Former member of Congress · last served 117th Congress

Richard Burr

REPUBLICAN U.S. Senator · North CarolinaSenate 2005–2023 · House 1995–2005 (NC-5)

Richard Burr was a Republican U.S. senator from North Carolina, first elected to Congress in 1995, who voted with most Republicans on 90% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 6 bills that became law (113th–117th Congress).

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169Bills & resolutions sponsored113th–117th Congress (excludes amendments)

7Passed a chamberof 121 substantive bills (excludes resolutions and ceremonial bills)

6Became law4 substantive + 2 ceremonial · 113th–117th Congress

24Broke with partyof 239 yes/no votes, 112th (10.0%)

12Missed votesof 251 roll calls, 112th (4.8%)

—Pork: own shareFY2024 earmarks: not in office

How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.

5 most recent votes

YeaOn Passage of the Bill — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Jan 1, 2013 · Bill Passed
YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
NayOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
NayOn Passage of the Bill — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Bill Passed
YeaOn the Amendment — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Amendment Rejected

5 most recent bills

S. 450 Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021
Jan 5, 2023 · Became Public Law No: 117-334.
S.Res. 833 A resolution designating September 24, 2022, through October 2, 2022, as "Blue Star Welcome Week".
Nov 15, 2022 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6705; text: CR S6699)
S. 4944 Firewood Banks Act of 2022
Sep 29, 2022 · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-477.
S.J.Res. 61 A joint resolution to provide for the resolution of issues in a railway labor-management dispute, and for other purposes.
Sep 12, 2022 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S. 2736 RPM Act of 2021
Sep 7, 2022 · Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.

Top bills sponsored

Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.

Elections Sen. Burr has won

Sen. Burr has won 5 U.S. House elections (1994–2002) and 3 U.S. Senate elections (2004, 2010, 2016). Of the contested races, margins ran from 4.6 to 85.6 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

Elections won8 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed

Closest win: 4.6 points2004, NC Senate

Won an open seat or took one from the other party2 of 8 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, North Carolina’s 5th districtWinners, most recent three: Stephen Neal (D) 1976–1992 → Richard Burr (R) 1994–2002 → Virginia Foxx (R) 2004–2024. Elections shown, not terms; special elections not included.

Seat history, North Carolina Senate (class 3)Winners in regular elections, most recent three: John Edwards (D) 1998 → Richard Burr (R) 2004–2016 → Ted Budd (R) 2022. The seat is next on the ballot in 2028.

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Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.

How has North Carolina done while Sen. Burr served?

2005 to 2022 in North Carolina: typical household income was up 10% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was down 2.3 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 3.3 points.

Typical household income · after inflation

North Carolina: $65.8K in 2005 → $72.3K in 2022

North Carolina up 10%U.S. up 7%

Share of people below the poverty line

North Carolina: 15.1% in 2005 → 12.8% in 2022

North Carolina down 2.3 pointsU.S. down 0.7 points

Share of workers looking for a job

North Carolina: 7.1% in 2005 → 3.8% in 2022

North Carolina down 3.3 pointsU.S. down 2.6 points

Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.

While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in North Carolina during Burr’s time representing it (2005 to 2023). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.

North Carolina’s borders do not change, so every year is comparable. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.

See the full 20-year record →Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B19013, B17001, B23001) and BLS CPI-U-RS for inflation, retrieved October 18, 2026. “About the same” means the change is inside the 90% margins of error. Who held the seat: Congress.gov member service records, year level.

Official records on bills this member sponsored

117th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 23 bills sponsored.

Record	Bills	Source
Bills sponsored	23	Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them →
With a CBO cost estimate listed	0	None listed
With a committee report listed	0	None listed

Evidence

How counted: Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 117th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
Fields: cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
PORKER copy refreshed: October 26, 2026 (nightly)

Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.

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Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.