1. Mary Patricia Burke was born on April 30,1959 and is an American businesswoman.
21 Facts About Mary Burke
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Mary Burke was the Democratic candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in the 2014 election.
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Mary Burke served as a member of the Madison, Wisconsin, school board from April 30,2012, until July 5,2019.
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Mary Burke is the daughter of Trek Bicycle Corporation founder Richard Burke.
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Mary Burke is the second-oldest of the five children of Richard Burke, founder of Trek Bicycle Corporation.
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Mary Burke then attended Harvard Business School, where she earned a master's of business administration degree in 1985.
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Mary Burke attended the London School of Economics as part of the General Course.
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Mary Burke returned to Wisconsin to work for Trek, working as head of European operations and, later, as director of strategic planning.
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In 2005, Mary Burke was appointed Wisconsin Secretary of Commerce by Governor Jim Doyle.
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In 2008, Mary Burke led a study on the financial troubles facing Milwaukee schools.
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Mary Burke subsequently returned to a different position at her family's company.
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In July 2019, Mary Burke resigned from the Madison school board to focus on Building Brave, a nonprofit she founded with a goal of empowering women.
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On October 7,2013, Mary Burke announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican governor Scott Walker in the 2014 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.
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In September 2014, Mary Burke acknowledged that portions of her jobs plan, "Invest for Success", were copied from previous proposals by other Democratic gubernatorial candidates in other states.
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The Mary Burke campaign fired consultant Eric Schnurer, who had worked on those campaigns, for the unacknowledged copying.
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On November 4,2014, Mary Burke lost the election to Governor Walker, by 136,793 votes.
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Mary Burke is active in her community, giving time and resources.
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Mary Burke sits on several non-profit boards, and has volunteered regularly at Frank Allis Elementary, mentored a high school sophomore, and assisted a teenage mother coming out of foster care.
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Mary Burke donated $450,000 to Road Home, a nonprofit agency serving homeless families in Dane County.
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Mary Burke has supported the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County and Madison Prep, a charter school.
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Mary Burke began volunteering as a teen, teaching tennis in inner-city Milwaukee playgrounds.