Robert “Bob” Burns
Legislative District 9
Senate
1700 W. Washington
Room 204
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone Number: (602) 926‐5993
Email Address: rburns@azleg.gov
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EDUCATION:

Attended, Glendale Community College
Attended, General Electric Computer Programming School
Attended, United States Navy Avionics Technician School
Attended, United States Navy Aviation Preparatory School
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POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

Senator, Arizona State Senate, 2003‐present
Representative, Arizona State House of Representatives, 1989‐2000
Legislative District Chair, 1986
Precinct Committee Person, Deputy Registrar, 1978.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Christmas Cottage‐Gifts and Collectibles, 1995‐present
President, BMG Investments Incorporated, 1971‐present
Dairy Queen of Sun City West, 1997‐1999
Rainbow Elementary Prep Schools, 1971‐1997
Programming Analyst, General Electric and Honeywell, 1962‐1978
Aviation Electronics Technician, United States Navy, 1958‐1962
Former Volunteer Lobbyist, Arizona Association of Child Care Management

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AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Member, Arizona State Chamber of Commerce
Member, Arizona Telemedicine Council
Member, Arizona Town Hall
Board of Directors, Friends of West Valley Recreation Corridor
Member, Glendale Catlin Court Merchants Association
Member, Glendale Chamber of Commerce
Member, Glendale Downtown Development Corporation
Member, Glendale Kachina Rotary Club
Member, National Federation of Independent Businesses
Coach, Parks and Recreation Summer Baseball League
Member, Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
Coach/Sponsor, Summer Baseball League
Member, Sun City Republican Club
Member, West Glendale Community Coalition

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BILLS RELATING TO EDUCATION:

Bill…..      ..Sponsorship…… Description
SB1480…….Primary …….…….budget reconciliation; K‐12 education; trailer
SB1190…….Primary…….……..school district balances; allocations
Specifies a formula for the Arizona Department of Education
(ADE) to calculate the repayment of school districts’ deferred
May 15, 2009 apportionment of basic state aid and additional
state aid
SB1187 ……. budget…….……..reconciliation; K‐12
SB1142…….Co‐sponsor…….… public expenditure transparency database
Requires cities, towns, county treasurers, school districts and
community college districts to establish and maintain a
receipts and expenditures public internet database.
SB1107…….Primary…….…….state equalization property tax repeal

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CAMPAIGN PROMISES:

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OTHER MEDIA

November 4. 2009
Here and Now: Special Session‐ audio feed

http://kjzz.org/news/arizona/archives/200911/hn_legislature

November 3, 2009
Conservative Calls for Sales Tax Hike‐ OpEd by Bob Burns

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/2009/11/02/20091102burns03.html

Sept. 21, 2009
Bob Burns on Horizon‐ video

http://www.azpbs.org/horizon/detailvid.php?id=1980

April 14, 2009
Bob Burns on Horizon‐ video

http://www.azpbs.org/horizon/detailvid.php?id=1907

February 17, 2009
Bob Burns on Horizon: Legislative Priorities‐ video

http://www.azpbs.org/horizon/detailvid.php?id=1907

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NOTABLE QUOTES:

July 10, 2009
In a statement July 10, Burns said it is “not helpful to sling recklessly exaggerated uses of words like ‘devastating’ or ‘decimated’ when referring to education funding.”

http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2‐20527748.html

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February 9, 2009
“We don’t have the staff to evaluate what just went out the door,”

http://www.speakupnowaz.org/blog/?p=54

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