Richard Burr

Lobbyist, former US Senator from North Carolina (2005-2023); former US Representative (1995-2005); savvy investor

A Senator and a Representative from North Carolina; born in Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va., November 30, 1955; graduated from Reynolds High School, Winston-Salem, N.C., 1974; B.A., Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C., 1978; unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Third Congress in 1992; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-January 3, 2005); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives, but was elected to the United States Senate in 2004; reelected in 2010 for the term ending January 3, 2017.

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Leadership & Staff

Caitlin Carrol

• spokesperson

Myriah Jordan Policy manager at Facebook; former General Counsel to Senator Richard Burr

• general counsel (past)

Kendall Byrum Hussey

• Intern (past) [+1]

• Staff Asst ('05→'07)

Jennifer Alton Vice President of Governmental Affairs at Bavarian Nordic and Former Public Health Policy Director for Richard Burr

• Public Health Policy Director ('07→'09)

Peter D Hans

• Senior Policy Adviser ('00→'01)

Ann Thomas Johnston Former Staffer for Richard Burr

• Senior Legislative Assistant (past)

Business Positions

DLA Piper Law firm created in 2005 by the merger of DLA, Piper Rudnick and Gray Cary, followed by aggressive growth in the CIS, Germany, Spain, Asia, the Middle East and important US markets, among others.

• Position

Positions

International Conservation Caucus Foundation ICCF is an industry funded 501(c)3 used for backdoor lobbying and greenwashing

• co-chair of Senate's International Conservation Caucus

Government Positions

Senate Intelligence (Select) Committee

• Member

Retirement and Aging Subcommittee

• Ranking Member

Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee

• Ranking Member

National Parks Subcommittee

• Ranking Member

Donors

Merck & Co., Inc., Employees Political Action Committee (Merck PAC)

• Donation/Grant · 10,000 USD ('15→'16)

Lowe's Companies Inc. Political Action Committee

• Donation/Grant · 10,000 USD ('15→'16)

Novartis Corporation PAC Political Action Committee for Novartis

• Donation/Grant · 8,000 USD ('16)

American Staffing Association Staffing PAC American Staffing Association Political Action Committee

• Donation/Grant · 5,000 USD ('16)

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. PAC

• Donation/Grant · 2,500 USD ('15→'16)

Joseph R. Budd Chief Executive Officer, The Budd Group

• Campaign Donation · 2,300 USD (Mar 26 '15)

Richard Burr Committee

• Principal Campaign Committee [+1]

• Principal Campaign Committee

Charlotte Leadership Dinner Committee

• Other Campaign Committee

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

Shirley Davis

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('06)

Larry L Bigham

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('96)

Ed Harrison

• 1 contribution · 500 USD ('96)

Campaign Donors

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Allen E Gant Jr Glen Raven Mills Inc.

• 9 contributions · 42,000 USD ('98→'10)

James Goodnight CEO, SAS Institute Inc.

• 7 contributions · 34,900 USD ('02→Feb 3 '16)

Fred Eschelman Founder & Executive Chairman, PPD, Inc.

• 1 contribution · 30,400 USD ('09)

John Medlin Former Wachovia CEO

• 18 contributions · 27,850 USD ('95→'10)

G Kennedy Thompson

• 3 contributions · 27,000 USD ('04→'05)

Robert Alexander Ingram Former Vice Chairman Pharmaceuticals, of GlaxoSmithKline

• 8 contributions · 25,100 USD ('96→'09)

Jeanie Ingram Durham, North Carolina

• 5 contributions · 20,850 USD ('03→'10)

Mark C Treanor

• 5 contributions · 20,000 USD ('03→'05)

Julianna Pyott San Juan Capistrano, California

• 3 contributions · 19,600 USD ('09)

Jack Bovender Retired Chairman, CEO, HCA

• 9 contributions · 18,800 USD ('04→Jun 9 '16)

Holdings

CenturyLink, Inc.

• Owner (?→Feb 13 '20)*

AbbVie Inc. Research-based pharmaceuticals company

• Owner (?→Feb 13 '20)

Constellation Brands, Inc. American producer and marketer of beer, wine, and spirits

• Owner (?→Feb 13 '20)

Extended Stay America Inc Owns and operates hotels in the U.S. and Canada

• Owner (?→Feb 13 '20)*

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. The world’s largest largest hotel franchisor

• Owner (?→Feb 13 '20)*

Memberships

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Keystone Energy Board Keystone Energy Board (part of the Keystone Policy Center)

• member (past)*

Roosevelt Conservation Caucus US Congressional Caucus for right-of-center solutions to environmental issues

• Senate member

Kappa Sigma Fraternity One of the five largest international collegiate fraternities

• Delta-Omega

Republican Party The U.S. Republican Party

• Member

US Senate upper house of the United States Congress

• Senator (Jan 4 '05→Jan 3 '23)

US House of Representatives lower house of the United States Congress

• Representative (Jan 4 '95→Jan 3 '05)

Senate Finance Committee

• Member

Senate Indian Affairs Committee

• Member

Senate Intelligence (Select) Committee

• Member

Employment and Workplace Safety Subcommittee

• Member

Family

Gerald W Fauth Member of the National Mediation Board; brother-in-law of Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina

• brother-in-law

Brooke Burr

• wife

Schools

Wake Forest University

• BA (?→'78)

Miscellaneous Relationships

Tar Heel Circle North Carolina business leaders group

• Affiliation (Feb 27 '20→?)*

Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Conservative organization focused on energy, environmental and security issues

• Recognizes as 'Clean Energy Champion' ('17→?)*

Types	Person, Political Candidate, Elected Representative
Gender	Male
Birthday	Nov 30 '55
Aliases	Richard Burr, Richard M Burr, Richard Mauze Burr
Region	US and Canada

Richard Burr

Lobbyist, former US Senator from North Carolina (2005-2023); former US Representative (1995-2005); savvy investor

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