Burke Day

Public servant, proud husband, father & grandfather of two, self employed state legis

"I believe strongly in the
SERVANT LEADERSHIP
style. That makes me the servant to constituents."

"A public servant, not a
politician."

REP. BURKE DAY (BIO SKETCH)

Chairman, Public Safety & Homeland Security committee,
Georgia’s House of Representatives.

Rep. Day represents the 163rd district -- largely Chatham County -- and lives on Tybee Island. He’s also a Member of the Appropriations, Retirement, and Ways & Means Committees. The legislator has served in the House for 16 years, first being elected in 1993. Rep. Day has spent 16 years in the House as the ranking Member of the House Public Safety Committee. He helped rewrite Georgia’s “Right to Carry” and “Concealed Weapons” laws among many others. Rep. Day has served on the Appropriations Committee for 15 years and equally as much on the Ways & Means Committee. From these positions, Rep. Day helped to initiate real property tax reform laws in 1996. Later, he helped lead the development of landmark property tax legislation that is now being implemented in other states like Texas. He co-authored the repeal of the Intangibles Tax.

As a former Police Commissioner, Rep. Day knows how vital components of public safety systems work on international, federal, state and local levels. Rep. Day currently serves on two confidential task forces established by George W. Bush, formed after September 11, 2001. On these committees, Rep. Day works with federal agencies, including the F.B.I., U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Attorney’s office, I.C.E., ATF< USSS, and others. He works closely with leaders of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Georgia State Patrol, GEMA, Office of Homeland Security, Association of Georgia Police Chiefs and state sheriffs. At 52 years of age, Day obtained his Master’s in Criminal Justice to increase and strengthen his knowledge in the vast field of Public Safety even more.

Chairman Day was the keynote speaker at 2007's world renown International Institute for Counter-Terrorism. This independent think tank drew over 1,000 delegates from 65 countries at its recent conference held in Herzliya, Israel. This institute (ICT) develops expertise frequently used by the international community in homeland security, terrorism, counter-terrorism, threat vulnerability a