Background
Burlison, Eric was born on October 2, 1976 in Springfield.
Burlison, Eric was born on October 2, 1976 in Springfield.
A 1995 graduate of Parkview High School in Springfield, Missouri, Burlison received both a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy in 2000 and a Master of Business Administration in 2002 from Southwest.
A Republican, Burlison was elected to the House in November 2008. Education
Personal
Republican Burlison is involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks and was named the Big Brother of the Year in 2005.
He currently serves on the board of Doctorate.R.E.A.M and the Harmony House for battered and abused women.
Business career
Burlison was employed at CoxHealth as a Software Engineer before being promoted to Business Analyst. He currently works for Cerner.
Group memberships
Burlison has served in the Missouri House since 2009. During that time, Burlison has served as Chairman of the House Committee on Professional Registration and Licensing and the Vice-Chairman of the House Special Committee on Health Insurance.
In 2011, Burlison was the first state legislator in the nation to introduce the Health Care Compact.
The compact became law in Missouri and seven other States, and Federal legislation to recognize the interstate compact has been introduced by Republican James Lankford, Republican Congressman and Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee. In 2013, Republican Eric Burlison was presented with the 2013 Committed States Person Award by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Burlison was honored for his work on legislation that would reauthorize certain benevolent tax credits, including a cr for residential renovations for disability access.
The Conservation Federation of Missouri recently honored Republican Eric Burlison as the 2013 Conservation Legislator of the Year.
In 2014, Burlison passed a bill to provide children with dyslexia better access to educational services. The legislation added dyslexia to a State grant program to help the families of children with disabilities pay for special education programs.
Burlison is a member of the Freedom of Road Riders, Missouri Right to Life, National Rifle Association, and the Missouri Chamber of Commerce.
Married Angela Burlison. 1 child, Reese.