Richard Burns
| Richard Burns | ||
| Candidate for | ||
| Maine State Senate District 2 | ||
| Party | Independent | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Maine House of Representatives | ||
| 2004-2008 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | University of Maine | |
| Military service | ||
| Service/branch | Army | |
| Years of service | 1975-1978 | |
| Personal | ||
| Profession | Carpenter | |
| Websites | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Burns is a self-employed Carpenter, in addition to owning an antiques shop. He served in the United States Army from 1975 to 1978.[1]
Issues
Campaign themes
2012
Burns' website highlights the following campaign themes:[1]
Single Payer Health Care
- Excerpt:"Health care reforms that serve the people of Maine, not the just the insurance industry."
Energy Efficiency
- Excerpt:"Alternative Energy and reduced dependency on foreign oil."
Our Economy
- Excerpt:"Maine’s right to be heard on issues of global economics, NAFTA, and other trade agreements that have undermined our economy."
Protecting Maine’s Groundwater
- Excerpt:"Maine People Challenge Corporate Grab at Groundwater!"
2010
On his campaign website, Burns outlined these issues as his main priorities: [2]
- Protect Maine's groundwater - Rick will protect Maine's groundwater from multinational corporations
- Health Care Crisis - a vote for Rick is a vote for affordable healthcare
- Energy Efficiency - Rick will help achieve energy independence and reduce dependency on foreign oil
- Economy - a vote for Rick will help secure Maine's economic future
- Maine Small Business - a vote for Rick is a vote for Maine's families and small business community
Elections
2012
- See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2012
Burns ran in the 2012 election for Maine State Senate District 2. He ran as an Independent candidate and was defeated by incumbent Ronald Collins (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[3]
| Maine State Senate, District 2, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Ronald Collins Incumbent |
45.6% | 9,301 | |
| Democratic | Thomas Wright | 31.2% | 6,377 | |
| Independent | Richard Burns | 23.2% | 4,736 | |
| Total Votes | 20,414 | |||
2010
- See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2010
Burns was defeated by Republican candidate Ronald Collins in the November 2 general election. Republican incumbent Richard Nass could not run for re-election due to term limits.[4]
In the June 8th primary election, Burns ran unopposed. [5]
Personal
Burns and his wife Andrea have five children.[1]
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- York High School Class of 2013 top students - Seacoastonline.com
- Red scare: Blind Chinese dissident claims Chinese communist conquest of US ... - Daily Caller
- The Center For Inquiry Likes Atheism's Cranky White Guy Image, So Screw You ... - Raw Story
- Work/Life Issues Really Depend On What Kind of Job You Have - Raw Story
- Irish Anti-Choicers Furious That Women May Live - Raw Story
- York High announces top 15 scholars - Foster's Daily Democrat
- Jeb Bush backs Senate immigration bill - Daily Caller
- Fine, Would-Be Deadbeat Dads. Here's A Suggestion For You. - Raw Story
- Sexual Harassment Is A Grassroots Political Movement - Raw Story
- NSA leaker Edward Snowden: Washington's 4 most stinging insults - The Week Magazine
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External links
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
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