Unabashed California Liberal and Former US Rep. John Burton Dies at 92

Newsom Lowers Flag to Half Staff as Californians Mourn Death of John Burton

Californians across the state are mourning the loss of former state senator John Burton, 92, who died on Sept. 7. Burton died in San Francisco of natural causes, his family said in a statement provided to media outlets. “He believed that if you’re in a position of power or influence, the most important thing you could do is help those with the least,” his family said. “Protecting the underdog, the poor, the disabled, and workers was always his t…

John Burton, ‘Liberal Lion’ and Architect of Famed SF Political Machine, Has Died at 92

A titanic figure in the California Democratic party in the 1970s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s, and co-architect of the “Willie Brown-John Burton political machine,” former statehouse leader and US Congressman John Burton has died while in hospice care. If you weren’t observing California politics in the 1970s, 80s, 90s, it’s hard to overstate the power and influence of John Burton, who held SF’s seat in Congress — now long-held by Nancy Pelosi — in the …

John Burton, unabashed California liberal and former U.S. Rep., dies at 92

SAN FRANCISCO — Former U.S. Rep. John Burton, a salty-tongued and unabashedly liberal San Francisco Democrat who stood up for the working class and...

Former congressman who later managed Pelosi’s campaign dead at 92

Former Rep. John Burton, a frequently foul-mouthed liberal lion from San Francisco who served four full terms in Congress before leaving because of an addiction to nitrous oxide and crack but later became a mentor to many of his state’s most prominent Democrats, died Sunday. He was 92. Burton won a special election in 1974 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Rep. William Mailliard. Along with his brother Philip, who also served Cong…

Influential California Democrat and former US Rep. John Burton dies at 92

Former U.S. Rep. John Burton, a salty-tongued and unabashedly liberal San Francisco Democrat who stood up for the working class and nurtured countless political careers, including that of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, died Sunday. He was 92.