Jim Burden Makes A Bid For Senate Seat

Limestone County resident Jim Burden, who has served as chairman of the Limestone County Republican Party for over 6 years, has qualified to run for the Alabama Senate District #2. Burden will face the Democratic incumbent in the November 7, 2006, General Election. Burden, originally from Decatur, has lived in Senate District #2 (Limestone County) the past 14 years. Burden served in the Army National Guard from 1960 thru 1965, serving as Platoon Sergeant his last two years. He worked in the computer industry for 25 years finishing his career as project manager in 1992. He worked at the Kwajalein Missile Range for a total of seven years until he was transferred to Panama in 1988. He was there during the invasion of Panama. His primary mission was to provide logistic support to all large Army National Guard exercises thru-out South America. He provided logistical support to all Army Aviation units in Panama. In 1993 he built and co-owned Huntsville Dealers Auto Auction in Athens. After operating it for almost 4 years he sold it and started developing real estate.

Jim Burden

Burden promises to fight for the true conservative agenda when he is elected in November. ”I am a conservative who strongly believes in the U.S. Constitution and states rights“. Burden said. “I am opposed to abortion except where the life of the mother is threatened, rape or incest, I am for the second amendment, the right to own and bear arms. I am against homosexual marriages. I believe marriage is only between a man and a woman. I believe in a strong education system and paying our teachers a fair wage.”

Looking to the future, Burden sees how a conservative agenda can lead to continued growth and prosperity for the citizens of District #2. “We are taxed enough and we need to control spending“. Burden said, “Alabama has a strong economy. Madison and Limestone County must plan for the future. We have over 15000 new jobs coming to our area due to BRAC, Verizon and other small business expansion. We are not ready, we need to develop infrastructure, schools and hospitals, to prepare our area for these new people. I will do everything possible to prepare us for this growth.”

Burden attends Lindsey Lane Baptist Church. He has been married for 43 years to his wife Jo, and together they have two children, twins age 42.