George Maxwell "Max" Wise

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- Your state senator represents the interests of your district in the Kentucky State Senate. The State Senate, along with the State House of Representatives, makes up your state lawmaking body: the Kentucky General Assembly. 
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- In addition to a $203 per day salary, state representatives also receive mileage reimbursements and a daily expense stipend of $182. 

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Max is a state senator. He works at the Kentucky State Senate, where he has been since January 1, 2015. He previously worked as an intelligence analyst for the FBI from 2003 to 2008, where he analyzed information to support federal investigations; taught American government and international relations as an assistant professor at Campbellsville University beginning in 2007; and taught graduate courses on intelligence and national security at the University of Kentucky’s Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce starting in 2011.

Kentucky State Senate District 16 - Ballotpedia

George Maxwell "Max" Wise is currently a member of the Kentucky State Senate, representing District 16. He was first elected in 2014 and has served three terms.

As of March 10, 2026, George Maxwell "Max" Wise’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Said, "The bill also directed K-12 school districts to create policies banning transgender students from using locker rooms inconsistent with their biological sex."