George Maxwell "Max" Wise
Candidate for State Senator, 16th District
Background
- Occupation
- State senator; professor
- Lives in
- Campbellsville
State senator for District 16 (Adair, Allen, Metcalfe, Monroe and Taylor counties and part of Warren County) since 2015 and Senate Majority Floor Leader. His legislative biography lists him as a professor at Campbellsville University and the University of Kentucky.
Documented positions
Education
Sponsored law letting colleges pay student-athletes directly.In office
SB 3 (2025) authorizes compensation through written institutional agreements and lets schools limit outside NIL deals by agreement. Signed by the governor March 13, 2025 (Acts Ch. 10).
Report2025 Regular Session SB 3: AN ACT relating to student-athletes and declaring an emergency.Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“authorize a student-athlete to receive compensation from an institution or its affiliated corporation through a written institutional agreement”
Government & transparency
Sponsored bill requiring monthly homeland security reports to lawmakers.In office
SB 260 (2025) was referred to the Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee.
Report2025 Regular Session SB 260: AN ACT relating to cybersecurity.Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
“require the executive director of the Office of Homeland Security to submit monthly reports to the Legislative Research Commission”
All sources (16)
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (Adair County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Sample ballot, November 3, 2026 General Election (Adair County; published under KRS 424.290)
Election filing · Adair County Clerk (posted by the Kentucky Secretary of State) · web.sos.ky.gov
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (Allen County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Sample ballot, November 3, 2026 General Election (Allen County; published under KRS 424.290)
Election filing · Allen County Clerk (posted by the Kentucky Secretary of State) · web.sos.ky.gov
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (Metcalfe County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Metcalfe County Sample Ballot, November 3, 2026 General Election (Metcalfe County Clerk)
Election filing · Metcalfe County Clerk (posted by the Kentucky Secretary of State) · web.sos.ky.gov
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (Monroe County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Monroe County Sample Ballot, November 3, 2026 General Election (Monroe County Clerk)
Election filing · Monroe County Clerk (posted by the Kentucky Secretary of State) · web.sos.ky.gov
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (Taylor County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Taylor County Sample Ballot, General Election, November 3, 2026 (published under KRS 424.290)
Election filing · Taylor County Clerk (posted by the Kentucky Secretary of State) · web.sos.ky.gov
- Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State, 2026 General Election (Warren County offices and districts)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Warren County Sample Ballot, General Election, November 3, 2026 (published under KRS 424.290)
Election filing · Warren County Clerk (posted by the Kentucky Secretary of State) · web.sos.ky.gov
- Senator Max Wise, member page, Kentucky General Assembly
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · legislature.ky.gov
- 2025 Regular Session SB 3: AN ACT relating to student-athletes and declaring an emergency.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
- 2025 Regular Session SB 260: AN ACT relating to cybersecurity.
Government record · Kentucky Legislative Research Commission · apps.legislature.ky.gov
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