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| + | |description=California politician and lawyer who sat on the [[House Select Committee on Assassinations]]. | ||
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| + | |alma_mater=University of California (Berkeley),University of California (Los Angeles),University of Southern California | ||
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| + | |title=Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors | ||
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| + | |title=Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California | ||
| + | |start=January 3, 1973 | ||
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| + | '''Yvonne Pearl Burke''' (née '''Watson''', later '''Brathwaite''') was an American politician and lawyer from [[California]].<ref>http://history.house.gov/People/Detail?id=7693#biography</ref><ref>https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/13030/hb3t1nb5jn/</ref> | ||
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| + | She was the first African-American woman to represent the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] in Congress. She was a member of the U.S. Congress from 1973-1979. She represented the 2nd District on the [[Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors]] from 1992–2008.<ref>http://bedrosian.usc.edu/about/board/burke/</ref> She was [[Chair of Los Angeles County]] four times (1993–94, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2007-08) and sat as chair pro tem three times (1996–97, 2001–02, 2006–07). | ||
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| + | Her husband is William Burke, a prominent [[philanthropist]] and creator of the [[Los Angeles Marathon]].<ref>http://www.aqmd.gov/home/governing-board/board-members/board-member?name=dr.-william-a.-burke</ref> | ||
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| + | She sat on the Board of Directors of [[Amtrak]], having been appointed to the position by President [[Barack Obama]] in 2012. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:08, 6 June 2023
 Yvonne Brathwaite Burke    (politician) | |
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| Born | 5 October 1932 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | University of California (Berkeley), University of California (Los Angeles), University of Southern California |
| Member of | HSCA |
| Party | Democratic Party |
California politician and lawyer who sat on the House Select Committee on Assassinations.
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Yvonne Pearl Burke (née Watson, later Brathwaite) was an American politician and lawyer from California.[1][2]
She was the first African-American woman to represent the West Coast in Congress. She was a member of the U.S. Congress from 1973-1979. She represented the 2nd District on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from 1992–2008.[3] She was Chair of Los Angeles County four times (1993–94, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2007-08) and sat as chair pro tem three times (1996–97, 2001–02, 2006–07).
Her husband is William Burke, a prominent philanthropist and creator of the Los Angeles Marathon.[4]
She sat on the Board of Directors of Amtrak, having been appointed to the position by President Barack Obama in 2012.
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