Max Burns is currently the state senator representing district 23. He was first elected in 2020 and has been in office for one term. He used to be a state representative for district 108.

Max is retired. He used to be a senior policy advisor at Thelen Reid & Priest, LLC. He was the president of Gordon State College for five years. He used to be dean of the college of business at the University of North Georgia, Dahlonega.

Max has a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from the Georgia Tech, a master’s degree in business information systems from Georgia State University, and a Ph.D. in business administration from Georgia State University. He lives with his wife, Lora. They attend Jackson Baptist Church in Sylvania.