Gordon B. Burke | |
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Member of the Iowa House of Representatives | |
In office 1991–1995 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Marshalltown, Iowa | February 5, 1941
Political party | Democratic |
Occupation | tool and die maker |
Gordon Brian Burke (born February 5, 1941) was an American politician in the state of Iowa.
Burke attended high school in Marshalltown, Iowa and was a tool and die maker. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1991 to 1995, as a Democrat. [1]
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