Autumn Burke
Autumn Burke | |
---|---|
Member of theCalifornia State Assembly from the62nddistrict | |
In office December 1, 2014 – January 31, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Steven Bradford |
Succeeded by | Tina McKinnor |
Personal details | |
Born | Autumn Roxanne Burke November 23, 1973 Los Angeles County, California,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Colin Bonney (div.) |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke(mother) |
Education | University of Southern California(BA) |
Autumn Roxanne Burke[1](born November 23, 1973) is an Americanpoliticianwho served as a member of theCalifornia State Assemblyfrom December 1, 2014 to January 31, 2022.[2]ADemocrat,she represented theCalifornia's 62nd State Assembly district,which encompasses portions of theWestsideand theSouth Bayregions ofLos Angeles Countyuntil she resigned on January 31, 2022.[3]
Career
[edit]Prior to being elected to the Assembly in 2014 to succeed term-limited incumbentSteven Bradford,she was a realtor and business consultant. She is the daughter of former Assemblywoman,Congresswomanand Los Angeles County SupervisorYvonne Brathwaite Burke.[4]Her mother was the first member of Congress to give birth (to Autumn) while in office.[5]They appeared together on the March 1974 cover ofEbonymagazine.[6]
Her legislative career has included taking on several significant issues, including extension of California'sCap and Tradeclimate market, building local climate resiliency in disadvantaged communities, wildfire abatement, and expanding and strengthening protections for reproductive health. Additionally, she has realized significant revenue by successfully negotiating the state's implementation of theSouth Dakota v. Wayfairdecision and by authoring the Loophole Closure and Small Business and Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2019, which provided tax relief to small businesses and funded expansion of funding to state social safety net programs.[7]
Burke served as the chairwoman of the Committee on Revenue and Taxation and the Select Committee on Career Technical Education and Building a 21st Century Workforce.[8]She is also a member of the Committees on Accountability and Administrative Review, Banking and Finance, Health, Utilities and Energy, the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies, and the State Allocation Board.
She was previously vice-chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus and has served as an appointee to the Domestic Violence Advisory Council.[9][10]
On February 1, 2022, Burke announced that she would not be a candidate for reelection in 2022.[11]
Election history
[edit]2014 California State Assembly
[edit]Primary election | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Autumn Burke | 14,933 | 40.9 | |
Republican | Ted J. Grose | 7,357 | 20.1 | |
Democratic | Gloria Gray | 6,083 | 16.5 | |
Democratic | Simona A. Farrise | 4,624 | 12.7 | |
Democratic | Paul Kouri | 1,091 | 3.0 | |
Democratic | Mike Stevens | 939 | 2.6 | |
No party preference | Emidio "Mimi" Soltysik | 922 | 2.5 | |
Democratic | Adam M. Plimpton | 635 | 1.7 | |
Total votes | 36,549 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Autumn Burke | 54,304 | 75.9 | |
Republican | Ted J. Grose | 17,261 | 24.1 | |
Total votes | 71,565 | 100.0 | ||
Democratichold |
2016 California State Assembly
[edit]Primary election | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Autumn Burke (incumbent) | 67,691 | 99.9 | |
Libertarian | Baron Bruno (write-in) | 32 | 0.0 | |
Republican | Marco Antonio "Tony" Leal (write-in) | 32 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 67,755 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Autumn Burke (incumbent) | 123,699 | 77.2 | |
Republican | Marco Antonio "Tony" Leal | 27,628 | 17.2 | |
Libertarian | Baron Bruno | 8,958 | 5.6 | |
Total votes | 160,285 | 100.0 | ||
Democratichold |
2018 California State Assembly
[edit]Primary election | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Autumn Burke (incumbent) | 53,479 | 80.8 | |
Republican | Al L. Hernandez | 12,668 | 19.2 | |
Total votes | 66,147 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Autumn Burke (incumbent) | 123,132 | 82.9 | |
Republican | Al L. Hernandez | 25,356 | 17.1 | |
Total votes | 148,488 | 100.0 | ||
Democratichold |
2020 California State Assembly
[edit]Primary election | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Autumn Burke (incumbent) | 82,532 | 84.4% | |
Republican | Robert A. Steele | 15,273 | 15.6 | |
Total votes |
Source:[12]
References
[edit]- ^"JoinCalifornia - Autumn Burke".www.joincalifornia.com.Retrieved29 July2023.
- ^Bakewell, Danny J., Jr. (2022-02-03)."Autumn Burke Puts Family First in Announcing Her Resignation from State Legislature".Los Angeles Sentinel.Retrieved2024-05-30.
{{cite news}}
:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^@AsmAutumnBurke (February 1, 2022)."Today, I am announcing my resignation as a Member of the CA Legislature"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
- ^https://vimeo.com/281300045[bare URL]
- ^Barone, Michael. "The Almanac of American Politics 1976". New York. EP Dutton & Co, 1975, pg. 100
- ^Ebony Magazine.January 1974.
- ^"Assemblywoman Autumn Burke Unlocks Billions in Tax Revenue".Jun 27, 2019.RetrievedSep 22,2020.
- ^"Beverly Hills View | Autumn Burke".23 July 2018.
- ^"CLBC Members Legislative Black Caucus".Archived fromthe originalon 27 September 2011.Retrieved16 May2016.
- ^"Assemblywoman Autumn R. Burke Appointed to California Domestic Violence Advisory Council".Los Angeles Sentinel.2017-08-10.Retrieved2020-12-17.
- ^Autumn Burke
- ^"Statement of vote 2020"(PDF).ca.gov.Retrieved29 July2023.
External links
[edit]- 1973 births
- 20th-century African-American politicians
- 20th-century African-American women politicians
- 21st-century African-American politicians
- 21st-century American legislators
- 21st-century American women politicians
- African-American state legislators in California
- 21st-century African-American women politicians
- Democratic Party members of the California State Assembly
- Living people
- People from Marina del Rey, California
- University of Southern California alumni
- Women state legislators in California
- 21st-century California politicians