Bill Burlison
Bill Burlison | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 10th district | |
| In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Paul C. Jones |
| Succeeded by | Bill Emerson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 15, 1931 Wardell, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | March 17, 2019 (aged 88) Wardell, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Southeast Missouri State University |
| Profession | lawyer |
Bill D. Burlison, (March 15, 1931 – March 17, 2019), was an American politician who has held office in Missouri and Maryland. He is a Democrat. He represented Missouri as a member of the U. S. Congress starting with the Ninety-first United States Congress in 1969 until he was defeated in a bid for a seventh-term by Bill Emerson in 1980.
Four months after entering the race for Congress in the 3rd District in the 2006 election, Burlison withdrew his candidacy on November 3, 2005.
On February 23, 2016, he filed to run for the Missouri Senate against incumbent Republican Doug Libla, and was unopposed in the Democratic primary.[1] On November 8, 2016, Libla won re-election with 69.35% of the vote.[2]
Burlison died at his home in Wardell, Missouri on March 17, 2019 at the age of 88.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Unofficial Candidate Filing List". Missouri Secretary of State. March 29, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ↑ "All Results, State of Missouri - 2016 General Election - November 8, 2016". Missouri Secretary of State. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
- ↑ "Bill D. Burlison obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Bill D. Burlison County Council Bio
- Burlison Biography from Congressional Bioguide
- County Councilman Burlison runs again for Congress[permanent dead link], Annapolis Capital, 7/6/2005
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