He graduated from Dawson County High School and attended the North Georgia College and State University, earning a double major in finance and accounting in 2001.

He currently serves as the senior vice president of commercial relations for River City Bank, operating within Dawson County.

[2] Wade has also served as a past-president of the Georgia School Boards Association and in various leadership positions of the Dawson County Rotary Club.

Wade's wife, Dr. Jennifer Sheffield-Wade, was simultaneously appointed to serve on the Georgia Professional Standards Commission.

[9] On January 19, 2023, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp selected Wade to serve as a floor leader for the 2023-2024 General Assembly.

[13] During the 2021-2022 General Assembly, Wade sponsored House Bill 1084, seeking to prevent the teaching of "divisive concepts" in schools.

The bill would require schools to conduct annual active-shooter drills, as well as submit safety plans to the Georgia Emergency Management Association.

The bill aimed to "set minimum and maximum fines on certain businesses that are noncompliant in posting notice issued by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation that outlines the National Human Trafficking Resource Center phone number and the statewide Georgia Hotline for Human Trafficking phone number."