Ann Marie Buerkle
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| Acting Chairman, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission | |
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Assumed office July 23, 2013 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Elliot F. Kaye |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 25th district |
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In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Dan Maffei |
| Succeeded by | Louise Slaughter |
| Assistant Attorney General of New York | |
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In office 1997–2010 |
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| Governor |
George Pataki (R) Eliot Spitzer (D) David Paterson (D) |
| Syracuse Common Council | |
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In office 1994–1995 |
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| Personal details | |
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May 8, 1951 Auburn, New York |
| Political party | Republican/Conservative Party of New York |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. August R. Buerkle (Divorced) |
| Children | Six children |
| Residence | Syracuse, New York |
| Alma mater |
St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing (RN, 1972) Le Moyne College (B.S., 1977) Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., 1994) |
| Occupation | Politician, Nurse, Attorney, Assistant Attorney General of New York, Homemaker |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Ann Marie Buerkle (/ˈbɜːrkəl/ BUR-kəl; née Colella; born May 8, 1951) is the acting chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, and also serves as a commissioner on the CPSC. She formerly served U.S. Representative for the New York's 25th congressional district, elected in 2010 in an upset of a Democratic incumbent. She is a member of the Republican Party. In a rematch of her 2010 contest, Buerkle was defeated by former Congressman Dan Maffei.
Buerkle was born Ann Marie Colella in 1951 in Auburn, New York, the daughter of Sadie M. (née Fiduccia) and Alfred D. "Al" Colella. All of her grandparents were born in Italy. After graduating as a registered nurse from St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing in Syracuse, New York, she worked at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City and at St. Joseph's. She was a substitute school nurse for many years before obtaining her law degree from Syracuse University School of Law.
She served as an Assistant New York State Attorney General from 1997 to 2010. She also served one term on the Syracuse, New York Common Council. Buerkle is divorced and has six children: August, Betsy, Tom, Amy, Christine, and Caroline.
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