Senator Richard Burr

Senior Senator from North Carolina, Republican

Top Industries
#IndustryYr AmountCareer Amount
1Retired$558,456$1,492,439
2Health Professionals$469,649$1,434,427
3Pharmaceuticals/Health Products$404,621$1,055,932
4Insurance$401,751$859,064
5Lawyers/Law Firms$400,148$1,030,190
6Securities & Investment$354,322$936,427
7Lobbyists$305,946$666,453
8Leadership PACs$288,241$901,933
9Real Estate$272,509$908,122
10Electric Utilities$271,830$686,927
43Telephone Utilities$38,750$38,750
Top Donors 2014
#DonorYr AmountCareer Amount
1New Breed Inc$82,300$95,300
2Reynolds American$74,551$179,151
3Scana Corp$58,074$79,574
4Duke Energy$51,771$87,221
5Womble, Carlyle et al$49,927$134,627
6Wells Fargo$43,740$43,740
7Bank of America$37,020$92,170
8Lowe's Companies$34,600$90,089
9Merck & Co$31,550$31,550
10Northwestern Mutual$31,220$31,220
50Verizon Communications$13,000$13,000

Bio Information


BURR, Richard M., (1955 - ) Senate Years of Service: 2005- Party: Republican BURR, Richard M., 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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