Walter Burnett Jr. (born August 16, 1963) is an American politician who has served as the alderman for Chicago's 27th ward since his first election in 1995.

Walter Burnett, Jr. was born August 16, 1963, at Cook County Hospital in the Illinois Medical District.

The trio then stopped at a convenience store, where they stole a car and kidnapped its driver at gunpoint..[4] Burnett had an 11-year career working for the Cook County government, where he had a variety of jobs including working as special assistant to Jesse White who was then Cook County Recorder of Deeds.

[5] Despite a 1993 Illinois state law that barred those convicted of a felony from holding local office, in 1995 Burnett ran for alderman in the newly redistricted 27th ward.

[7] In the runoff of the 2019 Chicago mayoral election, Burnett endorsed Toni Preckwinkle against Lori Lightfoot.