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Margaret Burke

Democratic · Pennsylvania · 2026

Running for Pennsylvania House District 147, Pennsylvania

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Make life more affordable
  • Protect healthcare access
  • Strengthen public education, especially for students with disabilities
Biography

Burke holds a biology degree from Cornell, a doctorate in cellular and molecular pathology from SUNY Stony Brook and an MBA from Cornell's Johnson School, and worked in the pharmaceutical industry before leaving in 2004 to care for her son, who has disabilities, per the campaign site. She has spent two decades advocating for families navigating special education and disability services, per the campaign site.

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Pennsylvania House District 147Pennsylvania · 2026Montgomery County sample ballot

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