district succeeded predecessor successor children birth_place state_assembly party article_title office preceded birth_date term_start spouse state term_end name
28th 37th 63rd julian c. dixon jerry pettis julian c. dixon kenneth hahn james a. hayes mark ridley-thomas deane dana autumn roxanne burke los angeles , california , united states california democrat yvonne brathwaite burke
 member from district 2 member of the los angeles county board of of supervisors from district 4 the los angeles county board of supervisors alphonzo don a. allen e. bell , jr. . lionel van deerlin 05 october 1932 1992 1973 january 1967 1979 january 3 , 1975 january 3 , louis burke -lrb- 1972-present -rrb- brathwaite -lrb- 1957-1964 divorce -rrb- , william a. california california december january 3 , 1975 january 1973 1 , 2008 1980 january 3 , 1979 yvonne brathwaite burke
yvonne brathwaite burke

yvonne brathwaite burke -lrb- born october 5 , 1932 -rrb- is a politician from los angeles , california , united states .
she was the first african-american woman to represent the west coast in congress .
she served in congress from 1973 until the end of 1978 .
she was the los angeles county supervisor representing the 2nd district -lrb- 1992 -- 2008 -rrb- .
she has served as the chair three times -lrb- 1993 -- 94 , 1997 -- 98 , 2002 -- 03 -rrb- .
her husband is william burke , a prominent philanthropist and creator of the los angeles marathon .
on december 1 , 2008 , she retired from the board of supervisors and was replaced by mark ridley-thomas .
on thursday , march 29 , 2012 , she was nominated by president barack obama to serve as director of the amtrak board of directors .
