Richard Mauze Burr, a member of the Republican Party, is the senior senator from North Carolina. He was formerly a member of the U. S. House of Representatives and currently serves as Chairman of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee.
Senator Burr is also a member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, the Senate Finance Committee, and the Senate Committee on Aging. His colleague, Senator Thom Tillis, is also a Republican and serves on the Armed Services Committee, the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, the Judiciary Committee, the Veterans Affairs Committee, and the Special Committee on Aging. David Price is a Democratic member of the U. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 4th congressional district. He is a member of the Appropriations Committee, the House Budget Committee, the Homeland Security Subcommittee, and chairs both the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and the House Democracy Association. No matter what political party you support, it's impossible to deny the impact Coach Mike Krzyzewski has had on North Carolina.
Governor Roy Cooper introduced Coach K to the Longleaf Pine Order for his important work in communities across our state. Duke in DC welcomes two Duke orientation groups to Washington D. C., and even WordPress theme designer Anders Norén has taken notice. The Senate Republican National Committee (NRSC) published ads attacking Democratic candidate Deborah Ross for being too liberal for North Carolina by highlighting her career with the American Civil Liberties Union.Richard Mauze Burr was born on November 30th 1955 in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was re-elected to his seat in 2016 despite President-elect Donald Trump's lack of popularity in North Carolina and Governor Pat McCrory's unpopular stance on the state's “bathroom bill”.
Other notable politicians from North Carolina include former Senator Kay Hagan, Treasurer Janet Cowell and U. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx.