Raymond S. "Ray" Burton (born August 13, 1939, in Burlington, Vermont) is a New Hampshire politician, currently serving on the Executive Council as the representative of District 1, or "The North Country". Known as the "Dean of the Council",[1] Ray Burton, a Republican, is the longest-standing elected official in the state of New Hampshire. His district is the largest in New Hampshire, extending from about twenty miles north of the state capital of Concord to the Canadian border. Burton has served on the Executive Council for 28 of the last 30 years. Burton has also served for 19 years as a Grafton County Commissioner, representing District 2.
Burton resides in the town of Bath.[2]