Dean Burke

{{short description|American politician}} {{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Dean Burke | image = | caption = | alt = | state_senate = Georgia | district = 11th | term_start = February 11, 2013 | term_end = December 31, 2022 | predecessor = John Bulloch | successor = Sam Watson | party = Republican | birth_name = Kenneth Dean Burke | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|09|07}} | birth_place = Donalsonville, Georgia, U.S. | alma_mater = Georgia Southwestern State University Medical College of Georgia | profession = Doctor }} '''Kenneth Dean Burke''' (born September 7, 1957) is a former Republican member of the Georgia State Senate from Bainbridge, Georgia.<ref name="sgagov">[http://www.senate.ga.gov/senators/en-US/member.aspx?Member=841&Session=23 Senator Dean Burke]. Senate.ga.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2013.</ref> Burke was first elected senator in the 2012 general election, and served 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.<ref>[http://www.senate.ga.gov/senators/en-US/District.aspx?District=11&Session=23 District 11 Senator Dean Burke (R)]. Senate.ga.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2013.</ref> Burke resigned in December 2022 to become chief medical officer of the Georgia Department of Community Health.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sen. Burke resigns to take position at Dept. of Community Health|url=https://www.moultrieobserver.com/news/local_news/sen-burke-resigns-to-take-position-at-dept-of-community-health/article_b54315ee-8232-11ed-91c7-f780d7ab09bd.html|date=December 22, 2022|website=The Moultrie Observer|accessdate=September 9, 2023}}</ref>

==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.<ref name="sgagov"/> He sat on the Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, Education and Youth, Health and Human Services, and Retirement committees.<ref name="sgagov"/>

===Committee assignments=== '''Senate Committee''', ''seats held'' Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, ''member'' {{*}} Education and Youth, ''member'' {{*}} Health and Human Services, ''member'' {{*}} Retirement, ''vice chairman''

==See also== {{Portal|State of Georgia}} * List of state government committees (Georgia)

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==External links== * [http://www.legis.ga.gov/en-US/default.aspx Welcome to the Georgia General Assembly] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703173413/http://www.legis.ga.gov/en-US/default.aspx |date=2013-07-03 }} Legis.ga.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2013.

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