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Denise Pierce Burns is from Catoosa County. She has a bachelor's degree in food service management from Berry College. She has four children with her husband.

Denise currently works as an insurance agent for AFLAC. She previously worked as a business development manager for Sweet Street Desserts and in management at the Ritz-Carlton in Atlanta.

Denise Pierce Burns's campaign for Georgia State Senator, District 53 is her first entry into politics.

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Denise's campaign for state senator for Georgia Senate District 53 is her first run for public office.

Supports expanding access for small producers, including raw milk, and rolling back regulations that punish family farms while benefiting large corporations.

Supports expanding access for small producers, including raw milk, and reducing farm regulations.

Supports responsible budgeting and transparency to address rising costs impacting families, seniors, and farmers.

Supports responsible budgeting and transparency.

- Supports expanding access for small producers, including raw milk, and reducing farm regulations.
- Supports reducing government regulation.
- Supports responsible budgeting and transparency.

Economy

As of February 6, 2026, Denise Pierce Burns’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Opposes government mandates in healthcare decisions.

Opposes mandates in healthcare decisions.

- Opposes access to abortion.
- Opposes mandates in healthcare decisions.

Healthcare

Voting & Elections

Supports "strengthening cooperation between local law enforcement and [Immigration and Customs Enforcement]."

- Opposes gun control.
- Supports "strengthening cooperation between local law enforcement and [Immigration and Customs Enforcement]."

Public Safety

Programs that allow qualifying families to use public money for alternative schooling options, including private schools.

- Programs that allow qualifying families to use public money for alternative schooling options, including private schools.

Education

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Denise Pierce Burns

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