Barry Burns
Barry Burns was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 54 of the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Biography
Burns earned his B.S. in math education from North Carolina State University and his M.S. in education administration from North Carolina A&T State University. His professional experience includes working as a chartered financial consultant, as a math teacher for 17 years at Chatham Central High School, as a principal at Chatham Central High School and Northwood High School, as Assistant Principal at Chatham Middle School, as a summer recruiter for Central Carolina Community College in Sanford, NC for 13 years and for Upward Bound at UNC Chapel Hill.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
Burns' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]
Public education
- Excerpt: "Pay increase for ALL teachers."
- Excerpt: "Stop the re-segregation of schools."
- Excerpt: "Make public schools more aligned to charter schools."
- Excerpt: "No vouchers for private schools."
- Excerpt: "Streamline administration."
Water quality
- Excerpt: "Timely coal ash removal."
- Excerpt: "AGAINST Fracking."
- Excerpt: "Replace DENR (Department of Environment and Natural Resources) Leadership that sees corporations as their 'customers.'"
- Excerpt: "Require much greater oversight of our most precious resource - OUR ENVIRONMENT!"
DHHS Oversight - Medicaid
- Excerpt: "Change the leadership at DHHS (Department of Health and Human Services)."
- Excerpt: "Secure the Federal Medicaid funding that the lack thereof is increasing the cost of health care for everyone."
Elections
2014
Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014. Incumbent Robert Reives defeated Barry Burns in the Democratic primary, while Andy Wilkie was unopposed in the Republican primary. Reives defeated Wilkie in the general election.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Robert Reives Incumbent |
56.2% | 16,875 | |
| Republican | Andy Wilkie | 43.8% | 13,156 | |
| Total Votes | 30,031 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Robert Reives Incumbent |
68.4% | 5,739 |
| Barry Burns | 31.6% | 2,657 |
| Total Votes | 8,396 | |
Personal
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Burns and his wife, Phyllis, have three children.[1]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Barry + Burns + North + Carolina + House"
See also
- North Carolina House of Representatives
- North Carolina State Legislature
- North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2014
- North Carolina House of Representatives District 54
External links
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- North Carolina State Board of Elections, Official primary candidate list
- North Carolina State Board of Elections, Official general election candidate list
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official campaign website, "About Barry," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Official campaign website, "Primary Concerns," accessed April 21, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results For 2014," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "General Election Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed June 12, 2014
