He then taught at Pinckneyville Middle Schools and served as a Farm Bureau manager for Clark and Clinton counties.

Burzynski won the Republican nomination and defeated Democratic candidate and student at Northern Illinois University College of Law Robert Tisch.

He led the effort to expand health care options in rural areas by licensing advanced practice nurses in Illinois.

He helped pass legislation establishing separate governing boards for state universities to provide a higher quality of education.

He fights to improve the overall quality of education, relieve the property tax burden, and protect Illinois families.