Sen. Richard Burr paid family $200,000 for office space, services

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Richard Burr’s political committees have paid nearly $200,000 over the last 16 years to the North Carolina Republican’s in-laws and a firm employing his son for office rent and administrative services.

The previously undisclosed arrangements appear to be legal, but they could provide campaign fodder for Burr’s Democratic challenger, Deborah Ross.

A spokeswoman for Burr’s Senate office declined to comment on the payments.

From 2011 through 2014, Burr’s campaign reported renting office space for $600 to $625 a month — for a total of $29,550 — from the Brand Intelligence Group, an internet marketing research startup based in Winston-Salem. Burr’s son, Tyler, was listed as a vice president in corporate filings until last year.

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