What is Brian D. Burns?
[[File:Brian D. Burns.jpg|thumb|200px|Burns in 1975]] '''Brian D. Burns''' (born November 17, 1939) is an [[Americans|American]] politician. He is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] from the state of [[Vermont]]. He served as the 72nd [[Lieutenant Governor of Vermont]] from 1975 to 1977. He was also a member of the [[Vermont House of Representatives]] from 1967 to 1975. Burns was born in [[Burlington, Vermont]]. In 1985, he made an unsuccessful bid to be mayor of Burlington. He lost in a three way race to [[incumbent]] [[Bernie Sanders]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=512321|title=Burlington, VT Mayor Race – March 5, 1985|website=Our Campaigns|access-date=March 2, 2020}}</ref> In 1995, Burns was convicted of three counts of [[fraud]]. He was sentenced to six months in jail and four months of home detention. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Burns, Brian D.}} [[Category:1939 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American fraudsters]] [[Category:People from Burlington, Vermont]] [[Category:Lieutenant Governors of Vermont]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}