Jim Burn

Not to be confused with Jim Burns.

Jim Burn
Chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party
In office June 19, 2010[1] – 2015
Preceded by	T. J. Rooney
Succeeded by	Marcel Groen
President of the Allegheny County Council
In office March 1, 2011[2] – January 3, 2012
Preceded by	Rich Fitzgerald
Succeeded by	Charles Martoni
Member of the Allegheny County Council from the 3rd District
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2006[3]
Preceded by	Edward Kress
Chairperson of the Allegheny County Democratic Party
In office June 11, 2006[4] – January 2, 2012
Preceded by	Jean Milko
Succeeded by	Nancy Mills[5]
Personal details
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse	Lori
Children	2-James Edward, Brandon Patrick
Residence	Millvale, Pennsylvania
Alma mater	Duquesne University University of Dayton
Profession	Attorney, Martial Arts Instructor

James R. Burn, Jr. is an American attorney and martial arts instructor. Over a 22-year period of public service, he has served as mayor of Millvale Borough in Allegheny County, Allegheny County Council Chairman of the Allegheny County Democratic Committee and the Pennsylvania Democratic Party.

Burn graduated from Duquesne University in 1985 and obtained his J.D. at the University of Dayton in 1988, where he was president of the Student Bar Association and the Phi Delta Phi fraternity.^[6]

Burn was mayor of Millvale, Pennsylvania from 1994 to 2005 and served on the Allegheny County Council from 2006 to 2013, with a term as its president in 2011. He has chaired the Millvale Democratic Committee, Allegheny County Democratic Committee, and the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, where he served a five-year term.^[6]

References

1. "Jim Burn replaces T.J. Rooney as Democratic State Committee chairman". Lehigh Valley Live. June 19, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
2. Barcousky, Len (March 7, 2011). "County council's President Burn adept at multi-tasking". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
3. "Briefs: Fifth teenager charged in beating death". The Pittsburgh Tribune. January 4, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. Wereschagin, Mike (June 12, 2006). "Burn named new chairman of Allegheny County Democrats". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
5. O'Toole, James (December 1, 2011). "Jim Burn steps down as Allegheny County Democrat chair, keeps state spot". The Pittsburgh Tribune. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
6. "James R. Burn". Abes Baumann Law Office. Retrieved 29 October 2016.