Andy Berke

Andy Berke
Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 6, 2022
Preceded byKenneth Johnson[1]
73rd Mayor of Chattanooga
In office
April 15, 2013 – April 19, 2021
Preceded byRon Littlefield
Succeeded byTim Kelly
Member of the Tennessee Senate
from the 10th district
In office
2007–2012
Preceded byWard Crutchfield
Succeeded byTodd Gardenhire
Personal details
Born
Andrew Lawrence Berke

(1968-03-31) March 31, 1968 (age 56)
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMonique Prado
EducationStanford University (BA)
University of Chicago (JD)

Andrew Lawrence Berke (born March 31, 1968) is an American attorney and politician from Tennessee. He served as the mayor of Chattanooga from 2013 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Hamilton and Marion counties in the 10th district as a state senator from 2007 to 2012. On March 5, 2013, he became Chattanooga's mayor-elect, winning more than 72% of the vote,[2] and he was inaugurated on April 15, 2013.[3] Berke was re-elected on March 7, 2017,[4] and served until April 19, 2021, when he was succeeded by Tim Kelly. On October 6, 2022, President Joe Biden appointed Berke to serve as administrator of the Rural Utilities Service at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).[5]

  1. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Appoint Kenneth Johnson and Intent to Nominate Jeffrey Nadaner – The White House". trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Andy Berke gets more than 72 percent of vote to win race for Chattanooga mayor". timesfreepress.com. March 5, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "Andy Berke is Chattanooga's new mayor (With video)". March 6, 2013.
  4. ^ "Berke defeats three challengers in re-election bid, wins 64 percent of the vote". timesfreepress.com. March 8, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Andy Berke as Rural Utilities Service Administrator". www.usda.gov. Retrieved October 15, 2022.