Mary Burke | |
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Secretary of Commerce of Wisconsin | |
In office February 7, 2005 – November 1, 2007 | |
Governor | Jim Doyle |
Preceded by | Cory Nettles |
Succeeded by | Jack Fischer |
Personal details | |
Born | Mary Patricia Burke April 30, 1959 Madison, Wisconsin, US |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Georgetown University (BA) London School of Economics Harvard University (MBA) |
Mary Patricia Burke (born April 30, 1959) is an American businesswoman. She was the Democratic candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in the 2014 election. She served as a member of the Madison, Wisconsin, school board from April 30, 2012, until July 5, 2019.[1] Burke is a former executive at Trek Bicycle Corporation; she also served as the Wisconsin Secretary of Commerce from January 2005 to November 2007. She is the daughter of Trek Bicycle Corporation founder Richard Burke.[2]