Office and district
Danny Burgess is the Republican senator for Florida Senate District 23. The Senate describes District 23 as parts of Hillsborough and Pasco counties. His district office is in Zephyrhills, and he has a separate Capitol office in Tallahassee. The district and contact information are taken from the official Senate page, which identifies him in the 2024–2026 Senate roster. Public office addresses are given as constituent contact points, not as assertions about his home. S1
The Senate records Burgess as elected to the Senate in 2020 and reelected afterward. Before that, he served in the Florida House from 2014 through 2019. Between the two chambers, the official biography lists him as executive director of the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs from 2019 to 2020. The order matters: city government, House service, state agency leadership and Senate service are distinct public roles with different responsibilities. S1
Zephyrhills roots, law and military service
Burgess was born in Zephyrhills, Florida. His education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of South Florida in 2008 and a Juris Doctor from Barry University School of Law in 2011. The Senate also records training at the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School in 2013. His occupation is listed as attorney and Army Reserve major. These facts establish his published legal and military background without assuming that military service reflects a position on any specific policy. S2
The Senate handbook records his Army Reserve service as captain from 2012 to 2021 and major beginning in 2021. Those dates are retained as listed in the handbook, which is an official Senate reference publication. The profile also lists his spouse and children and identifies Zephyrhills as his birthplace. This biography does not expand beyond those public details. S2
Local government and state service
Before entering the Legislature, Burgess served on the Zephyrhills City Council from 2005 to 2008 and later became the city’s mayor from 2013 to 2014. His state legislative service began in the House in 2014. After leaving the House in 2019, he took the executive director role at the state Department of Veterans’ Affairs. He then entered the Senate in 2020. This chronology makes his biography unusually connected to municipal government, veterans’ administration and state lawmaking. S1
The official Senate profile lists honors from the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, Associated Industries of Florida, the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Florida Farm Bureau, Florida Osteopathic Medical Association, University of South Florida, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Florida League of Cities and Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce. The awards are attributed to their issuing organizations as shown on the Senate site. They are not presented as a comprehensive rating of his decisions or outcomes. S1
Senate committees and current work
For the current term, the Senate lists Burgess as chair of the Appropriations Committee on Pre-K–12 Education. His other assignments are Appropriations, Appropriations on Higher Education, Education Pre-K–12, Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, Regulated Industries, Rules, and the Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight. The committee titles show a portfolio spanning education funding and policy, military and veterans issues, public security, regulated industries and chamber procedure. S1
Committee membership provides a useful map of a senator’s formal work but cannot replace examination of bill-level records. A chair title means that the Senate assigns leadership of that committee; it does not mean that the chair alone determines the committee’s decisions. The official Senate committees page provides the committee structure and roster. This profile will add a detailed policy action only when an official bill history, recorded vote, or dated statement supports it. S3
Public service and community ties
Burgess’s work with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs is documented for 2019–2020. His current Senate committee assignments include the panel covering military and veterans affairs, space and domestic security. The juxtaposition is a factual continuity in his public roles, not proof that his agency experience dictated a legislative position. Any claim about specific agency programs or later bills should be substantiated with agency records or the Legislature’s bill and vote pages. S1
The Senate profile describes community involvement, time with family, studying history and politics, and traveling in an RV as personal interests. It lists his religious affiliation as Roman Catholic. Those details are limited to the official public biography; no further personal details are added. The profile is designed to inform residents about the person holding the seat, with the district office providing a formal way to contact the senator’s staff. S2
Current status
As checked, the Florida Senate identifies Burgess as the sitting senator for District 23 and lists his current committee responsibilities. Exact next-election timing is not confirmed from the member page and should be checked against the official district calendar before the page is published. His term is shown in the current 2024–2026 roster. No future election result or committee assignment is assumed. No photo rights are cleared by this record. S1
Reading the public record
The Florida Senate’s official member page is the primary source for this entry. It identifies the senator, party, district, committee assignments, legislative service, public biography, and a public contact route. The current page is labeled for the 2024–2026 Senate term. It is a snapshot of the Legislature’s own roster and should be checked again when the next term begins. This biography uses the page’s distinctions between present service, earlier legislative offices, professional background, community affiliations, and awards. Where the source gives only a year or a title, this profile does not manufacture a more precise date or imply duties beyond what the source states. S1
Committee membership indicates where a senator serves; it does not, by itself, establish a policy position or a vote. A chair or vice chair title likewise describes a committee role rather than proving that the member personally authored every action taken by that committee. Any discussion of a specific bill or public position should be supported by the bill’s official history, a recorded vote, a hearing record, or a statement issued by the senator. This draft therefore reports concrete public actions only where the official Senate page provides a verifiable item, and otherwise leaves issue-level claims out. S2
The district description comes from the Senate’s official district section. It is a geographic summary, not a claim that every community in the district shares the same interests. The listed district office is a public constituent contact point and should not be confused with a personal residence. This biography includes family and recreational details only when they appear in the official legislative biography; it adds no private-life claims. S1
The Senate profile includes an official portrait, but an official government website does not automatically establish an open license for reuse. The photo register remains separate, and no image is cleared for hosting by this biography. Officeholder status and the next election must be refreshed from official sources before publication. This is an offline draft for the requested C-1b batch and is not approval to publish or deploy.