Richard Burr Explained

Richard Burr
Jr/Sr:United States Senator
State:North Carolina
Term Start:January 3, 2005
Term End:January 3, 2023
Predecessor:John Edwards
Successor:Ted Budd
Office1:Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee
Term Start1:January 3, 2015
Term End1:May 15, 2020
Predecessor1:Dianne Feinstein
Successor1:Marco Rubio (acting)
State2:North Carolina
Term Start2:January 3, 1995
Term End2:January 3, 2005
Predecessor2:Stephen L. Neal
Successor2:Virginia Foxx
Birth Name:Richard Mauze Burr
Birth Place:Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Party:Republican
Children:2
Education:Wake Forest University (BA)
Signature:Richard Burr Signature.svg

Richard Mauze Burr (born November 30, 1955) is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from North Carolina from 2005 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Burr was previously a member of the United States House of Representatives.

Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, Burr is a graduate of Wake Forest University. Before seeking elected office, he was a sales manager for a lawn equipment company. In 1994, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for North Carolina's 5th congressional district as part of the Republican Revolution.

Burr was first elected to the United States Senate in 2004. From 2015 to 2020, he chaired the Senate Intelligence Committee. In 2016, he announced that he would not seek reelection in 2022.[1] Burr temporarily stepped down as chair of the Intelligence Committee on May 15, 2020, amid an FBI investigation into allegations of insider trading during the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On January 19, 2021, the Department of Justice announced that the investigation had been closed, with no charges against Burr.[3]

Burr was one of seven Republican senators to vote to convict Donald Trump of incitement of insurrection in his second impeachment trial.[4]

Early life, education, and business career

Burr was born on November 30, 1955, in Charlottesville, Virginia, the son of Martha (Gillum) and Rev. David Horace White Burr.[5] [6] [7] He graduated from Richard J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in 1974 and earned a B.A. in communications from Wake Forest University in 1978.[8] In college, Burr played defensive back for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team.[9] He is a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity.[10]

Before running for Congress, Burr worked for 17 years as a sales manager for Carswell Distributing Company, a distributor of lawn equipment.[11]

U.S. House of Representatives

In 1992, Burr ran against incumbent Representative Stephen L. Neal for the seat in the Winston-Salem-based 5th District and lost.[9] He ran again in 1994 after Neal chose not to seek reelection, and was elected in a landslide year for Republicans.[9]

In the House, Burr authored the FDA Modernization Act of 1997.[12] He also helped create the National Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, he successfully sponsored amendments to improve defenses against bioterrorism.

As a representative, Burr co-sponsored, with Senator Kit Bond, an amendment to the Energy Policy Act of 2003 relaxing restrictions on the export of specific types of enriched uranium that were first enacted in the Schumer Amendment to the Energy Policy Act of 1992.[13] The original Schumer amendment placed increased controls on U.S. civilian exports of weapons-grade highly enriched uranium (HEU) to encourage foreign users to switch to reactor-grade low-enriched uranium (LEU) for isotope production. HEU is attractive to terrorists because it can be used to create a simple nuclear weapon, while LEU cannot be used directly to make nuclear weapons. Burr's amendment allowed exports of HEU to five countries for creating medical isotopes.[14] [15]

Burr was reelected four times with no substantial opposition. He never received less than 62% of the vote, and ran unopposed in 2002.

United States Senate

Elections

2004

See main article: 2004 United States Senate election in North Carolina. In July 2004, Burr won the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by John Edwards, who chose to not seek reelection while running for vice president as Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's running mate in the 2004 presidential election.[16]

Burr faced Democratic nominee Erskine Bowles and Libertarian Tom Bailey; he won the election with 51.6% of the vote.[17] Burr was sworn in to the Senate on January 4, 2005.[18]

2010

See main article: 2010 United States Senate election in North Carolina. Burr defeated the Democratic nominee, North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, 51%–47%.[17] He was the first Republican since Jesse Helms to be reelected to the U.S. Senate from North Carolina and the first incumbent senator from North Carolina receive a double-digit margin of victory since Sam Ervin's 1968 reelection.[19] [20] Burr's win also represented the first time that North Carolina reelected a senator to this seat since Ervin’s 1968 victory, leading Burr to declare "the curse has been broken" on election night; Democrats and Republicans swapped control of the seat five times between 1968 and 2010.

2016

See main article: 2016 United States Senate election in North Carolina. Burr defeated Democratic nominee Deborah K. Ross, 51%–45%.[21] Burr was an advisor for Donald Trump's successful 2016 presidential campaign.[22]

2022

See main article: 2022 United States Senate election in North Carolina. On July 20, 2016, while campaigning for a third Senate term, Burr announced that he would not seek a fourth term in 2022.[23] He did not seek reelection in 2022.

Burr delivered a farewell address on the Senate floor on December 14, 2022, and his final term expired on January 3, 2023.[24] He was succeeded by Ted Budd.[25]

Tenure and political positions

In 2007, Burr ran for chair of the Senate Republican Conference, but lost to Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee by a vote of 31 to 16.[26] [27] In 2009, Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona, the Senate Republican Whip, appointed Burr Chief Deputy Whip in the 111th Congress.[28] In 2007, Burr was named a deputy whip. In 2011, he announced his intention to seek the post of minority whip, the number two Republican position in the Senate,[29] but he dropped out of the race in 2012.[30]

As of January 2021, Burr's votes aligned with President Trump's positions about 89% of the time.[31] He voted against the majority of his party in about 1.5% of votes.[32] The American Conservative Union's Center for Legislative Accountability gave Burr a lifetime rating of 84.22.[33]

Burr served as a member of the board of Brenner Children's Hospital and the West Point Board of Visitors.[34]

Campaign finance

Burr opposed the DISCLOSE Act, which would have required political ads include information about who funded the ad. He supported the U.S. Supreme Court decision Citizens United, which allowed political action committees to spend an unlimited amount of money during elections so long as they were not in direct coordination with candidates.[35]

Economy

During his time in office, Burr was critical of financial regulations; he strongly opposed, and voted against, the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.[36] In 2018, he voted for legislation that partly repealed the Dodd–Frank reforms.[31]

In fall 2008, during the 2007–2008 financial crisis, Burr said he was going to an ATM every day and taking out cash because he thought the financial system would soon collapse.[37] [38] In 2009, in response to press about his experience, Burr said that he would do the same thing again next time.[39]

Burr was a signatory of the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, vowing to oppose to tax increases for any reason.[40] He opposed raising taxes on businesses or high-income people to fund public services.

In 2013, Burr criticized Senator Ted Cruz and other Republican colleagues for filibustering the passage of the fiscal year 2014 federal budget (thereby precipitating a federal government shutdown) in an effort to defund the Affordable Care Act.[41] [42] Burr called the approach of Cruz and allies "the height of hypocrisy" and the "dumbest idea I've ever heard."[41]

Burr opposed ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)[43] and supported the adoption of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement.[31]

In March 2015, Burr voted for an amendment to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to allow employees to earn paid sick time.[44] He opposed raising the federal minimum wage.

In 2016, Burr supported the privatization of Social Security.[35]

Environment and climate change

Burr was one of 20 senators to vote against the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, a public land management and conservation bill.[45] He supported renewal of the 1965 Land and Water Conservation Fund.[46] [47]

During his time in office, Burr did not accept the scientific consensus on climate change; he acknowledged that climate change is occurring, but expressed doubt that it is caused by human activity.[48] [49] He opposed regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions, and opposed federal grants or subsidies to encourage the productions of renewable energy. In 2015, he voted against a measure declaring that climate change is real and that human activity significantly contributes to it.[50] [51] In 2013, Burr voted for a measure expressing opposition to a federal tax or fee on carbon emissions.[52] He voted in favor of the Keystone XL pipeline.[53]

In 2017, Burr voted to repeal the Stream Protection Rule as well as rules requiring energy companies to reduce waste, reduce emissions, and disclose payments from foreign governments.[31] In 2019, he voted to repeal an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule regarding emissions.[31] He supported lowering federal taxes on alternative fuels and the initiation of a hydropower project on the Yadkin River in Wilkes County, North Carolina.[46] In 2011, Burr voted to abolish the EPA and merge it with the U.S. Department of Energy.[54]

In 2019, Burr and nine Republican colleagues founded the Roosevelt Conservation Caucus, which advocates "market-based approaches" to environmental problems; the caucus is supported by the American Conservation Coalition.[55] [56]

Education

In 2017, Burr voted to confirm Betsy DeVos as U.S. education secretary; she was confirmed by a 51–50 vote, with Vice President Mike Pence casting a tie-breaking vote after the Senate deadlocked.[57] DeVos's family donated $43,200 to Burr's 2016 reelection campaign.[58]

Burr typically voted against any increased funding for federal education projects,[59] and in 2016 said he opposed increasing Pell Grants and other forms of student financial aid, including new subsidies aimed at helping students refinance their loans. He supported the goals of charter schools and supported legislation requiring public schools to allow school prayer. He voted for the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

Foreign policy

Burr has been described as a foreign policy hawk. In 2002, he voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution, which authorized the U.S. invasion of Iraq.[60] Burr supported President Bush's troop surge in Iraq in January 2007, saying that the effort to counter the insurgency would increase "security and stability" in Iraq. In February 2019, he voted for a measure disapproving of the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Afghanistan and Syria.[31] In February 2020, Burr voted against a measure restricting Trump from initiating military action against Iran without congressional approval.[31]

In 2017, Burr co-sponsored the Israel Anti-Boycott Act (s. 720), which would have made it a federal crime for Americans to encourage or participate in boycotts against Israel and Israeli settlements in the West Bank to protest actions of the Israeli government.[61] [62]

In 2018 and 2019, Burr opposed legislation to prohibit U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and to end U.S. military assistance to the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen.[31] [63]

Gun policy

In 2016, the NRA Political Victory Fund gave Burr an "A+" rating and endorsed him for reelection for backing pro-gun legislation.[64] [65] The NRA extensively supported Burr's election campaigns.[66] In the 2016 election, the NRA spent nearly $7 million to support Burr against his Democratic rival Deborah Ross; over his career, Burr received more monetary support from the NRA than almost any other member of Congress[66] Burr used the same media consultant as the NRA for his political ads.[67]

In 2013, Burr voted against gun control measures, including extended background checks to internet and gun show weapons purchases[68] [69] and an assault weapons ban.[70] He sponsored legislation to stop the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from adding the names of veterans to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) if the department had assigned a financial fiduciary to take care of the veteran's finances due to mental incompetence, unless a judge or magistrate deemed them a danger. People added to the NICS system are normally barred from purchasing or owning a firearm.[71] Burr voted against Senator Dianne Feinstein's "no fly no buy" bill,[68] [72] [73] but supported a Republican alternative measure written by Senator John Cornyn which proposed a 72-hour delay on gun sales to people whose names have been on a federal terror watch list within the past five years."[68]

Speaking privately on the topic of guns to a group of Republican volunteers in Mooresville, North Carolina, Burr joked that a magazine cover of Hillary Clinton ought to have had a bullseye on it.[74] He quickly apologized for the comment.[75]

In 2022, Burr was one of ten Republican senators to support a bipartisan agreement on gun control, which involved a red flag provision, a support for state crisis intervention orders, funding for school safety resources, stronger background checks for buyers under the age of 21, and penalties for straw purchases.[76]

Health policy

Burr voted against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) in December 2009,[77] and against the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.[78] In 2014, Burr and Senator Orrin Hatch sponsored the Patient Choice, Affordability, Responsibility and Empowerment Act, which would have repealed and replaced the ACA.[79] In 2017, Burr voted for the Republican legislation to replace major parts of the ACA; the legislation failed in the Senate on a 50 - 49 vote.[31]

In 2012, Burr co-sponsored a plan to overhaul Medicare; his bill would have raised the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67 over time and shifted more seniors to private insurance.[80] [81] The proposal would have begun "a transition to a system dominated by private insurance plans."[82]

Burr opposed legislation to allow the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate the tobacco industry, which is economically important in North Carolina,[83] and unsuccessfully tried to filibuster the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009. In 2010, he introduced the National Uniformity for Food Act, unsuccessful legislation that would have banned states from forcing manufacturers to include labels other than those required by the FDA on consumables and health and beauty products.[84]

Social issues

In 2018, Burr voted in favor of legislation to ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy.[31] He supported parental notification laws and efforts to restrict federal funding of Planned Parenthood.[85] He voted to define a pregnancy as carrying an "unborn child" from the moment of conception.[86] He voted to prevent minors who have crossed state lines from getting an abortion, as well as to ensure parents are notified if their child does get an abortion.[87] [88] He voted to extend the federal prohibition on tax dollars being used for abortions by preventing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from giving grants to any organization that performs abortions at any of its locations.[89]

Burr opposed the legalization of cannabis for both medical and recreational use. He stated that there should be greater enforcement of current anti-cannabis federal laws in all states, even when cannabis is legal as a matter of state law.

Burr voted for the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010, the only Southern Republican senator to do so.[90] [91] [92] [93] [94] [95] The bill repealed the Defense Department's don't ask, don't tell policy of employment discrimination against openly gay individuals. Burr and John Ensign were the only senators who voted against cloture but for passage; Burr said he opposed taking up the issue of DADT repeal amid wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but voted in favor of the bill anyway, becoming one of eight Republicans who backed the final repeal bill.[93]

Burr supported a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage,[96] but in 2013 said that he believed the law on same-sex marriage should be left to the states.[97] In 2013, he voted against the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, a bill to extend federal employment discrimination protections to LGBT persons.[96] [98] In 2015, Burr was one of 11 Senate Republicans to vote in favor of allowing same-sex spouses to have access to federal Social Security and veterans' benefits.[99] [100]

Burr supported policies to regulate bathroom access according to sex listed on birth certificates, but sought to distance himself from H.B. 2, North Carolina's controversial "bathroom legislation".[101] [102]

Burr voted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act in 2013.[103]

Burr voted against earmarking money for programs aimed at reducing teen pregnancy[104] He has stated he supports giving employers the right to restrict access to birth control coverage of employees if it is for moral reasons.

In December 2018, Burr was one of 12 Republican senators to vote against the cloture motion on the First Step Act, a criminal justice reform measure altering federal sentencing laws,[105] [106] but ultimately voted for the law.[31]

Judiciary

In 2016, Burr and other Republican senators opposed holding a nomination hearing for Judge Merrick Garland, whom President Obama nominated to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court of the United States; he also refused to have a customary meeting with Garland.[107] In 2016, Burr blocked consideration of Obama's nomination of Patricia Timmons-Goodson to fill an 11-year vacancy on U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.[108] He expressed pride that his actions preventing Timmons-Goodson's confirmation created the longest federal court bench vacancy in U.S. history.

In 2016, Burr said he would attempt to block any future Supreme Court nominations made by then-Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton if she won the presidency in 2016, adding, "I am going to do everything I can do to make sure four years from now, we still got an opening on the Supreme Court."[109]

Burr voted to confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominees Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. Two days before Christine Blasey Ford was scheduled to testify before the Senate, Burr issued a statement supporting Kavanaugh's nomination despite her testimony. Ford accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were high-school students.[110] [111]

Privacy and surveillance

In 2015, as chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Burr proposed a five-year extension of the Patriot Act, which was set to expire in May 2015.[112] Though he originally supported legislation which would reauthorize Patriot Act programs without any reforms, he later softened his position in light of House opposition.[113] Burr was a prominent advocate of retaining language in any reauthorizing legislation to allow the National Security Agency to continue bulk collection of metadata of private telephone records. Ultimately, the Senate rejected controversial amendments in line with Burr's proposals introduced by then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell,[114] and Congress passed the USA Freedom Act, signed into law in June 2015, which instead allowed the NSA to subpoena the data from telephone companies.[115] [116] [117]

In 2016, after the FBI–Apple encryption dispute, Burr and Senator Dianne Feinstein circulated a draft bill (which was subsequently leaked) that would create a "backdoor" mandate, requiring technology companies to design encryption so as to provide law enforcement with user data in an "intelligible format" when required to do so by court order.[118] [119] [120] [121]

President Trump

Burr was a national security adviser to the Trump campaign. He stated that Trump "aligns perfectly" with the Republican Party. When asked on the campaign trail about Trump's offensive remarks about women, Burr said Trump should be forgiven a few mistakes and given time to change.

In 2017, Burr said of Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey, "I have found Director Comey to be a public servant of the highest order."[122]

As chair of the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Burr led that chamber's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.[123] In March 2017, Comey briefed congressional leaders and Intelligence Committee heads on the ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the election. That briefing included "an identification of the principal U.S. subjects of the investigation." The Mueller report found that Burr had then corresponded with the Trump White House a week later about the Russia probes, with the White House Counsel's office, led by Don McGahn, apparently receiving "information about the status of the FBI investigation."[124]

In December 2019, amid an impeachment inquiry into Trump over the Trump-Ukraine scandal (Trump's request that Ukraine announce an investigation into his political rival Joe Biden), Burr pushed the debunked conspiracy theory that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 election. Burr said, "There's no difference in the way Russia put their feet, early on, on the scale—being for one candidate and everybody called it meddling—and how the Ukrainian officials did it."[125] During Trump's first impeachment trial, Burr said he would oppose removing Trump from office even if a quid pro quo was confirmed.[126] He opposed calling Trump's former National Security Adviser John Bolton as a witness at the Senate trial; Bolton had written that Trump had tied U.S. security aid to Ukraine to the country's taking action against Biden.[126] Burr voted to acquit Trump on the two charges of obstruction of Congress and abuse of power.[31]

On February 9, 2021, Burr voted against the constitutionality of Trump's second impeachment trial.[127] Nevertheless, on February 13, Burr was one of seven Republicans to vote to convict. On February 16, the North Carolina Republican Party censured him for the vote.[128]

On August 13, 2024, despite having voted to impeach him, Burr said he plans to vote for Trump for president in November.[129]

Insider trading allegations

See also: 2020 congressional insider trading scandal. In early February 2020, just before the COVID-19 market crash, Burr sold more than $1.6 million of stock in 33 transactions during a period when, as head of the Senate Intelligence Committee, he was being briefed daily regarding potential health threats from COVID-19.[130] [131] [132] He sold 95% of the holdings in his Individual Retirement Account (IRA).[133] According to the FBI, Burr's sales six days before "a dramatic and substantial" downturn in the stock market allowed him to profit more than $164,000 and avoid $87,000 in losses. The stocks sold included several considered vulnerable to economic downturns, such as hotel chains.[131] Burr's brother-in-law Gerald Fauth also subsequently sold stocks; according to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Burr had a 50-second phone conversation with Fauth in February 2020, immediately after which Fauth sold shares.[134] [130]

On March 19, before Burr's stock trades were publicly known, NPR reported Burr had warned a private organization in North Carolina on February 27 about the dangers of the virus, likely containment steps, and their extreme economic impacts on stocks and businesses, just two weeks after the stock sale.[135] The advice contradicted his comments in a Fox News op-ed with Lamar Alexander on February 7. The organization he spoke to was Tar Heel Circle, a nonpartisan club of businesses and organizations that costs between $500 and $10,000 to join and assures members "enjoy interaction with top leaders and staff from Congress, the administration, and the private sector."[136]

Later on March 19, the nonprofit investigative organization ProPublica broke news of Burr's stock transactions.[137] When asked for comment, a spokesperson first "express[ed] displeasure with NPR's earlier characterizations” of the February 27 Tar Heel Circle event, and later added, "As the situation continues to evolve daily, he has been deeply concerned by the steep and sudden toll this pandemic is taking on our economy." The Raleigh News & Observer editorial board criticized Burr's conduct: "Burr had a clear grasp of the danger ahead. Why did he only share it with a group whose member companies… contributed more than $100,000… to Burr’s last re-election campaign? Why didn’t Burr provide his assessment to all the constituents he is supposed to serve, as well as the national media?"[138] Fox News pundit Tucker Carlson called for Burr's resignation in the face of the allegations.[139]

The Department of Justice, in coordination with the Securities and Exchange Commission, launched a formal probe into the stock sales made during the early days of the coronavirus epidemic by several legislators, including Burr.[140] Burr was also sued by a shareholder for alleged STOCK Act violations.[141] [142]

On May 13, the FBI served a search warrant on Burr at his Washington residence and seized his cellphone.[143] He temporarily stepped down as chair of the Intelligence Committee the next day, taking effect on May 15.[2] [144]

On January 19, 2021, the last full day of the Trump administration,[3] the Justice Department informed Burr that it would not pursue charges against him.[3]

The FBI's search warrant affidavit was partially unsealed in September 2022, after litigation by the Los Angeles Times and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

Burr was one of only three senators to oppose the STOCK Act of 2012, which prohibits members of Congress and congressional staff from using nonpublic information in securities trading.

2021 storming of the United States Capitol

On May 28, 2021, Burr abstained from voting on the creation of an independent commission to investigate the January 6 United States Capitol attack.[145]

Committee assignments

Caucus membership

Personal life

Burr's car, a 1973 Volkswagen Thing, is "something of a local celebrity" on Capitol Hill.[147] Burr has a known aversion to reporters, once even climbing out of his office window while carrying his dry cleaning to avoid them. Burr is a member of the United Methodist Church.[148]

Burr has been married to Brooke Fauth Burr, a real estate agent, since 1984, and they have two sons, Tyler and William.[149] [5] Both work for tobacco companies.[150] He is a distant relative of 19th century vice-president Aaron Burr, as a descendant of one of Aaron Burr's brothers.[151]

Post-Congressional career

Upon leaving Congress, Burr took a job at law firm DLA Piper as a principal policy advisor and chair of the Health Policy Strategic Consulting Practice.[152]

Electoral history

Year!
DemocraticVotesPctRepublicanVotesPct3rd partyPartyVotesPct3rd partyPartyVotesPct
1992 align="right" 117,83553%Richard Burr align="right" 102,08646%Gary AlbrechtLibertarian align="right" 3,758 align="right" 2%
1994A. P. "Sandy" Sands align="right" 63,19443% align="right" 84,74157%
1996 align="right" 74,32035%Richard Burr align="right" 130,17762%Barbara J. HoweLibertarian align="right" 4,193 align="right" 2%Craig BergNatural Law align="right" 1,008 align="right" <1%
1998 align="right" 55,80632% align="right" 119,10368%Gene PaczeltLibertarian align="right" 1,382 align="right" 1%
2000(no candidate) align="right" align="right" 172,48993%Steven Francis LeBoeufLibertarian align="right" 13,366 align="right" 7%
2002 align="right" 58,55830% align="right" 137,87970%
Year!
DemocraticVotesPctRepublicanVotesPct3rd partyPartyVotesPct
2004 align="right" 1,632,52747% align="right" 1,791,45052%Tom BaileyLibertarian align="right" 47,743 align="right" 1%
2010 align="right" 1,145,07443% align="right" 1,458,04655%Mike BeitlerLibertarian align="right" 55,682 align="right" 2%
2016 align="right" 2,128,16545% align="right" 2,395,37651%Sean HaughLibertarian align="right" 167,592 align="right" 4%
2004 U.S. Senate Republican primary election in North Carolina
PartyCandidateVotes%+%
RepublicanRichard Burr302,31988%
RepublicanJohn Ross Hendrix25,9718%
RepublicanAlbert Lee Wiley Jr.15,5855%
2016 U.S. Senate Republican primary election in North Carolina
PartyCandidateVotes%+%
RepublicanRichard Burr (inc.)627,26361%
RepublicanGreg Brannon257,29625%
RepublicanPaul Wright86,9339%
RepublicanLarry Holmquist50,5005%

External links

|-|-|-|-|-|-|-

Notes and References

  1. News: Campbell. Colin. US Sen. Richard Burr says 2016 will be his last run for elected office. July 20, 2016. The Charlotte Observer. March 21, 2020. September 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180913121418/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article90756562.html. live.
  2. Web site: Richard Burr to step down as Intelligence Committee chairman. Jeremy. Herb. Manu. Raju. Ali. Zaslav. CNN. May 14, 2020. September 20, 2020. May 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200514195526/https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/14/politics/richard-burr-steps-down-intel-chairman/. live.
  3. News: Justice Dept. Ends Stock Trade Inquiry Into Richard Burr Without Charges. Nicholas. Fandos. Katie. Benner. The New York Times . January 20, 2021. January 20, 2021. January 20, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210120012312/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/us/politics/richard-burr-stock-trades-investigation.html. live.
  4. News: Murphy. Brian. Burr votes guilty in Trump impeachment trial, Tillis votes not guilty. February 13, 2021. The News & Observer. February 14, 2021. February 14, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210214012435/https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article249207715.html. live.
  5. Web site: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Richard Burr. Burton. Danielle. May 22, 2008. U.S. News & World Report. September 10, 2017. January 19, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110119190442/http://www.usnews.com/news/campaign-2008/articles/2008/05/22/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-richard-burr. live.
  6. Web site: Richard Burr's mother, 77, dies. Associated Press. Wilmington Star News.
  7. Web site: Senator Burr. sites.google.com. November 10, 2020. October 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022220325/https://sites.google.com/a/bc.edu/eaglemuncsenatorburr/. live.
  8. Web site: BURR, Richard M. (1955-). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. March 28, 2020. October 10, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201010001219/https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=B001135. live.
  9. News: How Much Trouble Is Richard Burr in?. Roll Call. May 5, 2015. Stuart Rothenberg. March 28, 2020. March 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200328185824/https://www.rollcall.com/2015/05/04/how-much-trouble-is-richard-burr-in/. live.
  10. Web site: Prominent Alumni: Government and Politics. Kappa Sigma Fraternity. March 28, 2020. March 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327165128/https://kappasigma.org/prominent-alumni/. live.
  11. News: Richard M. Burr (R). The Washington Post. September 10, 2017. June 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160620060123/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/elections/2004/candidates/294802/. live.
  12. Almanac of American Politics 2008, p. 1219.
  13. News: Grunwald . Michael . July 28, 2005 . Uranium Provision to Alter U.S. Policy . April 16, 2024 . The Washington Post.
  14. Web site: Civilian Highly Enriched Uranium . Nuclear Control Institute . Kuperman, Alan J. . October 9, 1998 . April 20, 2013 . May 13, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130513233657/http://www.nci.org/a/ak10998.htm . live .
  15. Web site: Weaker U.S. Export Controls on Bomb-Grade Uranium: Causes, Consequences, and Prospects. Nuclear Control Institute. Kuperman, Alan J.. November 8, 2005. April 20, 2013. February 22, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130222144518/http://www.rertr.anl.gov/RERTR27/PDF/S8-4_Kuperman.pdf. live.
  16. Web site: Steve . Hartsoe . The Associated Press . Burr wins Edwards' seat in U.S. Senate . 2023-09-27 . Wilmington Star-News . en-US.
  17. Web site: NC SBE Contest Results . 2023-09-27 . er.ncsbe.gov.
  18. Web site: Gary D. . Robertson . The Associated Press. Burr's swearing in marks first term as U.S. senator . 2023-09-27 . Wilmington Star-News . en-US.
  19. Web site: 2014-10-16 . Can Kay Hagan Beat the One-Term Curse in North Carolina? . 2023-09-27 . Yahoo Finance . en-US.
  20. Web site: Richard . Craver. 2010-11-03 . Burr 'breaks curse' with re-election win . 2023-09-27 . Winston-Salem Journal . en.
  21. News: Campbell. Colin. NC's US Senate contest is becoming a closer race, national rankings show. August 22, 2016. The News & Observer. August 12, 2016. August 22, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160822123546/http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article95304012.html. live.
  22. Web site: Douglas . Anna . N.C. Senate debate tonight; expect Clinton and Trump to show up, at least in spirit . The Courier-Tribune . October 12, 2016 . November 3, 2016 . October 22, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161022090016/http://www.courier-tribune.com/news/20161012/nc-senate-debate-tonight-expect-clinton-and-trump-to-show-up-at-least-in-spirit . live .
  23. Web site: US Sen. Richard Burr says 2016 will be his last run for elected office. Campbell. Colin. July 20, 2016. The Charlotte Observer. December 8, 2016. November 11, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161111061302/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article90756562.html. live.
  24. Web site: 2022-12-15 . Outgoing North Carolina Sen. Burr delivers farewell address . 2023-09-27 . AP News . en.
  25. News: Battaglia . Danielle . January 3, 2023 . NC's Ted Budd sworn into office, as House members wait to elect new speaker . . September 27, 2023.
  26. News: John Rodgers. Alexander elected to GOP's No. 3 spot. Nashville City Paper. December 6, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20090331122447/http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=58200. March 31, 2009. dead . mdy-all.
  27. News: Alexander quitting leadership post. Politico. September 20, 2011. Anu Raju. March 28, 2020. June 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200622215014/https://www.politico.com/story/2011/09/alexander-quitting-leadership-post-063919. live.
  28. Burr Named Chief Deputy Whip. burr.senate.gov. January 14, 2009. September 16, 2012. January 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160108084635/http://www.burr.senate.gov/press/releases/burr-named-chief-deputy-whip. live.
  29. News: Drucker. David M.. Burr Counts on His Record in Whip Race. Roll Call. November 9, 2011. September 20, 2020. October 26, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026103247/https://www.rollcall.com/2011/11/09/burr-counts-on-his-record-in-whip-race/. live.
  30. Web site: Richard Burr won't seek Republican whip. Raju. Manu. Politico. March 30, 2012. January 23, 2020. April 10, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120410031740/http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-congress/2012/03/richard-burr-wont-seek-republican-whip-119247.html. live.
  31. Web site: January 13, 2021 . Tracking Congress in the Age of Trump: Richard Burr, Republican senator for North Carolina . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230926223211/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/ . September 26, 2023 . September 27, 2023 . FiveThirtyEight.
  32. Web site: Derek Willis, Allison McCartney & Jeremy B. Merrill. Richard M. Burr (R-N.C.). ProPublica. Represent Project. August 12, 2015 . March 28, 2020. April 3, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200403082346/https://projects.propublica.org/represent/members/B001135-richard-m-burr. live.
  33. Web site: Sen. Richard Burr . September 27, 2023 . American Conservative Union Foundation.
  34. Web site: Senator Burr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210318081250/https://www.burr.senate.gov/about/biography . March 18, 2021 . March 28, 2020 . Office of U.S. Senator Richard Burr.
  35. Web site: Richard Burr vs. Deborah Ross: Nonpartisan Candidate Guide For 2016 North Carolina Senate Race. Campus Election Engagement Project. 2016-10-11. The Huffington Post. en-US. 2017-12-29. December 14, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171214215552/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/richard-burr-vs-deborah-ross-nonpartisan-candidate_us_57f5670de4b087a29a548575. live.
  36. Web site: Gutiérrez, Bertrand M.. U.S. Sen Richard Burr has backed GOP effort to rein in federal watchdog agency behind Wells Fargo fine. Winston-Salem Journal. September 25, 2016. November 3, 2016. December 30, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171230060251/http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/u-s-sen-richard-burr-has-backed-gop-effort-to/article_04f35bbe-1b04-530a-ba3c-c5b2e36c3cff.html. live.
  37. News: Sen. Burr speaks on economy . James Shea . Times-News . April 14, 2009 . May 15, 2010 . October 23, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091023202224/http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20090414/NEWS/904149995/1042?Title=Sen-Burr-speaks-on-economy- . live .
  38. Beckwith, Ryan Teague. "As crisis loomed, Burr told wife: Empty ATM" News and Observer April 16, 2009. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  39. News: May 1, 2009 . Burr on bank flap: I'd do it again . Zimmermann, Eric . The Hill . dead . http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110802204037/http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2009/05/01/burr-on-bank-flap-id-do-it-again/ . August 2, 2011 . mdy-all .
  40. Web site: The Taxpayer Protection Pledge Signers . February 13, 2012 . January 7, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120107102835/http://s3.amazonaws.com/atrfiles/files/files/091411-federalpledgesigners.pdf . live .
  41. News: Blake. Aaron. GOP Sen. Richard Burr: Cruz's filibuster strategy 'the height of hypocrisy'. The Washington Post. September 27, 2013. September 20, 2020. August 3, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200803013925/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2013/09/27/gop-sen-richard-burr-cruzs-filibuster-strategy-the-height-of-hypocrisy/. live.
  42. News: Jonathan. Weisman. Ashley. Parker. The New York Times. Republicans Back Down, Ending Crisis Over Shutdown and Debt Limit. October 17, 2013. September 20, 2020. August 16, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816105837/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/17/us/congress-budget-debate.html. live.
  43. Web site: U.S. Senate race: Richard Burr, Deborah Ross. J.D. Walker. The Courier-Tribune. November 3, 2016. October 22, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161022185015/http://www.courier-tribune.com/news/20161011/us-senate-race-richard-burr-deborah-ross. live.
  44. News: Senate passes budget after lengthy, politically charged 'Vote-a-rama' . March 27, 2015 . Sullivan, Sean . The Washington Post . April 9, 2015 . April 17, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150417085118/http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-senators-are-using-vote-a-rama-to-score-political-points-for-2016/2015/03/26/0e8d3970-d3f6-11e4-ab77-9646eea6a4c7_story.html . live .
  45. Web site: H.R.146 - Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, 111th Congress (2009-2010). March 30, 2009. Congress.gov. March 28, 2020. June 23, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200623104535/https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/146. live.
  46. Web site: Clean energy PAC backs Sen. Richard Burr, other Republicans. McClatchyDC. Douglas, Anna. August 2, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160804160830/http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article93342042.html. 2016-08-04.
  47. Secretary Zinke Announces $94.3 Million to States for Parks and Outdoor Recreation through Land and Water Conservation Fund. doi.gov. en-US. 2017-12-29. December 30, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171230114607/https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-zinke-announces-943-million-states-parks-and-outdoor-recreation-through-land. live.
  48. Web site: How the House voted on H.R. 404. National Journal. 2016-10-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150908002710/http://www.nationaljournal.com/pictures-video/congressional-republicans-and-their-differing-views-on-climate-change-pictures-20111202 . September 8, 2015 . mdy-all .
  49. Web site: Duke Energy invests in keeping a climate science-rejecting U.S. Senate. August 25, 2016. Facing South. Sturgis, Sue. November 3, 2016. November 13, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161113234817/https://www.facingsouth.org/2016/08/duke-energy-invests-keeping-climate-science-rejecting-us-senate. live.
  50. Web site: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 114th Congress - 1st Session, Vote Number 11, January 21, 2015.. February 16, 2018. June 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170622155338/https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00011. live.
  51. Web site: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 114th Congress - 1st Session, Vote Number 12, January 21, 2015. . February 16, 2018 . June 24, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170624122616/https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00012 . live .
  52. Web site: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 113th Congress – 1st Session, Vote Number 59, March 22, 2013. . February 16, 2018 . October 22, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161022102757/http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=1&vote=00059 . live .
  53. Burr Statement on Obama's Veto of Keystone XL. U.S. Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina. December 17, 2012. October 19, 2016. October 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161020042214/https://www.burr.senate.gov/press/releases/burr-statement-on-obamas-veto-of-keystone-xl. live.
  54. Web site: Johnson. Brad. Richard Burr introduces bill to abolish the EPA. Grist. May 7, 2011. September 20, 2020. October 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201028175239/https://grist.org/politics/2011-05-06-richard-burr-introduces-bill-to-abolish-the-epa/. live.
  55. Web site: Graham . Lindsey . July 10, 2019 . Senate and House Republicans Announce Formation of the Roosevelt Conservation Caucus . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230725174607/https://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2019/7/senate-and-house-republicans-announce-formation-of-the-roosevelt-conservation-caucus . July 25, 2023 . 2023-09-27 . United States Senator Lindsey Graham . en.
  56. Worland . Justin . 2019-03-01 . The Green New Deal Spurred These Republicans to Start a 'Conservation Caucus' . 2023-09-27 . Time . en.
  57. News: Betsy DeVos has won Senate confirmation—after an unprecedented intervention. Wang. Amy X.. Quartz. February 7, 2017. February 9, 2017. en-US. February 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170209080402/https://qz.com/904893/betsy-devos-won-senate-confirmation-as-trumps-us-education-secretary-after-an-unprecedented-intervention/. live.
  58. News: Burr votes to confirm a Cabinet member – and big donor. Morrill. Jim. January 31, 2017. The Charlotte Observer. February 21, 2017. en. February 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170222110832/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article129863039.html. live.
  59. Web site: Richard Burr on Education. ontheissues.org. 2017-12-29. December 30, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171230114710/http://www.ontheissues.org/Social/Richard_Burr_Education.htm. live.
  60. http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2002/roll455.xml Final Vote Results for Roll Call 455
  61. Web site: Cosponsors - S.720 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Israel Anti-Boycott Act. March 23, 2017. congress.gov. September 28, 2019. June 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200621142604/https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/720/cosponsors. live.
  62. News: 43 Senators Want to Make It a Federal Crime to Boycott Israeli Settlements. Levitz. Eric. July 19, 2017. Intelligencer. en. September 28, 2019. November 9, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109030057/http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/07/senate-bill-would-make-it-a-federal-crime-to-boycott-israel.html. live.
  63. Cristina. Maza. Republican Senators Who Tried to Kill Yemen War Resolution Were Paid By Saudi Lobbyists. Newsweek. November 29, 2018. March 28, 2020. March 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200328034519/https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-senators-who-tried-kill-yemen-war-resolution-were-paid-saudi-1236715. live.
  64. Web site: NRA-PVF Grades North Carolina . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20161029173539/https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/North-Carolina/ . October 29, 2016 . 24 August 2023 . nrapvf.org . NRA-PVF.
  65. Web site: 2016 . NRA-PVF "A" Rated and Endorsed Richard Burr . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180325105531/https://www.nrapvf.org/campaigns/2016/richard-burr/ . March 25, 2018 . 24 August 2023 . nrapvf.org . NRA-PVF . en-US.
  66. Web site: NC senators got more money from the NRA than most lawmakers. Here's why.. Jim. Morrill. Brian. Murphy. October 4, 2017. News & Observer. April 1, 2020. November 14, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191114122116/https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article177044206.html. live.
  67. Web site: Three GOP Senate candidates, NRA may have illegally coordinated ads: report . Morgan Gstalter . January 11, 2019 . The Hill . January 16, 2019 . January 17, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190117070057/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/424878-three-gop-senate-candidates-nra-may-have-illegally-coordinated-ads-report . live .
  68. Web site: Senators Richard Burr, Thom Tillis of North Carolina join Senate Republican majority in defeating gun control measures. Douglas. Anna. June 21, 2016. The Charlotte Observer. November 3, 2016. July 27, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160727183447/http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article85139572.html. live.
  69. News: Senate Blocks Drive for Gun Control. Weisman. Jonathan. April 17, 2013. The New York Times. December 3, 2014. January 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210103082704/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/18/us/politics/senate-obama-gun-control.html. live.
  70. Web site: Feinstein assault-weapons ban defeated. Lochhead. Carolyn. April 18, 2013. San Francisco Chronicle. November 3, 2016. October 21, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161021071141/http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Feinstein-assault-weapons-ban-defeated-4443319.php. live.
  71. News: Veterans' gun rights a sticky issue in defense bill. December 3, 2012. May 27, 2014. Fox News. May 28, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140528123754/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/12/03/veterans-gun-rights-sticking-point-in-defense-bill/. live.
  72. Web site: I-Team report: NRA has spent mightily on Sen. Tillis. Camp. Jon. June 22, 2016. WTVD. November 3, 2016. October 30, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161030001816/http://abc11.com/politics/i-team-report-nra-has-spent-mightily-on-sen-tillis/1395637/. live.
  73. Web site: How should the feds limit gun sales? One Senate race reveals the issue's deep divide. Ybarra. Maggie. August 25, 2016. The Charlotte Observer. November 3, 2016. November 2, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161102223541/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article97837852.html. live.
  74. Web site: Raju . Manu . September 1, 2015 . Richard Burr quips about gun owners shooting Hillary Clinton . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161102231931/http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/31/politics/richard-burr-hillary-clinton-gun-owners/index.html . November 2, 2016 . November 3, 2016 . CNN.
  75. Web site: Burr jokes about gun owners putting a 'bull's-eye' on Clinton. DiBlasio, Natalie. USA Today. November 3, 2016. November 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161104125739/http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/10/31/burr-jokes-gun-owners-putting-bullseye-clinton/93093086/. live.
  76. News: Bipartisan group of senators announces agreement on gun control. CNN. Bash. Dana. Raju. Manu. Judd. Donald. June 12, 2022. June 12, 2022. June 14, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220614235027/https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/politics/senate-gun-safety-agreement/index.html. live.
  77. Web site: U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote . Senate.gov . September 4, 2013 . July 18, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718202033/https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00396 . live .
  78. Web site: U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote . Senate.gov . August 29, 2010 . August 4, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100804082122/https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=2&vote=00105 . live .
  79. Martin, Aaron. "Burr, Hatch introduce alternative to Affordable Care Act", Ripon Advance. January 28, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  80. Web site: Burr vs. Ross: Close U.S. Senate race begins to take shape. the Associated Press. The Times-News. August 26, 2016. November 3, 2016. October 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161020041619/http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/20160826/burr-vs-ross-close-us-senate-race-begins-to-take-shape. live.
  81. Web site: US Senate candidate Deborah Ross holds policy discussion in Charlotte. Herzog. Rachel. July 13, 2016. The Charlotte Observer. November 3, 2016. October 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161020041308/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article89425897.html. live.
  82. Web site: NC Democrats rally in Winston-Salem against Sen Richard Burr's Medicare plan. Gutiérrez, Bertrand M.. August 5, 2016. Winston-Salem Journal. October 20, 2016. October 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171004085356/http://www.journalnow.com/news/elections/national/nc-democrats-rally-in-winston-salem-against-sen-richard-burr/article_b6c3368f-d042-5b2b-befd-a83d963aff48.html. live.
  83. News: November 10, 2008 . . Burr, Hagan promise to work for N.C. . https://web.archive.org/web/20081113142047/http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2008/nov/10/burr-hagan-promise-to-work-for-nc/news/ . November 13, 2008 . Richard . Craver .
  84. Web site: S.3128 - National Uniformity for Food Act of 2006, 109th Congress (2005-2006). July 27, 2006 . Congress.gov. March 28, 2020. March 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200328032323/https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/3128. live.
  85. News: Anti-Abortion Activists Can't Count on Trump. So They're Getting Creative.. Levintova. Hannah. September 16, 2016. October 21, 2016. Mother Jones. October 21, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161021115745/http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/09/anti-abortion-group-spending-thousands-negate-trump-effect. live.
  86. Web site: Senate Votes on 08-S081. ontheissues.org. 2017-12-29. June 23, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220623145040/https://www.ontheissues.org/SenateVote/Party_08-S081.htm. live.
  87. Web site: Senate Votes on 08-S071. ontheissues.org. 2017-12-29. December 23, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171223234209/http://www.ontheissues.org/SenateVote/Party_08-S071.htm. live.
  88. Web site: Senate Votes on 2006-216. ontheissues.org. 2017-12-29. December 23, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171223235355/http://www.ontheissues.org/SenateVote/Party_2006-216.htm. live.
  89. Web site: Senate Votes on 2007-379. ontheissues.org. 2017-12-29. January 12, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180112084252/http://www.ontheissues.org/SenateVote/Party_2007-379.htm. live.
  90. News: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Passes Senate 65-31. Foley. Elise. December 18, 2010. The Huffington Post. April 20, 2013. September 3, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110903040258/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/18/dont-ask-dont-tell-repeal_5_n_798636.html. live.
  91. Web site: Senate passes 'don't ask,' sends repeal to Obama. Camia. Catalina. December 18, 2010. Tucson Citizen. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111009002904/http://tucsoncitizen.com/usa-today-news/2010/12/18/senate-passes-dont-ask-sends-repeal-to-obama/. October 9, 2011.
  92. Web site: Snowe, Collins join majority in repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'. Kennebec Journal. Keyes, Bob. December 18, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110807151708/http://www.kjonline.com/Snowe-Collins-support-repeal-of-Dont-Ask-Dont-Tell.html. August 7, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
  93. Web site: 8 GOPers back 'don't ask' repeal. Toeplitz, Shira. December 18, 2010. Politico. September 4, 2013. September 20, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150920065607/http://www.politico.com/story/2010/12/8-gopers-back-dont-ask-repeal-046578. live.
  94. Web site: U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote. United States Senate. September 4, 2013. August 4, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110804041751/https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=2&vote=00281. live.
  95. News: Senate Vote 281 – Repeals 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell. The New York Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20151027055830/http://politics.nytimes.com/congress/votes/111/senate/2/281. October 27, 2015. dead. mdy-all. December 10, 2018.
  96. Web site: Douglas, Anna. GOP's Burr supports Senate's potential 1st openly gay Republican. McClatchyDC. April 20, 2016. March 28, 2020. March 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200328213025/https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article72942787.html. live.
  97. News: Q&A: Burr talks gun rights, sequester, same-sex marriage. Morgan. Debra. March 27, 2013. wral.com. August 4, 2013. September 29, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130929023828/http://www.wral.com/q-a-burr-talks-gun-rights-sequester-same-sex-marriage/12277853/. live.
  98. Web site: Meet the 32 Senate Republicans Who Voted to Continue LGBT Discrimination in the Workplace. Mother Jones. Liebelson, Dana. November 7, 2013. September 20, 2020. October 7, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201007083525/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/11/senate-republicans-lgbt-discrimination-employment-transgender-gay/. live.
  99. Web site: Johnson, Chris. 11 Senate Republicans vote for benefits for same-sex couples. Washington Blade. March 27, 2015. September 20, 2020. August 7, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200807032401/https://www.washingtonblade.com/2015/03/27/11-senate-republicans-vote-for-benefits-for-same-sex-couples/. live.
  100. Web site: Schoof, Renee. Tillis and Burr vote for same-sex marriage benefits. The News & Observer. March 27, 2015. September 20, 2020. August 30, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190830025324/https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article16536785.html. live.
  101. News: One governor's defeat could be a watershed moment for gay rights. Milbank. Dana. The Washington Post. October 7, 2016. November 3, 2016. November 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161114003221/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/one-governors-defeat-could-be-a-watershed-moment-for-gay-rights/2016/10/07/fec4250e-8ca3-11e6-bff0-d53f592f176e_story.html. live.
  102. Web site: NC Senator Richard Burr Stands by Donald Trump in Battleground-State Debate. Rogin. Ali. October 13, 2016. ABC News. November 3, 2016. November 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161114174933/http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/north-carolina-senator-richard-burr-stands-donald-trump/story?id=42775318. live.
  103. News: Senate roll vote on Violence Against Women Act. February 12, 2013. April 9, 2015. Yahoo News. April 17, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150417065834/http://news.yahoo.com/senate-roll-vote-violence-against-women-act-210921824--politics.html. live.
  104. Web site: Senate Votes on 2005-75. ontheissues.org. 2017-12-29. December 23, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171223233922/http://www.ontheissues.org/SenateVote/Party_2005-75.htm. live.
  105. Web site: Carney, Jordain. Senate votes to end debate on criminal justice reform bill. The Hill. December 17, 2018. September 20, 2020. September 23, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200923103034/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/421795-senate-votes-to-end-debate-on-criminal-justice-reform-bill. live.
  106. Web site: Frey, Kevin. Senate Set to Take Key Vote on Criminal Justice Reform Legislation This Week. Spectrum News 1. December 17, 2018. September 20, 2020. August 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200806190721/https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/politics/2018/12/18/senate-set-to-take-key-vote-on-criminal-justice-reform-legislation. live.
  107. Web site: Gordon, Greg. NC's senators won't meet with Supreme Court nominee. The Charlotte Observer. March 24, 2016. September 20, 2020. July 23, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200723111258/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/article68054327.html. live.
  108. Web site: Tiberii, Jeff . June 8, 2016 . Judicial Seat In NC's Eastern District Remains Open After More Than A Decade . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161026233038/http://wunc.org/post/judicial-seat-ncs-eastern-district-remains-open-after-more-decade#stream/0 . October 26, 2016 . November 3, 2016 . WUNC.
  109. Web site: Ingraham . Christopher . Republican talk of holding a Supreme Court seat vacant for four years is without precedent . The Washington Post . November 1, 2016 . November 3, 2016 . November 2, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161102161038/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/11/01/republican-talk-of-holding-a-supreme-court-seat-vacant-for-four-years-is-without-precedent/ . live .
  110. Web site: Leslie . Laura . Fain . Travis . September 26, 2018 . Burr supporting Kavanaugh; Tillis to keep an open mind . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200806162033/https://www.wral.com/burr-tillis-take-positions-on-kavanaugh-hearing/17874676/ . August 6, 2020 . September 20, 2020 . WRAL.
  111. Web site: Barrett, Mark . Burr, Tillis vote for Kavanaugh as fair and qualified, decry Democrats' tactics . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220623145040/https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/10/08/richard-burr-thom-tillis-brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-slam-democrats/1565918002/ . June 23, 2022 . September 20, 2020 . The Citizen-Times.
  112. Web site: Diamond . Jeremy . 2015-05-22 . Everything you need to know about the Patriot Act debate CNN Politics . 2023-09-27 . CNN . en.
  113. Web site: Steven T. . Dennis . 2015-05-31 . Senate Advances Patriot Act Overhaul, but Too Late to Foil Rand Paul (Updated) . 2023-09-27 . Roll Call . en-US.
  114. Web site: Hattem . Julian . 2015-06-02 . Senate rejects NSA amendments . 2023-09-27 . The Hill . en-US.
  115. Web site: 2015-06-03 . 6 things to know about the newly approved USA Freedom Act . 2023-09-27 . PBS NewsHour . en-us.
  116. News: DeBonis . Mike . Senate rejects compromise bill on surveillance . May 24, 2015 . The Washington Post . May 23, 2015 . May 28, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150528184538/http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/senate-is-playing-chicken-with-nsa-spy-program-white-house-says/2015/05/22/796e3574-00af-11e5-833c-a2de05b6b2a4_story.html . live .
  117. Web site: Volz. Dustin. Mimms. Sarah. Fox. Lauren. June 2, 2015. Senate Passes Major NSA Reform Bill. National Journal. June 5, 2015. June 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150605061122/http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/patriot-act-senate-vote-rand-paul-nsa-reform-mcconnell-freedom-act-20150602. live.
  118. Web site: Leak of Senate encryption bill prompts swift backlash. Dustin. Volz. Mark. Hosenball. April 8, 2016. Reuters. September 20, 2020. April 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160408200433/http://www.reuters.com/article/apple-encryption-legislation-idUSL2N17B1FT. live.
  119. Web site: Senate bill effectively bans strong encryption. The Daily Dot. Geller, Eric. April 8, 2016. September 20, 2020. June 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160617202112/http://www.dailydot.com/politics/encryption-backdoors-legislation-richard-burr-diane-feinstein/. live.
  120. Web site: 'Leaked' Burr-Feinstein Encryption Bill Is a Threat to American Privacy. Vice. Vitka, Sean. April 8, 2016. September 20, 2020. May 18, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200518232025/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ezpz5e/leaked-burr-feinstein-encryption-bill-is-a-threat-to-american-privacy. live.
  121. Web site: Burr And Feinstein Release Their Anti-Encryption Bill... And It's More Ridiculous Than Expected. Masnick, Mike. Techdirt. April 8, 2016. September 20, 2020. April 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210430202014/https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160408/08381934131/burr-feinstein-release-their-anti-encryption-bill-more-ridiculous-than-expected.shtml. live.
  122. News: Reaction pours in over sudden firing of FBI Director James Comey. CBS News. Martinez, Peter. May 9, 2017. 2018-08-03. en. August 3, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180803044419/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/james-comey-fired-fbi-director-response-democrats-republicans/. live.
  123. News: Flegenheimer. Matt. Richard Burr Leads Russia Inquiry, Whether He Likes It or Not. May 15, 2017. The New York Times. May 14, 2017. A1. November 8, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201108223705/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/us/politics/richard-burr-trump-investigating-russia.html. live.
  124. Web site: Mueller report ropes in Senate GOP. Everett. Burgess. Levine. Marianne. April 18, 2019. Politico. en. 2019-12-08. April 18, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190418220313/https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/18/burr-mueller-probe-white-house-1282098. live.
  125. News: GOP embraces a debunked Ukraine conspiracy to defend Trump from impeachment. Costa. Robert. December 3, 2019. The Washington Post. December 4, 2019. Demirjian. Karoun. December 7, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191207060615/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gop-embraces-a-debunked-ukraine-conspiracy-to-defend-trump-from-impeachment/2019/12/03/af3aa372-15ea-11ea-8406-df3c54b3253e_story.html. live.
  126. Web site: Brian. Murphy. Emma. Dumain. Richard Burr opposes removing Trump from office even if there was a quid pro quo. News & Observer. January 27, 2020. September 21, 2020. October 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201011135951/https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article239681818.html. live.
  127. Web site: Murphy. Brian. Burr votes guilty in Trump impeachment trial, Tillis votes not guilty. Feb 13, 2021. February 13, 2021. February 16, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210216132328/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article249207715.html. live.
  128. Web site: North Carolina GOP censures Sen. Burr for impeachment vote. 2021-02-16. NBC News. February 16, 2021 . en. February 16, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210216224535/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/north-carolina-gop-censures-sen-burr-impeachment-vote-n1257967. live.
  129. Web site: Republican who voted to convict Trump says he’ll support him in November . Spectrum News . August 13, 2024 . en.
  130. Web site: Faturechi. Robert. Burr's Brother-in-Law Called Stock Broker, One Minute After Getting Off Phone With Senator. 2021-10-28. ProPublica. October 28, 2021 . en. October 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211028184158/https://www.propublica.org/article/burrs-brother-in-law-called-stock-broker-one-minute-after-getting-off-phone-with-senator. live.
  131. Web site: Senator Dumped Up to $1.7 Million of Stock After Reassuring Public About Coronavirus Preparedness. Robert. Faturechi. Derek. Willis. March 19, 2020. ProPublica. en. March 22, 2020. April 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200429033815/https://www.propublica.org/article/senator-dumped-up-to-1-7-million-of-stock-after-reassuring-public-about-coronavirus-preparedness. live.
  132. Web site: eFD: Home. efdsearch.senate.gov. March 22, 2020. January 4, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220104113100/https://efdsearch.senate.gov/search/home/. live.
  133. Web site: We're learning more about the criminal insider-trading and securities fraud investigation of Richard Burr, courtesy of a search warrant affidavit. . 2022-09-06 . www.politico.com . en.
  134. Web site: On the Same Day Sen. Richard Burr Dumped Stock, So Did His Brother-in-Law. Then the Market Crashed.. Robert. Faturechi. Derek. Willis. May 6, 2020. ProPublica. en. October 29, 2021. October 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211029043726/https://www.propublica.org/article/burr-family-stock. live.
  135. News: Weeks Before Virus Panic, Intelligence Chairman Privately Raised Alarm, Sold Stocks . en . NPR.org . 2022-03-31 . March 20, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200320131233/https://www.npr.org/2020/03/19/818192535/burr-recording-sparks-questions-about-private-comments-on-covid-19 . live .
  136. News: Mak. Tim. Intelligence Chairman Raised Virus Alarms Weeks Ago, Secret Recording Shows. March 19, 2020. March 20, 2020. NPR. March 20, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200320131233/https://www.npr.org/2020/03/19/818192535/burr-recording-sparks-questions-about-private-comments-on-covid-19. live.
  137. Web site: Senator Dumped Up to $1.7 Million of Stock After Reassuring Public About Coronavirus Preparedness . 2022-03-31 . www.propublica.org . April 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220405230553/https://www.propublica.org/article/senator-dumped-up-to-1-7-million-of-stock-after-reassuring-public-about-coronavirus-preparedness/amp . live .
  138. News: Richard Burr told a small group what he knew about COVID-19. Why not the rest of us?. March 19, 2020. Raleigh News & Observer. March 19, 2020. March 20, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200320190942/https://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/article241334586.html. live.
  139. News: Shepherd. Katie. 'There is no greater moral crime': Tucker Carlson calls for Sen. Richard Burr's resignation over stock sell-off. March 20, 2020. The Washington Post. March 30, 2020. April 7, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200407081528/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/03/20/coronavirus-tucker-carlson-burr/. live.
  140. News: David. Shortell. Evan. Perez. Jeremy. Herb. Kara. Scannell. Exclusive: Justice Department reviews stock trades by lawmakers after coronavirus briefings. March 30, 2020. CNN. March 31, 2020. March 31, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200331222559/https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/29/politics/justice-stock-trades-lawmakers-coronavirus/. live.
  141. Web site: Tim. Mak. Sen. Richard Burr Faces Lawsuit Over Timing Of Stock Sale. NPR. en. March 25, 2020. March 29, 2020. March 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200329172644/https://www.npr.org/2020/03/25/821285225/sen-burr-faces-lawsuit-over-timing-of-stock-sale. live.
  142. Jacobson v. Burr. United States District Court for the District of Columbia. March 23, 2020. https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Jacobson-v-Burr-2020-03-23.pdf.
  143. News: Wilber . Del Quentin . Haberkorn . Jennifer . May 13, 2020 . FBI serves warrant on senator in investigation of stock sales linked to coronavirus . . . May 14, 2020 . May 14, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200514200121/https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-05-13/fbi-serves-warrant-on-senator-stock-investigation . live .
  144. News: Benner . Katie . Fandos . Nicholas . May 14, 2020 . Richard Burr Steps Back From Senate Panel as Phone Is Seized in Stock Sales Inquiry . . . May 17, 2020 . May 16, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200516225038/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/14/us/politics/richard-burr-stocks.html . live .
  145. News: Washington Post . May 28, 2021 . Which senators supported a Jan. 6 Capitol riot commission . May 29, 2021 . May 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210526225939/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2021/january6-commission-senators-vote/ . live .
  146. Web site: Members. Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus. June 14, 2018. June 12, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142643/http://www.ng911institute.org/about-the-congressional-nextgen-9-1-1-caucus. live.
  147. News: The Thing on the Hill . Barron-Lopez, Laura . Roll Call . September 20, 2011 . October 10, 2013 . January 19, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210119080810/https://www.rollcall.com/2011/09/20/the-thing-on-the-hill/ . live .
  148. Web site: 114th Congress has 43 United Methodists - The United Methodist Church. The United Methodist Church. en. February 12, 2017. August 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180811111645/https://www.umnews.org/en/news/114th-congress-has-43-united-methodists. live.
  149. Maffucci, Samantha (May 22, 2020). "Who Is Richard Burr's Wife? Everything To Know About Brooke Burr," Your Tango. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  150. News: Kaplan . Sheila . Menthol Cigarettes Kill Many Black People. A Ban May Finally Be Near. . March 23, 2021 . New York Times . March 22, 2021 . March 23, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210323010632/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/22/health/methol-smoking-ban.html . live .
  151. Web site: Is Richard Burr Related to Aaron Burr?. Morrow, Brendan. Heavy.com. June 8, 2017. September 21, 2020. August 31, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200831033034/https://heavy.com/news/2017/06/is-richard-burr-related-relative-of-aaron/. live.
  152. Web site: DLA Piper welcomes former US Senator Richard Burr to its Regulatory and Government Affairs practice group DLA Piper . 2023-02-13 . www.dlapiper.com . en-US.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Richard Burr".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.