Burnett was the representative for Kentucky’s 1st congressional district and was a Democrat. He served from 1861 to 1863.
He was previously the representative for Kentucky’s 1st congressional district as a Democrat from 1859 to 1861; the representative for Kentucky’s 1st congressional district as a Democrat from 1857 to 1859; and the representative for Kentucky’s 1st congressional district as a Democrat from 1855 to 1857.
Misconduct
Burnett faced an allegation of open rebellion against the government of the United States. On Dec. 3, 1861, the House of Representatives expelled him, but no exact vote recorded.
| Dec. 3, 1861 | House of Representatives expelled him, but no exact vote recorded |
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Dec 1855 to Feb 1862, Burnett missed 322 of 1,766 roll call votes, which is 18.2%. This is better than the median of 27.9% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Feb 1862. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- United States Congressional Roll Call Voting Records, 1789-1990 by Howard L. Rosenthal and Keith T. Poole.
- Martis’s “The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress”, via Keith Poole’s roll call votes data set, for political party affiliation for Members of Congress from 1789 through about year 2000
