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Cindy Burleson
| Cindy Burleson | ||
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| Candidate for | ||
| U.S. House, Mississippi, District 4 | ||
| Party | Republican | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | University of Memphis | |
| Master's | University of Memphis | |
| Personal | ||
| Profession | CEO, The International Sibling Society | |
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Biography
For the last 15 years, Burleson has served as the CEO and President of the International Sibling Society, a charitable organization that seeks to increase awareness of child abandonment around the world. Upon graduation from the University of Memphis in 1994, Burleson worked as a paralegal and a realtor in the Washington DC area. In 2000, she completed her Master of Arts in Liberal Studies degree at the University of Memphis. For six months in 2004, she also worked for the US Federal Government in Baghdad as a liaison to the Iraqi Ministry of Youth and Sport. From August 2010 through August 2011, she worked as a volunteer for Americorp in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in a tutoring capacity for 6-8th graders. [2]
Elections
2012
Burleson ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Mississippi's 4th District. She was defeated by incumbent Steve Palazzo in the March 13 primary.[3][4]
| U.S. House of Representatives-Mississippi District 4 Republican Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Steven Palazzo Incumbent |
73.9% | 60,722 |
| Cindy Burleson | 7.4% | 6,081 |
| Ron Vincent | 18.7% | 15,378 |
| Total Votes | 82,181 | |
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