FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2006 file photo, Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., watches returns at a victory party in Billings, Mont. Burns, a former cattle auctioneer whose folksy demeanor and political acumen earned him three terms and the bitter disdain of his opponents, has died. Montana Republican Party Executive Director Jeff Essmann said Burns died Thursday, April 28, 2016, of natural causes at his home in Billings. He was 81. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)