Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
American politician
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (born October 5, 1932) is an American politician.[1] She was the first African-American woman to represent the West Coast in Congress. She served in congress from 1973 until the end of 1978. She was the Los Angeles County Supervisor representing the 2nd District (1992–2008).[2] She was the Chair three times (1993–94, 1997–98, 2002–03).
Yvonne Burke | |
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| Member of the Amtrak Board of Directors | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from the 2nd district | |
| In office December 1992 – December 1, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Hahn |
| Succeeded by | Mark Ridley-Thomas |
| Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from the 4th district | |
| In office January 3, 1979 – December 1980 | |
| Preceded by | James Hayes |
| Succeeded by | Deane Dana |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California | |
| In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Lionel Van Deerlin (37th) Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. (28th) |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Pettis (37th) Julian Dixon (28th) |
| Constituency | 37th district (1973–75) 28th district (1975–79) |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 63rd district | |
| In office January 1967 – January 3, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Don Allen |
| Succeeded by | Julian Dixon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Perle Yvonne Watson October 5, 1932 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Louis Brathwaite
(m. 1957; div. 1964)William Burke (m. 1972) |
| Children | Autumn |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley University of California, Los Angeles (BA) University of Southern California (JD) |
On December 1, 2008, she retired from the Board of Supervisors and was replaced by Mark Ridley-Thomas.
On March 29, 2012, she was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve on the Amtrak Board of Directors.[3][4]
References
change- ↑ "BURKE, Yvonne Brathwaite | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ↑ "Yvonne Brathwaite Burke | Bedrosian Center | USC". bedrosian.usc.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ↑ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". White House Office of the Press Secretary. 29 March 2012.
- ↑ Merl, Jean (29 March 2012). "Obama Nominates Yvonne Burke to Amtrak Post". Los Angeles Times.
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