Who is Bob Burns?

Bob Burns, a Republican Party candidate, is running for elections to the U.S. House to represent New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District. The elections are scheduled on September 13, 2022. 

In 2016, Bob Burns was selected as one of the eleven delegates to the  National Convention from New Hampshire. 

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Who is Bob Burns? 

Bob Burn also known as Robert Burn was born in Nashua New Hampshire and he spent his childhood in Bedford. 

His mother Leslie Burns had served as New Hampshire State Representative from 1982 to 1988 and he attended the legislative sessions in Concord from an early age along with his mother. 

He attended Bedford public school and graduated from Manchester High School. He earned his degree in Business Management from Keene State College in 2002. 

Bob Burns’s political career 

Being raised in a family of politicians, Bob Burns was very inclined to join the New Hampshire Republican politics. In 2005, he was elected as the Selectman in Manchester’s Ward 12 and in 2008, he was selected by Mike Huckabee as an alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention. 

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In the 2012 presidential elections, Bob served as a Deputy State Director in the campaigns of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. He also won the Republican party nomination in 2012 and 2014 for the District 4 Executive Council seat. 

Bob Burns was selected by Donald Trump as one of the eleven delegates in the 2016 National Convention from New Hampshire and he also served as National Youth Coalition Chairperson for both the primary and general elections of 2016. 

Bob Burn has received various awards and nominations for his work and involvement with young Republicans and other conservative groups. He received the Gipper Award in 2010 for his immense contribution and hard work in spreading the message of President Ronald Reagan. 

Apart from being a politician, he is also an entrepreneur and is currently running the pharmaceutical safety company Burns Automation in Bedford New Hampshire.