Lon Burnam
Lon Burnam | |
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| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 90th district | |
| In office 1996–2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lon Maxwell Burnam July 11, 1953 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Carol |
| Residence(s) | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin University of Texas at Arlington |
| Profession | Politician |
Lon Maxwell Burnam (born July 11, 1953) is a former member of the
On March 2, 2016, Burnam ran last with 269,853 votes (24.8 percent) in a three-candidate field in the Democratic
Burnam holds a
In 2007 when TX House of Representative Debbie Riddle authored HB1034 to amend the TX state pledge of allegiance to the State flag by adding the words "one state under God" in order to acknowledge our "Judeo-Christian heritage", Burnam challenged her, noting the many denominations present in Texas that do not align with that heritage. Representative Riddle replied, "The purpose of this bill is to have our state pledge mirror our national pledge. Our national pledge says, 'one nation under God.' [added 1954] I think it is altogether right and appropriate..." HB1034 passed May 4, 2007.[3]
References
- Texas Secretary of State. March 1, 2016. Archived from the originalon March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ^ "Lon Burnam's Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ www.n-state.com, NSTATE, LLC. "Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of Texas". www.netstate.com. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
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External links
- Lon Burnam Papers finding aid at University of Texas at Arlington Libraries Special Collections via Texas Archival Resources Online (TARO)
- Lon Burnam Papers finding aid at University of Texas at Arlington Libraries Special Collections via Texas Archival Resources Online (TARO)
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