Ann Marie Buerkle

Ann Marie Buerkle
Official portrait, 2013
Chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission
Acting
In office
February 9, 2017 – September 30, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byElliot F. Kaye
Succeeded byRobert S. Adler (Acting)
Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission
In office
July 23, 2013 – October 27, 2019
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byAnne Northup
Succeeded byMary T. Boyle[1]
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 25th district
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013
Preceded byDan Maffei
Succeeded byDan Maffei (Redistricting)
Personal details
Born
Ann Marie Colella

(1951-05-08) May 8, 1951 (age 73)
Auburn, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
August Buerkle
(m. 1972⁠–⁠1997)
Children6
EducationLe Moyne College (BS)
Syracuse University (JD)

Ann Marie Buerkle (/ˈbɜːrkəl/ BUR-kəl; née Colella;[2] born May 8, 1951) is an American nurse, attorney, and politician. She served as a commissioner of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) beginning in July 2013 and was the agency's acting chairman from February 2017 to September 2019.[3][4] During her tenure, the number of companies fined declined sharply, and she was criticized by consumer advocates.[4][5] Buerkle’s public service career stalled after accusations of mismanagement and incompetence. Buerkle was an Assistant New York State Attorney General from 1997 through 2010. She served as the U.S. representative for the New York's 25th congressional district, elected in 2010 in an upset of a Democratic incumbent. In a rematch of her 2010 contest, Buerkle was defeated by former Congressman Dan Maffei.[6] She is a member of the Republican Party.

  1. ^ "Mary T. Boyle Sworn in As CPSC Commissioner". U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. June 30, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  2. ^ Jacquelyn Martin / AP (January 5, 2011). "Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle rushes to swearing-in ceremony, waits and misses her first House vote". syracuse.com. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Ann Marie Buerkle". CPSC.gov. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Frankel, Todd C. (September 13, 2019). "Consumer Product Safety Commission's acting chairwoman plans to step down". Washington Post. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  5. ^ Levin, Myron (March 14, 2019). "Consumer Product Safety Rules and the Lobbyists Who Work to Scuttle Them". The American Prospect. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "Democrats flip freshman Rep. Buerkle's seat". TheHill. November 7, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2017.