A. L. "Al" Burruss (July 3, 1927 – May 10, 1986) was an

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politician. Burruss was a member of the Democratic party. From 1964 to 1986, he was a member of the

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. Burruss was the House majority leader, or the ranking Democrat, from 1982 until his death in 1986 from pancreatic cancer.

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1927 births 1986 deaths Democratic Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives 20th-century American politicians {{GeorgiaUS-politician-stub