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Who Really Represents North Carolina?

Meet Your Member: Sen. Richard Burr(NC)

Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress.

BURR, Richard M., a Representative and a Senator 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 for term beginning January 3, 2005. Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006.

Summary data about Sen. Richard Burr
District	N/A
Party	R
Term	1st
Next Election	2010
% of Vote Received in Last General Election*	51.60 %
Special Interest Money Ranking	40 out of 100
Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking	34 out of 90
Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking	50 out of 100
Contributions from Small Donors Ranking	76 out of 100
Contributions from PACs Ranking	23 out of 100
Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005	$ 478,696
Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 80,211
Total Privately Funded Travel†	$ 40,001 to $ 50,000
Yrs of Serviceª	5.5
Privately Funded Travel (with years-of-service multiplier)**	$ 40,001 to $ 50,000
Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 2,875,780
% of Contributions from Out-of-State††	35.10 %
Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 512,299
Contributions from Small Donors	$ 7,283,859
Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 1,286,988
% of Contributions from Small Donors°	47.10 %
Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 4,084,719
% of Total Contributions from PACs	26.80 %
Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 747,084
Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 6,371
Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 776,800

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Contribution information from the Center for Responsive Politics. Lobbyist contributions are drawn from information for the period from January 1, 1999 through December 31, 2005. Other contributions are drawn from information for the period from January 1, 1999 through June 30, 2006 and are based on data released electronically by the FEC on August 7, 2006.
* Source: Federal Election Commission.
‡ See Methodology for explanation of adjustment method.
† Travel information from the Center for Public Integrity, as reported by members of Congress. Due to the imprecise reporting of privately funded travel, increments of $10,000 are used.
ª The range of the available data is from January 1, 2000 to June 30, 2005.
** The figure incorporates the years of service factor and extrapolates each member’s travel as if he or she had served all 5.5 years.
†† Contributions represent only those from individuals who gave more than $200.
° Percentage represents contributions from individuals of $200 or less divided by all contributions from individuals.

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