Burton has consulted on and managed campaigns at all levels of government from President, Congress, Governor, state legislature, and local candidates.  His advice has helped campaigns focus their resources and messages to targeted universes to put the campaign in a position for victory.  Burton a former Executive Director of the Maryland Party. He was honored by Campaigns and Elections as a member of the best international campaign of 2014 for his work on the successful Panamanian Presidential election. He has worked in over forty states and his international experience includes work in Afghanistan, Burma, Cambodia, Iraq, Panama, the Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and New Zealand.