Mary Burke

Name: Mary Burke

Age: 55

Family: Single

Education: Georgetown University, bachelor's in business administration with a major in finance (1981); Harvard University, master's of business administration (1985).

Experience: Trek Bicycle, director of European operations (1990-1993), director of forecasting and planning (1995-2004); Wisconsin Commerce Department, secretary (2005-2007); Boys & Girls Club of Dane County, board president (2002-2011); Madison School Board, member (2012-present).

Mary Burke and Scott Walker on the issues

Issue;Mary Burke;Scott Walker

Taxes;No income tax increase "on anyone" and "hold the line" on property taxes;Lower income and property taxes over next four years

Minimum Wage;Raise to $10.10 per hour;Opposes increase, says state should create higher-paying jobs

Act 10;Restore collective bargaining for public employees, but maintain pension and health insurance contributions;Extension to public safety and private workers would be a distraction

Mining;Supports Dem-backed bill to streamline process without changing environmental protections;Supports GOP bill that streamlined process and allowed mining companies to relocate wetlands

Common Core;Supports;Replace with state-specific standards

Private school vouchers;Opposes statewide program;Supports expansion

Public school funding;Increase state funding;Union reforms should help hold down costs

College affordability;Raise tuition tax deduction and refinance student loans;Extend tuition freeze

Marriage;Supports same-sex marriage;Marriage should be between one man and one woman

Abortion;Decisions should be between women and their doctors;Signed laws requiring ultrasounds before procedure and hospital admitting privileges for doctors, has said he opposes in all cases

Medicaid;Expand to those at 133 percent of poverty level with federal funds;Reject federal funds and keep at 100 percent of poverty level

Transportation;Open to five-cent increase in gas tax and a mileage-based registration fee;Opposes mileage-based registration fee and raising gas tax, though is considering replacing with a sales tax

Drunk driving;Supports criminalizing first offense;Opposes criminalizing first offense, but supports tougher penalties for chronic drunk driving