Raymond Burr Burr went on a crash diet. When he returned, he tested as Perry Mason and won the role. While Burr's test was running, Gardner reportedly stood up, pointed at the screen and said, "That's Perry Mason." William Hopper also auditioned as Mason, but was cast instead as private detective Paul Drake. Also starring were Barbara Hale as Della Street, Mason's secretary; William Talman as Hamilton Burger, the district attorney who loses nearly every case to Mason; and Ray Collins as homicide detective Lieutenant Arthur Tragg. The series ran from 1957-66. Burr received three consecutive Emmy Award nominations and won the
Richard Burr Burr opposes raising the federal minimum wage, and believes that decision should be made by the states. Burr's car, a 1973 Volkswagen Thing, is "something of a local celebrity" on Capitol Hill. Burr has a known aversion to reporters, once even climbing out of his office window while carrying his dry cleaning to avoid them. Burr is a member of the United Methodist Church. <nowiki>*</nowiki>Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1992, write-ins received 4 votes. <nowiki>*</nowiki>Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 2004, Walker F. Rucker received 362 votes. Richard Burr Richard Mauze Burr (born November 30, 1955) is an American