Dean Burke
The Honorable Dean Burke | |
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Member of the Georgia Senate from the 11th district | |
Upper House of the Georgia General Assembly | |
Assumed office 2013 Senate Committee, seats held Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, member • Education and Youth, member • Health and Human Services, member • Retirement, vice chairman Meeting place Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta Website www |
Dean Burke is a Senate Republican in the 152nd Georgia General Assembly from Bainbridge, Georgia.[1] Burke was first elected Senator in the 2012 general election, and serves Georgia's 11th district—a constituency which includes Colquitt, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller, and Seminole counties—with portions of Mitchell and Thomas counties as well.[2]
Early life and education
Dean Burke graduated summa cum laude from Georgia Southwestern State University—going on to graduate from the Medical College of Georgia. He then trained in specialized medicine at Mercer University's School of Medicine. Burke is board certified and has been a practicing physician in Georgia for the past 28 years.
Political career
Senator Burke was elected in 2012 and sworn into the Senate in 2013.[1] He sits on the Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, Education and Youth, Health and Human Services, and Retirement committees.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Senator Dean Burke. Senate.ga.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- ↑ District 11 Senator Dean Burke (R). Senate.ga.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
External links
- Welcome to the Georgia General Assembly Legis.ga.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2013.