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Richard Burr

Party
Republican
Latest Office Held:
US Senate, NC
Latest Office Sought:
US Senate, NC

Richard Mauze Burr (born November 30, 1955) is the senior United States Senator from North Carolina. A Republican, Burr represented North Carolina's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for five terms, and was elected to represent North Carolina as a U.S. Senator in the 2004 election. He defeated the Democratic Party nominee, former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles, in the open seat contest. With the 2008 election of Kay Hagan (D), Burr became North Carolina's senior senator. He defeated NC Secretary of State Elaine Marshall in 2010 to win reelection to a second term.

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Campaign Finance

$23,655,711 Received
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  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
  • only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
  • contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
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  • Top Industries

    OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.
    85% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry.

  • In State vs. Out of State

    contributions from individuals, in dollars

  • Individuals vs. PACs

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  • Top Contributors

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  • Recent and upcoming fundraisers

    Full invitations can be viewed at Party Time
    Date Event
    Sept. 27, 2013
    Venue:
    Weekend at Primland Resort at Primland Resort Meadows
    June 21, 2013
    Venue:
    Weekend at the Homestead at The Homestead
    May 31, 2013
    Venue:
    Family and Friends Annual Outer Banks Weekend at Outer Banks
    May 13, 2013
    Venue:
    Golf Outing at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club
    April 26, 2013
    Venue:
    Weekend at Pine Needles Lodge at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club
View all campaign finance data for Richard Burr Sources: OpenSecrets.org Party Time

Earmarks

$409,007,050 Allocated
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For more information, see our Earmark Methodology page.

View all earmarks data for Richard Burr Sources: OpenSecrets.org