That year, he joined Taylor, Burrage, Foster, Mallett, Downs, & Ramsey, a law firm based out of Claremore, Oklahoma.

[1] Burrage was named Tri-County CASA Attorney of the Year in 2001 in recognition for his pro-bono representation of minor children in the juvenile court system.

[citation needed] In 2006, Burrage was elected to represent Oklahoma Senate District 2, which includes Rogers and Mayes County.

In 2007, he was voted the Higher Education Alumni Council’s “Best Newcomer Legislator of the Year.”[2] He was reelected in 2010 and served as the Senate Minority Floor Leader from 2012-2014.

[1] Under Burrage’s leadership, SE streamlined operations, including establishing a shared vice president position with Murray State College, and significantly increased both undergraduate and graduate enrollment.