Max Burns' Biography
- State Senate (GA) - District 23, Republican
On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State Senate (GA) - District 23
Contact Information
Office
304-B Coverdell Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, GA 30334
Post Office Box 203
Sylvania, GA 30467
Full Name:
Max Burns
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Lora; 2 Children: Andrew, Nathan
Birth Date:
11/08/1948
Birth Place:
Millen, GA
Home City:
Sylvania, GA
Religion:
Baptist
PhD, Management Information Systems, Georgia State University, 1980-1983
Master of Business, Information Systems, Georgia State University, 1975-1978
BS, Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1967-1973
Senator, Georgia State Senate, District 23, 2021-present
Candidate, Georgia State Senate, District 23, 2022
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Georgia, District 12, 2002, 2004, 2006
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2002-2004
Member/Chair, Screven County Commission, 1994-1998
Member, Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee
Member, Appropriations Committee
Chair, Ethics Committee
Vice Chair, Higher Education Committee
Member, Special Judiciary Committee
Member, Transportation Committee
Member, Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2021-present
Chair, Ethics Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2021-present
Member, Higher Education Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2021-present
Member, Special Judiciary Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2021-present
Former Chair, Georgia Department of Industry, Trade, and Tourism Region 1 Advisory Council
Consultant, Grinnel Corporation
Consultant, Gulfstream Aerospace
President, Gordon State College, 2012-2017
Dean, Mike Cottrell School of Business, North Georgia College and State University, 2007-2011
Senior Policy Advisor, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman and Steiner Limited Liability Partnership, 2005-2006
Professor, Management, Georgia Southern University, 1983-2002
First Lieutenant, Army Reserve, 1973-1981
Member, Jackson Baptist Church, present
Member, Central Savannah River Area Regional Development Center
Former Board Member, Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Member, North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention
Former Board Member, United States Fulbright Association
Member, Chamber of Commerce, 2008-2010
Member, Southern Association for Information Systems, 1998-2001