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 byT. J. Rooney
Succeeded byMarcel Groen
President of the Allegheny County Council
In office
March 1, 2011[2] – January 3, 2012
Preceded byRich Fitzgerald
Succeeded byCharles Martoni
Member of the Allegheny County Council
from the 3rd District
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2006[3]
Preceded byEdward Kress
Chairperson of the
Allegheny County Democratic Party
In office
June 11, 2006[4] – January 2, 2012
Preceded byJean Milko
Succeeded byNancy Mills[5]
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic Party
SpouseLori
Children2-James Edward, Brandon Patrick
ResidenceMillvale, Pennsylvania
Alma materDuquesne University
University of Dayton
ProfessionAttorney, 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]

  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. ^ a b "James R. Burn". Abes Baumann Law Office. Retrieved 29 October 2016.