Richard Burr
- Party
- Republican
- Office Held:
- US Senate, NC
- 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
$8,370,770 ReceivedFigures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:
- 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.
- organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.
For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.
Latest FEC Data
covers through candidate's December 31, 2010 filing. independent expenditures updated daily.-
Summary
overview of how much the candidate raised and spent, and who contributed it- Total Raised:
- $8,370,770 #29 of 64 Senate candidates
- Total Spent:
- $4,770,832 #43 of 64 Senate candidates
- Cash on Hand:
- $1,358,321 #17 of 64 Senate candidates
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Contributions Over Time
reflects only contributions over $200, as smaller contributions are not individually reported. For some candidates a significant portion of their fundraising may not be captured by this chart. -
Independent Expenditures
outside groups that spent money supporting or opposing the candidateCommittee Name Support/Oppose Total Spending National Fedn of Independent Business Support$253,527 Right to Life Support$137,391 National Assn of Realtors Support$6,817 FreedomWorks Support$536 Afl-Cio Oppose$25
Donor Information
covers roughly through Q4 2012. may lag behind FEC section above, as donors and industries are identified by hand.-
Top Industries
OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.83% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry. -
In State vs. Out of State
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Top Contributors
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Recent and upcoming fundraisers
Full invitations can be viewed at Party TimeDate 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
Earmarks
$105,803,000 AllocatedFigures are based on both committee earmark disclosures and on analysis of appropriations bill text. Table shows top 10 earmarks, ordered by dollar amount in the final version of the bill. Earmarks from the president's budget proposal are not included.
For more information, see our Earmark Methodology page.
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In State vs. Out of State
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Top Earmarks
Fiscal Year Amount Description 2010 $14,700,000 City of Charlotte, Charlotte Area Transit System's [CATS] Blue Line Extension-Northeast Corridor Project, NC 2010 $13,000,000 National Rural Water Assn: National Rural Water Association 2010 $9,000,000 Air Traffic Control Tower 2010 $6,038,000 Tactical UAS Support Facility 2010 $6,000,000 Reach Out and Read authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 2010 $4,841,000 Wood Utilization, AK, ID, LA, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC, OR, TN, WV 2010 $3,300,000 Mariner Corporation: Transformation of ISO Containers to Smart Containers 2010 $3,200,000 Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University: Health Sciences Regenerative Medicine Center-Autologous Tissues Research 2010 $3,200,000 Combat Displays: Environmentally Sealed, Ruggedized Avionics Displays 2010 $3,200,000 Hexatech: High-Frequency, High-Power Electronic and Optoelectronic Devices on Aluminum Nitride (AIN)
