Senator Max Burns

Senate District 23 · Republican

Higher Education (Chairman), Economic Development and Tourism, Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, Appropriations (Ex-Officio), Children and Families, Transportation (Ex-Officio), Ethics

D Score: 25 / 100

Score Breakdown

Voting Record (80%) 23/100

District Conditions (20%) 32/100

6 facilities in district. 9 deaths in 2026. 111 deaths since 2020.

Voting Record on GPS-Tracked Bills

Aligned with reform on 3 of 13 tracked bills.

Bill	Description	GPS Position	Vote	Aligned?
SB 116 (2025)	DNA Collection from Detained Immigrants	oppose	YEA	✗
SB 185 (2025)	Inmate Gender Treatment Ban — Transgender Prisoner Healthcare	oppose	YEA	✗
SB 39 (2025)	Gender Care State Funding Ban	oppose	YEA	✗
SB 79 (2025)	Fentanyl Eradication and Removal Act — Fentanyl Mandatory Minimums	oppose	YEA	✗
HB 364 (2024)	Wrongful Conviction Compensation	support	YEA	✓
HB 505 (2024)	Riot Felony Penalty Enhancement	oppose	YEA	✗
SB 159 (2024)	Cell Phone Ban in Prisons	oppose	YEA	✗
SB 63 (2024)	Bail Reform — Expanded Cash Bail Requirements	oppose	YEA	✗
SB 44 (2023)	Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act — Gang Mandatory Minimum Sentences	oppose	YEA	✗
HB 1216 (2022)	Enhanced Fleeing Police Penalties	oppose	YEA	✗
SB 174 (2022)	Unsecured Judicial Release	support	YEA	✓
SB 441 (2022)	Reducing Barriers to Reentry Act	support	YEA	✓
SB 504 (2022)	Expanded Bail Restrictions	oppose	YEA	✗

Advocacy Directed at This Legislator

📬 3 postcards mailed via GPS Campaigns

📜 3 Tell My Story postcards

📊 6 total advocacy contacts

📅 Mar 16, 2026 last contact date

No responses recorded from this legislator despite 6 advocacy contacts.

District Prison Data

6 GDC facilities in this district. 111 deaths documented since 2020.

JOHNSON STATE PRISON 88 deaths since 2020 (7 in 2026) JENKINS FACILITY 20 deaths since 2020 (2 in 2026) JEFFERSON COUNTY PRISON 2 deaths since 2020 SCREVEN COUNTY PRISON 1 deaths since 2020 EMANUEL PROBATION DETENTION CENTER 0 deaths recorded

EMANUEL WOMEN'S FACILITY 0 deaths recorded

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Grade History

Jul 2026 D (25)

Jun 2026 D (25)

May 2026 C (26)

May 2026 D (26)

Apr 2026 C (26)

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