Pat Burke
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Pat Burke is a Buffalo native, where he resides with his wife and three kids. From January of 2014 to December of 2018, Pat served the community as an Erie County Legislator. He also serves as a political science instructor at Buffalo State College.During Pat’s tenure on the legislature, his notable legislative accomplishments include a ban on microbead plastics, a repeal of Sunday Blue Laws, a million-dollar emergency fund created to combat the opioid crisis and the formation of the Erie County Broadband Committee.With three kids of his own, protecting the health and well-being of children has been at the forefront of Pat’s legislative efforts. He banned smoking in a vehicle with children, wrote the PENCE Bill (Prevention of Emotional Neglect and Child Endangerment) to end harmful gay conversion therapy, and championed a local law implementing a Youth Concussion Protocol to ensure the safety of minors playing contact sports.Pat also introduced legislation that would make the pharmaceutical industry pay its fair share to keep our local drinking water free of medical waste, and not pass the burden onto taxpayers. And, he introduced the Invest in Erie, Invest in America Act promoting and encouraging local businesses in Erie County.
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- VerifiedVoted yes on S 10001: Provides for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises
- VerifiedVoted excused on S 10113: Provides that a microbusiness licensee authorized to conduct retail sales may serve as a processor and cultivator for purposes of cannabis showcase event permits
- VerifiedVoted yes on S 9481: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Clara H. Barton
- VerifiedVoted yes on S 8861: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Robert Bornt
- VerifiedVoted yes on S 9878: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to PFC Travis C. Krege
- VerifiedVoted excused on S 9949: Dedicates a portion of the state bridge system to Detective Stephen J. Mullen
- VerifiedVoted excused on A 11077: Relates to dedicating a portion of the state highway system in the hamlet of Uniondale to Jomani Wright
- VerifiedVoted yes on A 7849: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Port Authority Police Officer Arthur M. Ansert Jr.
- VerifiedVoted yes on A 11529: Relates to the bonding authority of the New York city housing development corporation
- VerifiedVoted yes on A 10742: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to East Fishkill veterans
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S 10001: Provides for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises
S 10113: Provides that a microbusiness licensee authorized to conduct retail sales may serve as a processor and cultivator for purposes of cannabis showcase event permits
S 9481: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Clara H. Barton
S 8861: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Robert Bornt
S 9878: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to PFC Travis C. Krege
S 9949: Dedicates a portion of the state bridge system to Detective Stephen J. Mullen
A 11077: Relates to dedicating a portion of the state highway system in the hamlet of Uniondale to Jomani Wright
A 7849: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Port Authority Police Officer Arthur M. Ansert Jr.
A 11529: Relates to the bonding authority of the New York city housing development corporation
A 10742: Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to East Fishkill veterans
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