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Congressman Brian Jack has promoted LaGrange native Max Kirby to deputy district director. 

In the new role, Kirby will oversee Congressman Jack’s outreach operation. 

Kirby is a native of LaGrange and graduated from LaGrange High School in 2009 and the University of Georgia in 2013. Kirby previously served in the district office under Congressman Drew Ferguson.

“Max was one of my earliest supporters in Troup County, and I’m excited to promote him to serve our district as Deputy District Director for Outreach. Max is a strong and effective advocate for the incredible people of Troup County, and his promotion reflects the trust I and community leaders across our district have in his capabilities,” Jack said.

As deputy district director, Kirby will handle all outreach from constituents or elected officials and report back to Jack, in addition to representing him at meetings across all 15 counties in the district – not just Troup County.  

Even though he works for the congressman, Kirby still lives locally, which is the way he likes it. He does most of his work from the district office in Newnan.

“I very rarely go to Washington. I’m actually here the majority of the time as the deputy district director. I do outreach for Georgia, so I don’t go to D.C. much, and, quite frankly, I like being here,” Kirby said.

Kirby said the work is similar to the role he had with Ferguson, just with more responsibility. 

“I’m really looking forward to it. I’ve been doing this in a way since about 2018. I have a little bit more responsibility now, and I like to help people. I like to stay in touch and know what’s going on in my community and also other communities around the district, and I just enjoy being a resource for people,” Kirby said.

Troup County Commission Chairman Patrick Crews said he is happy Kirby was assigned the new role, saying he promoted Kirby to Jack even before he was initially taken on by the congressman.

“I worked really hard and promoted his name to Brian Jack when he was campaigning. We felt like Max would be a good addition to his staff. It’s very important to Troup County, to our community, that we have someone from our county who knows our county representing us, whether it’s a state senator, US congressman, or on the staff,” Crews said. “Having a lifelong resident of Troup County, who is a great young man serving, is definitely an asset to our community because we can pick up the phone and call him and talk to him and explain how we feel, and he would understand.”

Kirby was also a great choice, according to Jamey Jackson, former chairman of the LaGrange-Troup County Chamber of Commerce. Jackson works with Kirby on the chamber’s Government Relations Committee. 

“I think Brian made a really smart decision moving him up,” Jackson said. “Max has so much social capital here that he has built over the years. He is a trusted congressional representative for the entire district. Having somebody that has those relationships, fully understands the needs of the community, and, quite frankly, has the respect and panache to go back to D.C. and get those things done.”

Kirby getting into politics is no surprise for the son of a Superior Court Judge. Max is the son of Judge Jack Kirby. His father still serves as a Senior Judge, filling in when needed.

“I was always really interested in the law. I didn’t end up going to law school, but I was always interested in it, and it did get me interested in politics because he was an elected official,” Kirby said. “It was always fun to learn about what he was doing in the community, and you know how he was able to help the community. So, I think it did drive me to get into public service.”