Jim Burgin
{{Short description|American politician from North Carolina}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Senator
| image = JimBurgin.jpeg
| imagesize =
| name = Jim Burgin
| state_senate = North Carolina
| state = North Carolina
| district = 12th
| term_start = January 1, 2019
| term_end =
| predecessor = Ronald Rabin
| successor =
| office1 = Member of the
Harnett County Board of Commissioners
from the 3rd District
| term_start1 = 2008
| term_end1 = 2016
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 = Howard Penny Jr.
| party = Republican
| birth_name = James Andrew Burgin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|5|20}}
| birth_place = Knoxville, Tennessee
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = University of Tennessee (BS)
| spouse = Ann
| children = 3
| residence = Angier, North Carolina
| occupation = businessman
}}
James Andrew "Jim" Burgin (born May 20, 1956) is a Republican member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing the 12th district. He was elected in the 2018 elections. Burgin previously served on the Harnett County Board of Commissioners.{{Cite web|url=https://www.carolinajournal.com/news-article/clear-contrasts-between-republican-burgin-and-democrat-sivoli-in-sd-12/|title = Clear contrasts between Republican Burgin and Democrat Sivoli in SD 12}}{{Cite web|url=http://mydailyrecord.com/stories/burgin-to-run-for-state-senate,8727|title=Burgin to Run for State Senate|access-date=2019-01-10|archive-date=2019-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111055049/http://mydailyrecord.com/stories/burgin-to-run-for-state-senate,8727|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/114731/jim-burgin|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|accessdate=May 31, 2022}}
Political positions
Burgin supports Medicaid expansion, one of only a few Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly to do so. During the 2021-2022 session, Burgin and Sen. Kevin Corbin announced they were working on a bill to do so.{{cite web|url=https://smokymountainnews.com/archives/item/31077-sen-corbin-again-leads-health-care-push|title=Sen. Corbin again leads health care push|last=Vaillancourt|first=Cory|publisher=The Smokey Mountain News|date=March 30, 2021|accessdate=May 31, 2022}}
Committee assignments
=2025-2026 session=
- Appropriations - Health and Human Services (chair)
- Health Care (chair)
- Agriculture, Energy, and Environment
- Appropriations/Base Budget
- Finance
- Pensions, Retirement and Aging
- State and Local Government
=2021-2022 session=
- Appropriations - Health and Human Services (chair)
- Health Care (chair)
- Agriculture, Energy, and Environment
- Commerce and Insurance
- Pensions, Retirement and Aging
- Transportation
=2019-2020 session=
- Appropriations - Health and Human Services
- Health Care
- Agriculture, Energy, and Environment
- State and Local Government
Electoral history
=2024=
{{Election box begin no change| title= North Carolina Senate 12th district general election, 2024[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=1303] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Jim Burgin (incumbent)
| votes = 57,151
| percentage = 61.61%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Tanya White Anderson
| votes = 35,611
| percentage = 38.39%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 92,762
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2022=
{{Election box begin no change| title= North Carolina Senate 12th district general election, 2022[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=1303] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Jim Burgin (incumbent)
| votes = 36,304
| percentage = 63.45%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Richard Chapman
| votes = 20,914
| percentage = 36.55%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 57,218
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2020=
{{Election box begin no change| title= North Carolina Senate 12th district general election, 2020[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=1303] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Jim Burgin (incumbent)
| votes = 57,295
| percentage = 60.84%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = John Kirkman
| votes = 36,875
| percentage = 39.16%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 94,170
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2018=
{{Election box begin no change| title=North Carolina Senate 12th district general election, 2018[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2018&county_id=0&office=NCS&contest=1135] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Jim Burgin
| votes = 34,931
| percentage = 60.00%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Jean Sivoli
| votes = 23,290
| percentage = 40.00%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 58,221
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2012=
{{Election box begin no change|title = Harnett County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Republican primary election, 2012[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/08/2012&county_id=43&office=LOC&contest=133] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Jim Burgin (incumbent)
| votes = 1,278
| percentage = 54.04%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Howard Penny Jr.
| votes = 1,087
| percentage = 45.96%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 2,365
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change| title=Harnett County Board of Commissioners 3rd district general election, 2012[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2012&county_id=43&office=LOC&contest=270] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Jim Burgin (incumbent)
| votes = 5,566
| percentage = 73.47%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Daniel Glover
| votes = 2,010
| percentage = 26.53%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 7,576
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2008=
{{Election box begin no change
|title = Harnett County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Republican primary election, 2008[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/06/2008&county_id=43&office=LOC&contest=75] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Jim Burgin
| votes = 493
| percentage = 42.03%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Howard Penny Jr.
| votes = 310
| percentage = 26.43%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Ricky W. Blackmon
| votes = 190
| percentage = 16.20%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Chuck Levorse
| votes = 180
| percentage = 15.35%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 1,173
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change| title=Harnett County Board of Commissioners 3rd district general election, 2008[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2008&county_id=43&office=ALL&contest=74] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Jim Burgin
| votes = 4,076
| percentage = 52.28%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Frances Gregory Avery
| votes = 3,720
| percentage = 47.72%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 7,796
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{s-bef|before=Ronald Rabin}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 12th district|years=2019-Present}}
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{{North Carolina State Senators}}
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Category:Politicians from Knoxville, Tennessee
Category:People from Harnett County, North Carolina
Category:University of Tennessee alumni
Category:County commissioners in North Carolina
Category:Republican Party North Carolina state senators
Category:21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly