John L. Burton
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SF Mayor Newsom ends run for Calif. governor...when asked for her reaction to Newsom's withdrawal from the race. California Democratic Party Chairman John Burton dismissed speculation that Feinstein would enter the race. He said Newsom, a longtime family friend, is a realist who decided... In this article: Gavin Newsom, California, Jerry Brown, Dianne Feinstein, Bill Clinton, San Francisco, Facebook, Democratic Party, John Burton, and Arnold Schwarzenegger |
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L.A. Times | 21 hours ago
Californians to decide on open primary amendment
In addition, California Democratic Party Chairman John L. Burton said, candidates would have to raise more money to reach a larger pool of voters, opening the door wider to special interests, a major source of campaign contributions. "It...
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L.A. Times - L.A. Now | 3 days ago
SEIU could sever ties with California Democratic Party
...and causes. Burton said SEIU's California president, Bill Lloyd, made the threat as Burton was set to appear last week at a San Francisco fundraiser for the splinter group, the National Union of Healthcare Workers. "They threatened...
In this article: Service Employees International Union, John Burton, Democratic Party, California Democratic Party, California, National Union, and Andy Stern
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California Democratic Party. Party Chairman. John L. Burton. Senate Leader. Darrell Steinberg ... and former United States Representative John L. Burton, ...
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Alicia Wang - Vice Chair, California Democratic Party. John L. Burton - Past President pro Tem California State Senate, and former ...
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John Burton. Democratic. Photo Credit: mtc.ca.gov. Date. Party. Office. Votes. Result. 11-03-1964 ... Room 4203 has been named the John L. Burton Hearing Room. ...
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Burton, who was the Socialist Equality Party's gubernatorial ... John L. Burton and his late brother, Phillip, have been Democratic Party icons for decades. ...
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John Lowell Burton (born December 15 1932 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American politician who served as a Democratic California State Senator from 1996 until 2004, representing the 3rd district. From 1998 until he was forced out of office by term limits in 2004, he served as the President pro tempore of the State Senate. Prior to his time in the Senate, he served in the California State Assembly from 1965 until 1974, and again from 1988 until 1997. He was originally elected to the Assembly to succeed his brother Phillip Burton, who had been elected to Congress. He was returned to the Assembly in a 1988 special election to succeed Art Agnos, who had been elected Mayor of San Francisco. Burton also served in the U.S. House of Representatives, alongside his brother, from 1974 until 1982, when he resigned, citing addictions to cocaine and alcohol.
As a legislator, Burton was known for expanding the Cal Grant scholarship program, and passing a law (subsequently defeated in a referendum) that would have required California businesses to pay for health coverage for their workers. The magazine California Journal said about Burton's departure from the Senate in 2005: "Gone will be the Senate's most vehement partisan for social services for the poor, the Senate's angriest voice against tax breaks for businesses and the wealthy, its loudest voice for protection of workers, its fiercest pro-labor advocate and its disciplinarian."
After leaving the Senate, Burton formed the John Burton Foundation, an organization that, according to its web site, is "dedicated to improving the quality of life for California’s homeless children and developing policy solutions to prevent homelessness."
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