Burns ran unsuccessfully in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 24, 2015, for the District 36 seat in the Louisiana State Senate vacated by the term-limited Republican Robert Roy Adley. Burns carried the backing of both the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry and the state [[AFL-CIO]].<ref name=forstatesenate>{{cite web|url=http://press-herald.com/henry-burns-running-for-state-senate|title=Henry Burns running for state senate|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|date=September 4, 2015|accessdate=September 7, 2015}}</ref> He was defeated for the state Senate by the [[Moderate Republican]] [[Ryan Gatti]], a close friend of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]]. | Burns ran unsuccessfully in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 24, 2015, for the District 36 seat in the Louisiana State Senate vacated by the term-limited Republican Robert Roy Adley. Burns carried the backing of both the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry and the state [[AFL-CIO]].<ref name=forstatesenate>{{cite web|url=http://press-herald.com/henry-burns-running-for-state-senate|title=Henry Burns running for state senate|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|date=September 4, 2015|accessdate=September 7, 2015}}</ref> He was defeated for the state Senate by the [[Moderate Republican]] [[Ryan Gatti]], a close friend of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]]. |