Burt Paulin (born August 13, 1955) is a

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. Born in

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, Paulin's family moved to Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Restigouche when he was four months old. He married Carolle Mallais. Burt Paulin was elected to the

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to represent the

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. In early 2006, electoral boundaries were redrawn and Paulin's district was merged with

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to form

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. As a result, Paulin, a

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, faced off against long time Progressive Conservative legislator

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in the 2006 election. Mockler defeated Paulin. Mockler was appointed to the

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in late 2008, and a by-election was held in early 2009. Paulin stood again for the Liberals and was re-elected. He is the author of a book, ''Quelques notes historiques sur Olivier'', about the history of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Restigouche area. Paulin is chair of the combined advisory committee serving the local service districts of Menneval and St. Jean-Baptiste de Restigouche, also serving as an LSD representative on the board of directors of the Chaleur Regional Service Commission.

References

MLA Bios, Government of New Brunswick
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