Brian D. Burns
| Brian D. Burns | |
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| 72nd Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
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In office January 1975 – January 1977 |
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| Preceded by | John S. Burgess |
| Succeeded by | T. Garry Buckley |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
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In office 1967–1975 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 17, 1939 Burlington, Vermont |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Burlington, Vermont |
| Alma mater |
University of Vermont Harvard University (M.P.A.) |
| Profession | Real Estate Agent |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Brian D. Burns (born November 17, 1939) is a former Vermont political figure who served as Lieutenant Governor.
Brian Douglas Burns was born in Burlington, Vermont on November 17, 1939. He was the nephew of John J. Burns, an Irish American who served as the Mayor of Burlington, Vermont. Brian Burns graduated from Burlington's Cathedral High School in 1958, attended the University of Vermont and became active in the real estate business.
He served in the United States Army and the Vermont National Guard in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
In 1966 Burns ran successfully for a seat in the Vermont House of Representatives. He served four terms, from 1967 to 1975. He was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1974. he finished in first place, with 66,942 votes to Republican candidate T. Garry Buckley's 60,962, and 6,484 for Liberty Union Party nominee Arthur Deloy. Since Burns fell 256 votes short of the majority required by the state constitution, the contest was decided by the Vermont Legislature, which voted for Burns by a margin of 161 to 20. He served from January 1975 to January 1977.
In 1976 Burns was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor, losing a three way race to State Treasurer Stella Hackel. (Hackel went on to lose the general election to Republican Richard Snelling).
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