Mike Burns (South Carolina politician)
American politician (born 1952)
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James Mikell "Mike" Burns (born June 9, 1952) is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 17th District, serving since 2013. He is a member of the Republican party.[1][2]
Mike Burns | |
|---|---|
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 17th district | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Corbin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 9, 1952 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
Politics
Burns is a member of the South Carolina Freedom Caucus.[3][4] He also serves on the House Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs and the Regulations and Administrative Procedures Committees.[5]
On December 13, 2017, Burns and fellow South Carolina representative Bill Chumley proposed building a monument to South Carolina's black Confederate soldiers, although the historical record shows that no such soldiers existed.[6]
In the 2023-2024[7] and 2025-2026[8] sessions of the South Carolina House of Representatives, Burns has filed bills to ban all plant and animal based foods[9][10] from being "Certified SC Grown" food. The bills put forward would all ban foods that contain mRNA from being considered "Certified SC Grown" food.
