Representative Burke Day is Chairman of the Public Safety Committee of 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 10 years, first being elected in 1993. Rep. Day has spent 10 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 eight 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 law enforcement, fire, EMS, and other vital components of public safety systems work from the federal, state and local levels, which includes the Ga State Patrol, sheriff departments, local police, or local rescue squads. Rep. Day currently serves on President George W. Bush’s Cybercrime and Global Terrorism task force, which was formed after September 11, 2001. On this committee, Rep. Day works with the F.B.I., U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Attorney’s office, and the G.B.I. He is currently working to complete his Master’s in Criminal Justice in increase and strengthen his knowledge in the field of Public Safety even more.