Max Wise

George Maxwell Wise (born June 28, 1975) is an American politician and former FBI agent, who has served as a member of the Kentucky Senate since January 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Wise represents Kentucky's 16th Senate district, which includes Adair, Allen, Metcalfe, Monroe, and Taylor counties as well as part of Warren County. He has served as Senate majority leader since January 2025. During the 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft chose Wise to be her running mate. Their ticket was defeated by Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron.

George Maxwell Wise (born June 28, 1975) is an American politician and former FBI agent, who has served as a member of the Kentucky Senate since January 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Wise represents Kentucky's 16th Senate district, which includes Adair, Allen, Metcalfe, Monroe, and Taylor counties as well as part of Warren County. He has served as Senate majority leader since January 2025. During the 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft chose Wise to be her running mate. Their ticket was defeated by Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron. ===FBI and academia=== Prior to entering politics, when 9/11 took place Wise joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and served as an agent in the FBI Counterterrorism Division. He was first assigned to FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C. before being relocated to the Louisville, Kentucky field office. He was a member of the Louisville Joint Terrorism Task Force and the Kentucky Intelligence Fusion Center. Wise then taught political science at Campbellsville University, and graduate-level terrorism courses at the University of Kentucky. ==Personal life== Wise's father is George Wise, and his mother Donna Wise was the women's basketball coach at Campbellsville University. She is Campbellsville University's all-time winningest coach, and was inducted into the NAIA Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000, and the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010. Wise is married to Heather Hood Wise. She had been a high school basketball star at Glasgow High School and started her college career at Georgetown College, and Wise met her when he helped his mother recruit her to play for CU. She is now a pediatric dentist. They have four children; Grayson, Jackson, Carter, and McLean.

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