Max Burns

Max Burns REPRepublican

State Senator, District 23

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Max BurnsREPRepublican State Senator, District 23
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Othell Maxie Burns Jr. (born November 8, 1948) is an American politician and academic from the state of Georgia. A member of the Republican Party, Burns has represented the 23rd district in the Georgia State Senate since January 2021. He previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 2003 to 2005, representing Georgia's 12th congressional district. From 2012 to 2017 he was the president of Gordon State College in Barnesville, Georgia.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
Georgia State University
PhD Management Information Systems
1980 - 1983
Georgia State University
Master of Business Information Systems
1975 - 1978
Georgia Institute of Technology
BS Industrial Engineering
1967 - 1973
Past Positions1 - 10 of 10
Senator
Georgia State Senate
2021 - Current
Representative
United States House of Representatives
2002 - 2004
Member
Screven County Commission
1994 - 1998
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
Consultant
Gulfstream Aerospace
Consultant
Grinnel Corporation
Other Experience1 - 12 of 12
Member
Jackson Baptist Church
Current
Member
Chamber of Commerce
2008 - 2010
Member
Southern Association for Information Systems
1998 - 2001
Former Board Member
Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Former Board Member
United States Fulbright Association
Member
Central Savannah River Area Regional Development Center
Member
North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention
Chair
Ethics Committee, Georgia State Senate
2021 - Current
Member
Higher Education Committee, Georgia State Senate
2021 - Current
Member
Special Judiciary Committee, Georgia State Senate
2021 - Current
Member
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee, Georgia State Senate
2021 - Current
Former Chair
Georgia Department of Industry, Trade, and Tourism Region 1 Advisory Council
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