Tim Burns (Pennsylvania politician)
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Republican nominee for U.S. House of Representatives |
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Election date May 18, 2010 |
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| Opponent(s) | Mark Critz (D) |
| Incumbent | John Murtha (deceased) |
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April 14, 1968 Morgantown, West Virginia United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | two sons, Brock and Trent |
| Residence | Johnstown, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Religion | Roman Catholic Church |
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Tim Burns for Congress Tim Burns for Senate |
Timothy Richard "Tim" Burns (born April 14, 1968) is a Pennsylvania businessman. He ran as a Republican in the 2010 special election to represent Western Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. Burns won the party nomination but lost the November general election to Democratic incumbent Mark Critz. From mid-October 2011 until ending his campaign in early February 2012, Burns was a candidate for the Republican nomination for United States Senate to challenge incumbent Senator Bob Casey, Jr. in the 2012 election.
Burns was born in Morgantown, West Virginia; his family later moved to Johnstown, Pennsylvania where he grew up in the Hornerstown section of the city. He graduated from Greater Johnstown High School in 1986. In 1990, Burns obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, Pennsylvania.
In 1992, Burns co-founded TechRx, a pharmaceutical technology company that was started in the basement of his house. The company created prescription-automation software for pharmacies that improved the process of filling prescriptions with greater accuracy. The company eventually grew to over 400 employees before it was sold in 2003 to the Atlanta company NDCHealth Corporation.
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