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==Political life==

==Political life==

Prior to his legislative service,  Burford was one of eleven members of the DeSoto Parish Police Jury (the parish governing council), having represented District 3 from 1996 to 2008. He is a member of the DeSoto Parish Chamber of Commerce.<ref>[http://desotoparishchamber.net/members.htm Members<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Representative Burford pledged to support Blueprint Louisiana, a group which proposes reforms in the way Louisiana conducts its state government and promotes high technology and economic development. It is chaired by former State Representative Sean Reilly of [[Baton Rouge]],, an officer of Lamar Advertising  Company in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]].<ref>[http://www.blueprintlouisiana.org/candidates_shreveport.cfm : Blueprint Louisiana – To Fundamentally Improve Louisiana :<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Prior to his legislative service,  Burford was one of eleven members of the DeSoto Parish Police Jury (the parish governing council), having represented District 3 from 1996 to 2008. He is a member of the DeSoto Parish Chamber of Commerce.<ref>[http://desotoparishchamber.net/members.htm Members<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Representative Burford pledged to support Blueprint Louisiana, a group which proposes reforms in the way Louisiana conducts its state government and promotes high technology and economic development. It is chaired by former State Representative Sean Reilly of [[Baton Rouge]], an officer of Lamar Advertising  Company in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]].<ref>[http://www.blueprintlouisiana.org/candidates_shreveport.cfm : Blueprint Louisiana – To Fundamentally [sic] Improve Louisiana</ref>

===2007 election===

===2007 election===

Milkovich, who ran as a conservative Democrat who opposes abortion and supports [[school prayer]], then defeated Burford in the runoff contest, 15,665 votes (52.4 percent) to 14,206 (47.6 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11212015/11212015_Legislative.html|title=Results for Election Date: 11/21/2015|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=December 3, 2015}}</ref>

Milkovich, who ran as a conservative Democrat who opposes abortion and supports [[school prayer]], then defeated Burford in the runoff contest, 15,665 votes (52.4 percent) to 14,206 (47.6 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11212015/11212015_Legislative.html|title=Results for Election Date: 11/21/2015|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=December 3, 2015}}</ref>

In the primary election held on March 5, 2016, Burford won the Senate District 38 seat on the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee with 993 votes (88 percent). His lone opponent, Edward Austin Lazarus (born c. 1960) of Shreveport, received 135 votes (12 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/03052016/03052016_MultiParish.html|title=Results for Election Date: Caddo Parish|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=March 6, 2016}}</ref>  

In the primary election held on March 5, 2016, Burford won the Senate District 38 seat on the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee with 993 votes (88 percent). His lone opponent, Edward Austin Lazarus (born c. 1960) of Shreveport, received 135 votes (12 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/03052016/03052016_MultiParish.html|title=Results for Election Date: Caddo Parish|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=March 6, 2016}}</ref>

==Legislative record==

==Legislative record==