Burlison has spent time focused on a few core fights. Each is tied to bills actually introduced or votes actually cast.
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Supports federal legal recognition at conceptionBurlison sponsored H.R.722, the Life at Conception Act, which would extend legal personhood protections under federal law from the moment of fertilization. The bill was referred to committee and accumulated between 100 and 199 cosponsors.
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Voted against multiple federal appropriations measuresBurlison voted against the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (H.R.2882), the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 (H.R.5860), the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 (H.R.6363), a further continuing appropriations measure (H.R.2872), and the American Relief Act, 2025 (H.R.10545), each of which became law. Each of these votes was against the position taken by a majority of his party.
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Voted against the fiscal year 2024 defense authorizationBurlison voted against H.R.2670, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, which became law. This vote was against the position taken by a majority of his party in the House.
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Voted against multiple federal land and conservation measuresBurlison voted against the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.356), the Jamul Indian Village Land Transfer Act (S.3857), the Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023 (S.788), and America's Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024 (S.3791), all of which became law. Each vote was against his party's majority position.
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Voted against several health and social program reauthorizationsBurlison voted against the Autism CARES Act of 2024 (H.R.7213), the Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson's Act (H.R.2365), and the Native American Child Protection Act (H.R.663), each of which became law. Each vote was against the majority of his party in the House.
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01 · Background
Who they are, where they came from
Eric Burlison represents Missouri's 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, a seat he has held since January 3, 2023, and was reelected to in 2024. Before arriving in Congress, Burlison served in the Missouri House of Representatives, representing District 133, from 2008 through the end of 2016. In 2018, he was elected to the Missouri Senate, where he represented District 20. His legislative record in the U.S. House includes sponsoring H.R.722, the Life at Conception Act, and a pattern of voting against his party's majority on a range of enacted legislation, including multiple appropriations measures (H.R.2882, H.R.5860, H.R.6363, H.R.2872, H.R.10545), the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R.2670), and several other bills that ultimately became law.
Most of Burlison's $1.1M in receipts came from individuals — 79.1% of the total — with unitemized contributions accounting for 58.3% of individual giving. PACs provided 17.3% of receipts; top PAC contributors include Eric Burlison Victory Fund ($20,330), American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee ($10,000), The Cigna Group Employee PAC ($7,500), and House Freedom Fund ($5,000). Top employer concentrations include Cigna and The Cigna Group (combined 19 donors), Hunter Engineering, and SpaceX. Outside independent expenditures totaled $710K supporting Burlison — led by Club for Growth Action ($337K), House Freedom Action ($160K), and House Freedom Fund ($140K) — and $663K opposing him, entirely from Conservative Americans PAC.
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