John Lowell Burton (born December 15 1932) was a Democratic California State Senator from 1997 until 2005. From 1998 until he was forced out of office by term limits in 2005, he served as the President pro tempore of the California State Senate. Prior to his time in the State Senate, he served in the California State Assembly from 1965 until 1974, and again from 1988 until 1997. He was originally elected to the Assembly to succeed his brother Phillip Burton, … Wikipedia
The John Burton Foundation for Children Without Homes was founded in 2004 by retired President Pro Tem of the California State Senate John Burton. www.johnburtonfoundation.org/
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