Christine Frances Burke

Background

Burke, Christine Frances was born on June 3, 1956 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Gerald Francis and Helen Margaret (McColgan) Hughes.

Education

Diploma in Nursing, Massachusetts General Hospital School Nursing, Boston, 1978; Bachelor in Government, Colby College, 1989; postgraduate, U. Maine.

Career

Nurse, United Engineers and Constructors, Boston, 1978-1979; nurse, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, 1979-1982; nurse, Colby College, Waterville, Maine., 1985-1988; state legislator, State of Maine, Augusta, since 1989.

Achievements

• Christine Frances Burke has been listed as a noteworthy Nurse, state legislator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Treasurer Maine Common Cause, 1983-1984. Member American Council Young Political Leaders, American Nurses' Association, Maine State Nurses' Association (legislation committee 1985), Phi Beta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: quilting, swimming, running.

Connections

Married John Edmund Burke, April 22, 1979. Children: Jackson Hughes, Daniel Joseph.

Father:

Gerald Francis Hughes

Mother:

Helen Margaret (McColgan) Hughes

Spouse:

John Edmund Burke

child:

Jackson Hughes Burke

child:

Daniel Joseph Burke