is a member of the United Methodist Church. Burr has been married to Brooke Fauth Burr, a real estate agent, since 1984, and they have two sons, Tyler and William. Both work for tobacco companies. He is a distant relative of 19th century vice-president Aaron Burr, as a descendant of one of Aaron Burr’s brothers. Post-Congressional Career Upon leaving Congress, Burr took a job at law firm DLA Piper as a principal policy advisor and chair of the Health Policy Strategic Consulting Practice. Electoral history References External links U.S. Senator Richard Burr official U.S. Senate website Burr campaign website |- |- |- |- |- |- |- 1955 births 20th-century Methodists 21st-century Methodists 21st-century American politicians American United Methodists Burr family Living people Politicians from Charlottesville, Virginia Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina Republican Party United States senators from North Carolina Wake Forest Demon Deacons football players Wake Forest University alumni