district predecessor successor birth_name birth_place party article_title office birth_date term_start image state term_end name
5th 6th art torres phillip burton william s. mailliard phillip burton phillip burton john lowell burton cincinnati , ohio democrat john l. burton
 chairman of the california democratic party 15 december 1932 2009 january 3 , 1975 june 4 , 1974 john l. burton 1977.jpg california california january 3 , 1983 january 3 , 1975 john l. burton
john l. burton

john lowell burton -lrb- born december 15 , 1932 -rrb- is the chairman of the california democratic party since april 2009 and a professor of california politics at san francisco state university .
he is an american politician who served in the california state assembly from 1965 until 1974 , in the u.s. house of representatives from 1974 until 1983 , in the state assembly again from 1988 until 1996 , and in the california state senate from 1996 until 2004 -lrb- representing the 3rd district -rrb- .
