Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Mary Burke

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American businesswoman Mary Burke.
Last updated on November 25, 2024.
Mary Burke

Mary Patricia Burke 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. 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.

As governor I would have made sure that I bargained fairly but firmly, been able to get the changes that were needed to balance the budget, but done that through collective bargaining and making sure that our public employees had a voice at the table.
I've been an advocate for public education for a long time. It's the way people are able to improve their lives. — © Mary Burke
I've been an advocate for public education for a long time. It's the way people are able to improve their lives.
I just love Wisconsin. I'm a fourth-generation Wisconsinite,and my great grandparents were farmers. My grandfather delivered the mail. My mom was the first in her family to go to college. My dad started this business that becomes an international success. And I just believe very strongly in Wisconsin and who we are and the potential that this state has. And I'm really concerned about the direction that we're headed.
No organization is going to be successful unless it places a high value on its employees and engages them in the work that it's doing.
I don't think you have to make this choice about being on one side or the other side. My feeling is that when we are committed to growing the economy and making sure that our public employees have a place at the table through collective bargaining, everyone wins.
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