Barbara Burns

American politician

Barbara A. Burns is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and of Pittsburgh City Council.[3]

Barbara A. Burns
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 20th district
In office
March 7, 1994 – November 30, 1994
Preceded byThomas Murphy
Succeeded byDon Walko
Member of the Pittsburgh City Council from the 1st District
In office
January 4, 2000[1] – January 5, 2004[2]
Preceded byDan Onorato
Succeeded byLuke Ravenstahl
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic

Political career

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Barbara was first elected to the State House on March 7, 1994 to fill the empty seat left by Thomas Murphy's election as Mayor of Pittsburgh.[4] In 1999, she successfully won a seat in the Pittsburgh City Council which was vacated by Democrat Dan Onorato, she was then defeated for re-election by Democrat Luke Ravenstahl in 2004.[5][6]

References

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  1. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  2. Pittsburgh Live
  3. Cox, Harold. "House Members B". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  4. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1993–1994" (PDF). Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
  5. The Pittsburgh Post Gazette
  6. The Pittsburgh Post Gazette