Ex-congressman John Burton, influential California Democrat, dies at 92

Ex-congressman John Burton, influential California Democrat, dies at 92

Curated from US news | The Guardian — Here’s what matters right now:

Governor Gavin Newsom hails ‘towering figure’ who stood up for working class and nurtured many political careers The former US congressman John Burton, a salty-tongued and unabashedly liberal San Francisco Democrat who stood up for the working class and nurtured countless political careers, including that of Nancy Pelosi, died Sunday. He was 92. Burton died in San Francisco of natural causes, his family said in a statement. Continue reading...

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