Ex-congressman John Burton, influential California Democrat, dies at 92

<p>Governor Gavin Newsom hails ‘towering figure’ who stood up for working class and nurtured many political careers</p><p>The former US congressman John Burton, a salty-tongued and unabashedly liberal San Francisco Democrat who stood up for the working class and nurtured countless political careers, including that of Nancy Pelosi, died Sunday. He was 92.</p><p>Burton died in San Francisco of natural causes, his family said in a statement.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/07/john-burton-congressman-california-democrat">Continue reading...</a>