What is Bill Burlison?
{{Infobox Congressman | image = Bill Burlison.png | image_size = 180px | state = [[Missouri]] | district = [[Missouri's 10th congressional district|10th]] | predecessor = [[Paul C. Jones]] | successor = [[Bill Emerson]] | birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|3|15}} | birth_place = [[Wardell, Missouri]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|3|17|1931|3|15}} | death_place = Wardell, Missouri, U.S. | party = [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] | term_start = January 3, 1969 | term_end = January 3, 1981 | resting_place = | alma_mater = [[Southeast Missouri State University]] | profession = lawyer }} '''Bill D. Burlison''', (March 15, 1931 &ndash; March 17, 2019), was an [[Americans|American]] politician who has held office in Missouri and Maryland. He is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]. He represented Missouri as a member of the U. S. Congress starting with the [[Ninety-first United States Congress]] in 1969 until he was defeated in a bid for a seventh-term by [[Bill Emerson]] in 1980. Four months after entering the race for [[United States Congress|Congress]] in the 3rd District in the 2006 election, Burlison withdrew his candidacy on November 3, 2005. <!--http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-burlison1103,1,2836710.story?coll=bal-local-headlines)--> On February 23, 2016, he filed to run for the [[Missouri Senate]] against incumbent Republican [http://www.senate.mo.gov/mem25 Doug Libla], and was unopposed in the Democratic primary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://s1.sos.mo.gov/candidatesonweb/DisplayCandidatesPlacement.aspx?ElectionCode=750003666|title=Unofficial Candidate Filing List|date=March 29, 2016|work=[[Missouri Secretary of State]]|access-date=April 1, 2016}}</ref> On November 8, 2016, Libla won re-election with 69.35% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|title=All Results, State of Missouri - 2016 General Election - November 8, 2016|url=http://enr.sos.mo.gov/default.aspx|date=December