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Lon Burnam
| Lon Burnam | ||
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| Texas State House, District 90 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 1997 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 13, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 16 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $7,200/year | |
| Per diem | $150/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 1996 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | 07/11/1953 | |
| Religion | Quaker | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Burnam served as Executive Director of the Dallas Peace Center, and works as a Consultant. He has worked prior as a City Planner - Community Organizing-Revitalization, and Special Assistant to Regional Administrator - Texas Department of Human Services.
Burnam is a member of Citizens for Curbside Recycling, I CARE, Texas Citizen Action, and Texas Citizens for the Environment.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Burnam served on the following committees:
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Criminal Jurisprudence | ||||
| • Energy Resources | ||||
2011-2012
Burnam served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Environmental Regulation | ||||
| • Homeland Security & Public Safety | ||||
2009-2010
| Texas Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Environmental Regulation | ||||
| • Public Safety | ||||
Elections
2012
Burnam ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 90. Burnam defeated Carlos Vasquez in the May 29 primary election and was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3][4]
| Texas House of Representatives District 90 Democratic Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Lon Burnam Incumbent |
52% | 2,073 |
| Carlos Vasquez | 48% | 1,914 |
| Total Votes | 3,987 | |
2010
Burnam won re-election in District 90 in 2010. He was unopposed in the March 2 Democratic primary and defeated Republican Larry Keilberg in the November 2 general election.[5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 90 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Lon Burnam (R)
|
7,759 | 65.31% | ||
| Larry Keilberg (D) | 4,120 | 34.68% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Burnam won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas's 90th District, defeating Larry Keilberg (R). Burn received 16,984 votes in the election while Keilberg received 7,180 votes.[6] Burnam raised $140,929 for his campaign.[7]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 90 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Lon Burnam (D)
|
16,984 | 70.28% | ||
| Larry Keilberg (R) | 7,180 | 29.71% | ||
2006
On November 4, 2006 Burnam won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas's 90th District, defeating Rod Wingo (L).[8]
Burnam raised $121,453 for his campaign while Wingo raised $0.[9]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 90 (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Lon Burnam (D)
|
9,650 | |||
| Rod Lingo (L) | 1,515 | |||
2004
On November 4, 2004 Burnam won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas's 90th District, defeating Larry Keilberg (R).[10]
Burnam raised $170,930 for his campaign while Keilberg raised $4,925.[11]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 90 (2004) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Lon Burnam (D)
|
14,841 | |||
| Larry Keilberg (R) | 7,913 | |||
2002
On November 4, 2002 Burnam won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas's 90th District, defeating Larry Keilberg (R).[12]
Burnam raised $127,926 for his campaign while Keilberg raised $18,465.[13]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 90 (2002) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Lon Burnam (D)
|
11,731 | |||
| Larry Keilberg (R) | 4,511 | |||
2000
On November 4, 2000 Burnam won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas's 90th District, unopposed.[14]
Burnam raised $81,249 for his campaign.[15]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 90 (2000) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Lon Burnam (D)
|
15,531 | |||
1998
On November 4, 1998 Burnam won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas's 90th District, unopposed.[16]
Burnam raised $96,811 for his campaign.[17]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 90 (1998) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Lon Burnam (D)
|
8,990 | |||
1996
On November 4, 1996 Burnam won election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas's 90th District, unopposed.[18]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 90 (1996) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Lon Burnam (D)
|
16,015 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
Burnam raised a total of $178,953 in 2010. Below are Burnam's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2010 election:[19]
| Contributor | 2010 total |
|---|---|
| Chickasaw Nation | $7,500 |
| Border Health | $5,000 |
| Texas Classroom Teachers Association | $5,000 |
| Texas Trial Lawyers | $4,500 |
| Blackridge | $3,515 |
2008
In the 2008 election, Burnam raised a total of $140,929.[20]
His four largest contributors in 2008 were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Peisen, Verna | $5,000 |
| Border Health | $5,000 |
| Fort Worth Police Officers Association | $3,000 |
| 3 Donors, Each Donating $2,000 | $2,000 |
2006
In the 2006 election, Burnam raised a total of $121,453. [21]
His five largest contributors in 2006 were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Licensed Beverage Distributors | $7,500 |
| House Democratic Campaign CMTE of Texas | $4,000 |
| BG Distribution Partners | $3,000 |
| Communications Workers of America | $2,500 |
| 3 Donors, Each Donating $2,000 | $2,000 |
2004
In the 2004 election, Burnam raised a total of $170,930. [22]
His five largest contributors in 2004 were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Henry, Michael J | $5,000 |
| Jose Henry Brantley Keltner | $3,500 |
| Rogers, Clifford L | $2,800 |
| Fort Worth Fire Fighters | $2,720 |
| Texas Trial Lawyers Association | $2,500 |
| Texas Classroom Teachers Association | $2,500 |
2002
In the 2002 election, Burnam raised a total of $127,926. [23]
His four largest contributors in 2002 were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Texas Medical Association | $2,000 |
| Fort Worth Fire Fighters | $2,000 |
| Kelley, Russell T | $2,000 |
| 5 Donors, Each Donating $1,500 | $1,500 |
Issues
Legislation
- HB 792 - Relating to the labeling of products that contain bisphenol-A.
- HB 977 - Relating to use of the money from the Texas enterprise fund to promote renewable energy technology.
- HB 1436 - Relating to depositing revenue received by this state from undocumented immigrants to the indigent emergency medical services and preventative health care reimbursement fund.
- HB 1646 - Relating to electric utility energy efficiency goals and programs and demand reduction targets; creating an office of energy efficiency deployment in the state energy conservation office.[24]
Scorecards
Mark Jones Partisan Index
Mark P. Jones is the Chair of the Department of Political Science at Rice University. He builds a ranking of Texas state representatives each year based on their votes from the previous session. Jones then ranks legislators based on how liberal and conservative they are according to legislative history.
2011
- Burnam ranked as the most liberal representative during the 2011 session.
- Burnam received a Lib-Con score of -1.10 and was classified as "More Liberal than 2/3 of Democrats". The only other legislator in this category was Roland Gutierrez.
- The most conservative representative in the index is Ken Paxton, with a Lib-Con score of 0.84.[25]
Empower Texans Fiscal Responsibility Index
Empower Texans produces the Fiscal Responsibility Index as "a measurement of how lawmakers perform on size and role of government issues." The index uses "exemplar votes on core budget and free enterprise issues that demonstrate legislators' governing philosophy."[26] Legislators are graded along a standard grading scale, receiving grades A through F based on their performance during the legislative session.
2011
Lon Burnam received a grade of F on the 2011 Fiscal Responsibility Index.
External links
- Lon Burnam's campaign website
- Texas House of Representatives - Rep. Burnam
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Official Campaign Contributions
- Follow The Money, Campaign Contributions: 20102008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 1998
- Freedom Speaks profile
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 90 page
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
- Mexican American Legislative Caucus profile
- Lon Burnam on Facebook
- Lon Burnam on Twitter
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Burnam
- ↑ Texas Democratic Party - Democratic Primary Candidates
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State - 2012 Election and Candidate Information
- ↑ Office of the (Texas) Secretary of State, "Race Summary Report," accessed July 12, 2012
- ↑ Official Texas Election Results
- ↑ Texas House official election results for 2008
- ↑ District 90 Texas House candidate funds, 2008
- ↑ Texas House official election results for 2006
- ↑ District 90 Texas House candidate funds, 2006
- ↑ Texas House official election results for 2004
- ↑ District 90 Texas House candidate funds, 2004
- ↑ Texas House official election results for 2002
- ↑ District 90 Texas House candidate funds, 2002
- ↑ Texas House official election results for 2000
- ↑ District 90 Texas House candidate funds, 2000
- ↑ Texas House official election results for 1998
- ↑ District 90 Texas House candidate funds, 1998
- ↑ Texas House official election results for 1996
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2006 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2004 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2002 Campaign contributions
- ↑ Texas Legislature - Bills Authored/Joint Authored by Rep. Burnam
- ↑ Texas Tribune "How Partisan are Texas House Members? July 8, 2011
- ↑ Empower Texans, "Fiscal Responsibility Index"
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