Yvonne Braithwaite Burke
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| Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from the 2nd district |
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In office December 1992 – December 1, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Kenneth Hahn |
| Succeeded by | Mark Ridley-Thomas |
| Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from the 4th district |
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In office January 3, 1979 – December 1980 |
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| Preceded by | James Hayes |
| Succeeded by | Deane Dana |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 28th district |
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In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Alphonzo Bell |
| Succeeded by | Julian Dixon |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 37th district |
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In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Lionel Van Deerlin |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Pettis |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 63rd district |
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In office January 1967 – January 3, 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Don Allen |
| Succeeded by | Julian Dixon |
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Perle Yvonne Watson October 5, 1932 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Louis Brathwaite (1957–1964) William Burke (1972–present) |
| Children | Autumn Roxanne |
| Alma mater |
University of California, Berkeley University of California, Los Angeles University of Southern California |
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (born October 5, 1932) is a politician from Los Angeles, California, United States. She was the first African-American woman to represent the West Coast in Congress. She served in congress from 1973 until the end of 1978. She was the Los Angeles County Supervisor representing the 2nd District (1992–2008). She has served as the Chair three times (1993–94, 1997–98, 2002–03). Her husband is William Burke, a prominent philanthropist and creator of the Los Angeles Marathon.
On December 1, 2008, she retired from the Board of Supervisors and was replaced by Mark Ridley-Thomas.
On Thursday, March 29, 2012, she was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve on the Amtrak Board of Directors.
Born Perle Yvonne Watson on October 5, 1932, in Los Angeles to James A. Watson and the former Lola Moore. She married William A. Burke in Los Angeles on June 14, 1972. Their daughter Autumn Burke was born on November 23, 1973.
Burke attended the University of California, Berkeley from c. 1949 to 1951 before receiving a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1953. She subsequently earned a J.D. from the University of Southern California Law School in 1956.
Prior to representing the 2nd District, Burke served as Vice-Chairperson of the 1972 Democratic National Convention (she was the first African-American to hold that position), represented the 4th District (1979–80), was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives initially representing portions of Los Angeles (1973–79), and was a member of the California State Assembly representing Los Angeles' 63rd District (1966–1972). Many of her early legislative efforts centered around juvenile issues and limiting garnishment of wages.
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