Education
University of Minnesota.
University of Minnesota.
Burton worked as a press secretary for Minnesota Democrat Bill Luther. He was press secretary for Tom Harkin from 2001 until 2003 and communications director for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) in the 2006 election cycle. He has worked on the campaigns of Richard Gephardt, John Kerry, and Barack Obama.
He was the national press secretary during Obama"s first campaign for President.
During the Obama administration, Burton was Deputy White House Press Secretary under Robert Gibbs from January 2009 until February 2011. He was one of Business Insider"s "Most Powerful People of 2012".
In January 2013, Burton was hired by Global Strategy Group. Burton is now Managing Director for SKDKnickerbocker in California.