Burke: Focus on local issues, service, not partisan politics

From Gazette staff reports

Former Ohio lawmaker, Marysville City Council member and Union County Commissioner Dave Burke believes government works best when elected officials spend less time chasing partisan battles and more time solving the everyday problems affecting the people they represent.

During an appearance on the Marysville Journal-Tribune Podcast, Burke reflected on more than two decades in public service, discussing everything from why he first ran for office to the challenges facing today’s elected officials. Throughout the conversation, the former state representative, state senator, Union County commissioner and Marysville City Council member returned to a common theme: public office should be about s…

Read this entire article as it appeared in print in our eEdition