Phillip Burton was a United States Representative from California. A Democrat, he was instrumental in creating the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Burton was one of the first members of Congress to acknowledge the need for AIDS research and introduce an AIDS bill. He was the brother of California State Senator and Congressman John L. Burton.

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  • Phillip Burton was a United States Representative from California. A Democrat, he was instrumental in creating the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Burton was one of the first members of Congress to acknowledge the need for AIDS research and introduce an AIDS bill. He was the brother of California State Senator and Congressman John L. Burton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, attended Washington High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and graduated from George Washington High School in the Richmond District of San Francisco in 1944. He earned a B.A. from the University of Southern California in 1947 and an LL.B. from Golden Gate College School of Law in 1952. He worked as a lawyer and was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court in 1956. Burton was a member of the United States Air Force during both World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of the California State Assembly from 1957 to 1964. He represented the United States at the Atlantic Treaty Association Conference in France, 1959. He was a delegate to the California State Democratic convention from 1968 to 1982. He was also a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1968 and 1972. At the 1968 convention, he was a part of the delegation pledged to Robert Kennedy, who was assassinated after winning the California Democratic Primary in June. He was elected as a Democrat to the 88th Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative John F. Shelley, and reelected to the 10 succeeding Congresses. In 1965, Burton was one of only 3 members of the House to vote against appropriations that President Lyndon Johnson requested for the Vietnam War. In 1973, Burton allowed a bill to go to the floor without a "closed rule"- a stipulation that there could be no amendments proposed to it- for the first time since the 1920s. The ending of the closed rule created an infusion of federal lobbyists at the Capitol building; the lobbyists targeted members of Congress to add funding for lobbyists' favorite projects into bills. For this reason, David Frum wrote that Burton "created the modern Congress" more than anyone else. After the Democrats gained a strong majority in 1974, he was successful in getting the House to abolish the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Burton was supported by labor unions and championed working people, supporting the struggles of the farm workers and coal miners. When President Gerald Ford appeared before Congress in 1975 to request aid during a refugee crisis in the Vietnamese and Cambodian capitals, Burton became so upset with Ford's request that he called it "an outrage" and left halfway through the speech. He was the author of the bill that created the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and legislation setting up wilderness areas across the country. The Point Reyes National Seashore includes the Phillip Burton Wilderness, named for the congressman in 1985. In the early 1980s, he worked with gay liaison Bill Kraus to create legislation and funding for AIDS research in the San Francisco area. He died on April 10, 1983 in San Francisco at age 56. He was cremated, and the ashes were interred in the National Cemetery of the Presidio. There is a statue of Phillip Burton at the Great Meadow at Fort Mason, which is in the Golden Gate Recreation Area. San Francisco's federal building is named for Burton. His wife Sala Burton won a special election to serve the remainder of his term. His brother, John L. Burton, also served as a member of Congress. Burton's House seat is currently held by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who won a special election in 1987 upon Sala Burton's death.
  • Phillip Burton war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker der Demokratischen Partei. Sein Bruder John Lowell Burton war ebenfalls als Politiker tätig. Burton studierte an der University of Southern California in Los Angeles und erhielt an dieser Universität 1947 seinen Bachelor of Arts. An der Golden Gate Law School in San Francisco, die er danach besuchte erhielt er 1952 seinen Bachelor of Laws. Burton arbeitete nun als Anwalt. 1956 wurde er für Verhandlungen vor dem United States Supreme Court zugelassen. Im selben Jahr begann auch seine politische Karriere, als er als jüngstes Mitglied in das kalifornische Repräsentantenhaus gewählt wurde. Burton gehörte ihm von 1956 bis 1964 an und wechselte danach in das Repräsentantenhaus der Vereinigten Staaten, in welches er im Zuge einer Nachwahl zur Besetzung eines vakanten Sitzes gewählt worden war. In den darauf folgenden Wahlen wurde Burton insgesamt zehnmal wiedergewählt und vertrat damit den Bundesstaat Kalifornien vom 18. Februar 1964 bis zu seinem Tod am 10. April 1983 im Repräsentantenhaus der Vereinigten Staaten. Burton, der an Herzversagen starb, wurde eingeäschert und auf dem National Cemetery auf dem Presidio of San Francisco beigesetzt. Sein vakanter Sitz im Repräsentantenhaus wurde durch seine Witwe Sala Burton neu besetzt. In seiner Zeit als Abgeordneter war er auf den California State Democratic conventions von 1968 bis 1982, sowie auf den Democratic National Conventions von 1968 und 1970 Delegierter.
  • Phillip Burton foi um deputado federal norte-americano, representando a Califórnia. Filiado ao Partido Democrata, ele foi importante na criação da Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Foi um dos primeiros membros do Congresso a reconhecer a necessidade de pesquisas para a AIDS e apresentou um projeto de lei sobre a matéria.
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  • 1964–1983
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  • Phillip Burton was a United States Representative from California. A Democrat, he was instrumental in creating the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Burton was one of the first members of Congress to acknowledge the need for AIDS research and introduce an AIDS bill. He was the brother of California State Senator and Congressman John L. Burton.
  • Phillip Burton war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker der Demokratischen Partei. Sein Bruder John Lowell Burton war ebenfalls als Politiker tätig. Burton studierte an der University of Southern California in Los Angeles und erhielt an dieser Universität 1947 seinen Bachelor of Arts. An der Golden Gate Law School in San Francisco, die er danach besuchte erhielt er 1952 seinen Bachelor of Laws. Burton arbeitete nun als Anwalt.
  • Phillip Burton foi um deputado federal norte-americano, representando a Califórnia. Filiado ao Partido Democrata, ele foi importante na criação da Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Foi um dos primeiros membros do Congresso a reconhecer a necessidade de pesquisas para a AIDS e apresentou um projeto de lei sobre a matéria.
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