Conrad Burns Republican - MT

BURNS, Conrad, a Senator from Montana; born in Gallatin, Davies County, Mo., January 25, 1935; attended the Gallatin public schools; attended the University of Missouri 1953-1954; United States Marine Corps 1955-1957; farm broadcaster and auctioneer; Yellowstone (Mont.) County Commissioner 1986; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1988; reelected in 1994 and 2000, and served from January 3, 1989, to January 3, 2007; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2006; was a resident of Billings, Mont., until his death on April 28, 2016.