Richard Burr

Richard Burr: Biography in Details

Who is Richard Burr?

Richard Burr is an American politician.  Richard Burr is a member of the Republican Party. Since 2005, he is serving as the senior United States Senator from North Carolina.

From 1995 to 2005, Burr represented North Carolina’s 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. Currently, he is also a board member of Brenner Children’s Hospital.

Who are the parents of Richard Burr?

Talking about his early life, he was born on November 30, 1955, in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA, as Richard Mauze Burr.

He is the son of Martha Gillum (mother) and David Horace White Burr (father). His father was also a politician.

His ethnicity is Caucasian. Richard has an elder sister. His parents died during his childhood. After that, he was raised by his father’s brother.

Burr completed his high school education at Richard J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem.

After that, Richard Burr earned a Bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University in 1978. While he was at the university, he was also a member of the football team.

Richard Burr: Professional Life, Career

After university graduation, Richard Burr began his career as a sales manager for Carswell Distributing Company. He worked for 17 years there.

He began his political career in the early 1990s. Burr ran against incumbent Democratic Representative Stephen L. Neal in 1992. Ironically, he lost the election.  After that, he ran again in 1994 and was elected to Congress during a landslide year for Republicans.

In 1997, Burr authored the FDA Modernization Act. At the same time, he helped to create the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.

In 2004, he won the Republican at the U.S. Senate United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2004. He again won the United States Senate election in North Carolina in 2010.

Richard won the United States Senate election in North Carolina for the third time in 2016. He defeated Democratic Deborah K. Ross in the November 2016 general election.

Burr is a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. Burr successfully represented North Carolina’s 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2005.

In addition to politics, Richard Burr also serves as a board member of Brenner Children’s Hospital. He is also a board member of the West Point Board of Visitors.

How much is the net worth of Richard Burr?

As of 2022, this politician’s estimated net worth is $8 million. He sold his stocks in Feb 2020 for between $628k-$1.72 million.

He owns a 1973 Volkswagen Type 181 vintage car.

As per the sources, a senator receives an average yearly salary of around $174k.

Richard Burr’s Rumors, Controversy

Rumors were that Burr slow walking’ the Russia investigation in April 2017. Many people criticized him after hearing the rumor. He later said that he is doing his work properly.

In Feb 2020, when he sold his stocks, many questions were raised as he has used nonpublic information for trading. This was against the Stock Act of 2012.

Later, Richard Burr was sued by other shareholders for ignoring such an act.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Richard Burr’s height and weight are average. His hair color is grey and his eye color is blue.

Social Media Profiles

Richard Burr is currently active on Facebook and Twitter. Besides these, he is also active on Google Plus and Youtube.

He has a fan following of around 120.9k on Facebook while there are 7.4k followers on his Twitter. In addition, Richard has 233 subscribers on Youtube and 511 followers on Google Plus.

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