Bob Burns (Arizona politician)

Robert Burns (born May 26, 1938) is a politician from Arizona. He currently serves on the Arizona Corporation Commission. Prior to that, he served in the Arizona State Senate, where in his final term, he was also elected as the President of the Senate. Before that he served six terms in the Arizona House of Representatives.

Bob Burns
Member of the Arizona Corporation Commission
In office January 7, 2013 – January 11, 2021
Preceded by	Paul Newman
Succeeded by	Anna Tovar
President of the Arizona Senate
In office January 2009 – January 10, 2011
Preceded by	Tim Bee
Succeeded by	Russell Pearce
Member of the Arizona Senate from the 9th district
In office January 2003 – January 2011
Preceded by	???
Succeeded by	Rick Murphy
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 17th district
In office January 1989 – January 2001
Preceded by	Sterling Ridge
Succeeded by	Phil Hanson John B. Nelson
Personal details
Born	May 26, 1938 Rolfe, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Gayle Burns
Education	Glendale Community College, Arizona

Career

Robert Burns was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives and the Arizona State Senate.[1] He was elected to the House in 1988,[2]^:viii-ix and serve in that body from January 1989 through January 2001, winning re-election five times.[3]^:viii-ix[4]^:viii-ix[5]^:viii-ix[6]^:viii-ix[7]^:viii-ix He did not run in the November 2010 election. In the 2002 election he ran for the Senate in District 9, which was new due to redistricting, and won.[8]^:vii He won re-election to the seat three times and served in the Senate from January 2003 through January 2011.[9]^:vii[10]^:vii During his last term in the Senate he was also elected as the President of the Senate.[11]^:vii Due to Arizona's term limits, he was unable to run again for the Senate in the November 2010 election. In 2012 he ran for the Arizona Corporation Commission, and won. He won re-election to the Commission in the 2016, and is an incumbent on the Commission.[1][12]

Burns played a key role in the development of the Arizona Telemedicine Council, initiating the legislation that created it, and serving as the first co-chairman of the council.[13]

References

1. "Robert Burns". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on March 17, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
2. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1989 Thirty-Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
3. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1991 Volume 2, Fortieth Legislature, First Regular Session, Second to Fourth Special Sessions, Chapters 218 to End". State of Arizona. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
4. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1993 Volume 1, Forty-First Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 184". State of Arizona. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
5. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1995 Volume 1, Forty-Second Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 178". State of Arizona. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
6. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1997 Volume 1, Forty-Third Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 146". State of Arizona. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
7. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1999 Volume 1, Forty-Fourth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 223". State of Arizona. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
8. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2003 Volume 1, Forty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 247". State of Arizona. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
9. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2005 Volume 1, Forty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 226". State of Arizona. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
10. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2007 Volume 1, Forty-Eighth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 214". State of Arizona. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
11. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2009 Volume 1, Forty-Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 113". State of Arizona. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
12. "Democrats ousted from utilities commission as GOP wins 3 seats"
13. "Arizona Telemedicine Program - Background" Archived November 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on 2011-9-27.

External links

• Senator Bob Burns Official Arizona Senate page
• Profile at Project Vote Smart