Richard Burr
Richard Mauze Burr (born November 30, 1955) is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from North Carolina from 2005 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Burr was previously a member of the United States House of Representatives.
Richard Burr | |
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Official portrait, 2015 | |
| United States Senator from North Carolina | |
| In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | John Edwards |
| Succeeded by | Ted Budd |
| Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2015 – May 15, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Dianne Feinstein |
| Succeeded by | Marco Rubio (acting) |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 5th district | |
| In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen L. Neal |
| Succeeded by | Virginia Foxx |
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| Born | Richard Mauze Burr November 30, 1955 Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Brooke Fauth (m. 1984) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Wake Forest University (BA) |
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Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, Burr is a graduate of Wake Forest University. Before seeking elected office, he was a sales manager for a lawn equipment company. In 1994, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for North Carolina's 5th congressional district as part of the Republican Revolution.
Burr was first elected to the United States Senate in 2004. From 2015 to 2020, he chaired the Senate Intelligence Committee. In 2016, he announced that he would not seek reelection in 2022. Burr temporarily stepped down as chair of the Intelligence Committee on May 15, 2020, amid an FBI investigation into allegations of insider trading during the COVID-19 pandemic. On January 19, 2021, the Department of Justice announced that the investigation had been closed, with no charges against Burr.
Burr was one of seven Republican senators to vote to convict Donald Trump of incitement of insurrection in his second impeachment trial.