Question: Facts: - death place: saxonburg , pennsylvania - state house: pennsylvania - successor: patricia carone - death date: 18 march 2013 - predecessor: james a. green - party: republican - district: 12th - term end: 1990 - term start: 1977 - birth date: 31 march 1931 - name: james m. burd - birth place: butler county , pennsylvania - occupation: legislator Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of james m. burd .
Answer:
james m. burd -lrb- march 31 , 1931 -- march 18 , 2013 -rrb- was a republican member of the pennsylvania house of representatives .