He moved to Maryland shortly after his congressional defeat. Burlison was an unsuccessful candidate for the Maryland House of Delegates in 1986 and 1990. He was elected to the County Council of Anne Arundel County, Maryland County Council in 1998 and re-elected to a second and final term in 2002. Four months after entering the race for Congress in the 3rd District in the 2006 election, he withdrew his candidacy on November 3, 2005.[3]
After Burlison returned to his native Missouri, he settled in Advance, Missouri, he ran for election to the 159th Missouri legislative district in 2008 and 2010. He lost overwhelmingly both times to Billy Pat Wright. Campaign literature states that he was Southeast Missouri State University student body president in 1952, was a veteran Marine, and was the only person in the country with 7 academic degrees.[4] Burlison moved to his birthplace of Wardell, Missouri, to run for the 149th district in 2014 as state representative Steve Hodges was facing a term limit.[5] He lost to Republican Don Rone, 2,770 (42.15%) to 3,802 (57.85%).
On February 23, 2016, he filed to run for the Missouri Senate against incumbent Republican Doug Libla, and was unopposed in the Democratic primary.[6] On November 8, 2016, Libla won re-election with 69.35% of the vote.[7]
Burlison married Barbara Humphreys in 1955; they had three children and divorced in 1983.[8] He then married Michael Sue Mickey Prosser in 1995, and they remained married until his death.[8] Burlison died on March 17, 2019, at the age of 88.[8]
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^"Wardell". The Democrat-Argus. Caruthersville, Missouri. June 23, 1939. p. 3. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
bill, burlison, billy, dean, burlison, march, 1931, march, 2019, american, lawyer, politician, held, office, states, missouri, maryland, member, house, representatives, from, missouri, 10th, districtin, office, january, 1969, january, 1981preceded, bypaul, jon. Billy Dean Burlison 1 March 15 1931 March 17 2019 was an American lawyer and politician who held office in the states of Missouri and Maryland Bill BurlisonMember of the U S House of Representatives from Missouri s 10th districtIn office January 3 1969 January 3 1981Preceded byPaul C JonesSucceeded byBill EmersonPersonal detailsBornBilly Dean Burlison 1931 03 15 March 15 1931Wardell Missouri U S DiedMarch 17 2019 2019 03 17 aged 88 Wardell Missouri U S Political partyDemocraticSpousesBarbara Humphreys m 1955 div 1983 wbr Michal Sue Mickey Prosser m 1995 wbr Children3EducationSoutheast Missouri State University B A B S University of Missouri M Ed LL B Catholic University of America M A American University LL M ProfessionLawyerBiography editBurlison the son of John Ivy J I and Lillie nee Marler Burlison 2 was born and died in Wardell Missouri He attended Southeast Missouri State University and earned his law degree from the University of Missouri Burlison was admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia Maryland and Missouri courts He served in the United States Marine Corps Burlison was a Democrat He represented Missouri as a member of the U S Congress starting with the Ninety first United States Congress in 1969 until he was defeated in a bid for a seventh term by Bill Emerson in 1980 2 He moved to Maryland shortly after his congressional defeat Burlison was an unsuccessful candidate for the Maryland House of Delegates in 1986 and 1990 He was elected to the County Council of Anne Arundel County Maryland County Council in 1998 and re elected to a second and final term in 2002 Four months after entering the race for Congress in the 3rd District in the 2006 election he withdrew his candidacy on November 3 2005 3 After Burlison returned to his native Missouri he settled in Advance Missouri he ran for election to the 159th Missouri legislative district in 2008 and 2010 He lost overwhelmingly both times to Billy Pat Wright Campaign literature states that he was Southeast Missouri State University student body president in 1952 was a veteran Marine and was the only person in the country with 7 academic degrees 4 Burlison moved to his birthplace of Wardell Missouri to run for the 149th district in 2014 as state representative Steve Hodges was facing a term limit 5 He lost to Republican Don Rone 2 770 42 15 to 3 802 57 85 On February 23 2016 he filed to run for the Missouri Senate against incumbent Republican Doug Libla and was unopposed in the Democratic primary 6 On November 8 2016 Libla won re election with 69 35 of the vote 7 Burlison married Barbara Humphreys in 1955 they had three children and divorced in 1983 8 He then married Michael Sue Mickey Prosser in 1995 and they remained married until his death 8 Burlison died on March 17 2019 at the age of 88 8 References edit Wardell The Democrat Argus Caruthersville Missouri June 23 1939 p 3 Retrieved May 20 2019 nbsp a b Bill Burlison Southeast Missourian Wardell Missouri March 19 2019 Retrieved March 19 2019 nbsp http www baltimoresun com news local politics bal burlison1103 1 2836710 story coll bal local headlines dead link Stories from Friday November 16 2007 Southeast Missourian newspaper Cape Girardeau MO Semissourian com Retrieved 19 March 2019 Democrat Burlison to run for Missouri House in 14 Archived from the original on 2013 12 03 Retrieved 2013 11 27 Unofficial Candidate Filing List Missouri Secretary of State Retrieved April 1 2016 All Results State of Missouri 2016 General Election Missouri Secretary of State December 12 2016 Retrieved July 8 2017 a b c Bill D Burlison obituary Legacy com Retrieved 2019 03 19 External links editBill D Burlison County Council Bio Burlison Biography from Congressional Bioguide County Councilman Burlison runs again for Congress permanent dead link Annapolis Capital 7 6 2005U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byPaul C Jones Member of the U S House of Representatives from Missouri s 10th congressional district1969 1981 Succeeded byBill Emerson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Burlison amp oldid 1184979339, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
