Kevin M. Burke
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Kevin M. Burke | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2007 | |
| Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety | |
| In office 2007–2010 | |
| Governor | Deval Patrick |
| Preceded by | Robert C. Haas |
| Succeeded by | Mary Elizabeth Heffernan |
| District Attorney of Essex County | |
| In office January 1979 – January 2003 | |
| Preceded by | John P. S. Burke |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan W. Blodgett |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 4th Essex district | |
| In office January 1, 1975 – January 3, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Bussone |
| Succeeded by | Forrester Clark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kevin Michael Burke December 7, 1946 Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Connecticut (BA) Boston College (JD) |
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Kevin Michael Burke[1] (born December 7, 1946) is an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts.
Burke was born in Somerville, Massachusetts and graduated from Beverly High School in 1964.[2][3] He then graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Arts degree in liberal sciences in 1968[4] and from Boston College Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1971.
Political career
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He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing the 4th Essex district from 1975 to 1979 as a Democrat[5][3] and served as the District Attorney of Essex County, Massachusetts from 1979 to 2003.[6] From 2007 to 2010 he served as the Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety under Governor Deval Patrick.[6][7]
