""Personally, I will forever be grateful to John for managing my very first campaign for Congress in 1987, to fill the seat that belonged first to his brother, Philip, and then his sister-in-law, Sala. And for more than three decades in the Congress, I was blessed to have John as a source of wise counsel, sound judgement and brash humor - and he always served as a constant reinvigoration of my inspiration to carry on the fight For The People,""
"Burton was born in Cincinnati and grew in San Francisco. He attended Lincoln High School in San Francisco before receiving his Bachelor of Arts from San Francisco State University (formerly San Francisco State College) in 1954. Burton served in the U.S. Army from 1954-1956. He then went on to receive his JD from the University of San Francisco in 1960, according to Congress."
John Burton, 92, served in the U.S. House of Representatives, the California State Legislature, and chaired the California Democratic Party during a decades-long political career. He led efforts to expand healthcare access, strengthen worker protections, increase education funding, and advance civil rights and environmental protections. Burton mentored many politicians, notably managing Nancy Pelosi’s first congressional campaign in 1987 and advising her for decades. He was born in Cincinnati, raised in San Francisco, earned a BA from San Francisco State University in 1954 and a JD from the University of San Francisco in 1960, and served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956. The cause of death remains unknown.
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