Background
Berke was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Marvin and Karen Berke.
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Andy Berke
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Education
He attended the Baylor School in Chattanooga where he was a standout tennis player, and Stanford University where he met his wife, Monique. After graduating from Baylor School, a Chattanooga boarding high school, Andy attended Stanford University.
Career
He is the current Mayor of Chattanooga. On March 5, 2013, Andy Berke became Chattanooga"s Mayor Elect, and was inaugurated on April 15, 2013. He has one sister, Julie.
After graduating from Stanford with honors, Berke worked as a legislative assistant for United States. Congressman Baronet Gordon.
Following his graduation from the University of Chicago Law School, he worked as a law clerk for Judge Deanell Reece Tacha of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in Lawrence, Kansas. During this time he also taught at the University of Kansas School of Law as an adjunct professor
Berke returned home to Chattanooga and was admitted to the Tennessee Bar in 1994. Berke entered a 2007 special election to replace longtime state senator Ward Crutchfield and defeated Republican Oscar Brock, son of former United States. Senator Bill Brock, with 63% to Brock"s 37%.
He was sworn into the Tennessee Senate on November 21, 2007.
2008 Re-election
He received over 70% of the vote. On November 24, 2008, Senator Berke was elected to be the Secretary/Treasurer of the Senate Democratic Caucus. 2012-2013 Chattanooga City Mayoral campaign
On May 8, 2012 Berke officially announced he was running for Mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Berke became Chattanooga"s Mayor Elect on March 5, 2013, and was inaugurated on April 15, 2013.
Achievements
Membership
He is a member of the Democratic Party and represented Hamilton and Marion counties in the 10th District as State Senator from 2007 to 2012. During the 105th General Assembly, Berke served as the secretary of the Senate Education Committee and as a member of the Senate Transportation Committee. As a member of the 106th General Assembly, Senator Berke served as the secretary of the Senate Education Committee and as a member of the Senate Transportation committee.
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Married; 2 children.
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