl
Party:Democratic

Barbara A. Burns is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and of Pittsburgh City Council.[3]

Political career

Burns was first elected to the State House on March 7, 1994 to fill the vacancy left by Thomas Murphy's election as Mayor of Pittsburgh[4] She was defeated for re-election in the primary by Don Walko. In 1999, she successfully sought a seat on the Pittsburgh City Council from the first district, which was being vacated by Democrat Dan Onorato.[5] She was defeated for re-election by Democrat Luke Ravenstahl in 2004.[6]

Notes and References

  1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QDAxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JHADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4249,3080885&dq=barbara+burns+pittsburgh+city+council&hl=en The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  2. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_173155.html Pittsburgh Live
  3. Web site: Cox . Harold . House Members B . Wilkes University . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.
  4. Web site: Cox . Harold . Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1993 - 1994 . PDF . Wilkes University . Election Statistics Project . November 3, 2004 . October 10, 2008.
  5. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hwkwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5G8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6241,5660758&dq=barbara+burns+pittsburgh+city+council&hl=en The Pittsburgh Post Gazette
  6. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_133157.html The Pittsburgh Post Gazette