Sean Burrage was raised in
Antlers, Oklahoma, in a
Choctaw family. His father,
Michael Burrage worked as the
Choctaw Nation's general counsel. Burrage earned a bachelor of business administration from the
University of Oklahoma in 1990 and a
juris doctor from the
University of Oklahoma College of Law from 1990 through 1993. After graduating, Burrage worked for the
University of Oklahoma as the director of state and federal relations until 1996. That year, he joined Taylor, Burrage, Foster, Mallett, Downs, & Ramsey, a law firm based out of Claremore, Oklahoma. Burrage was co-lead counsel in the
I-40 bridge cases in Oklahoma and has represented numerous corporate clients in defense matters in state and federal courts throughout Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Senate In 2006, Burrage was elected to represent
Oklahoma Senate District 2, which includes Rogers and Mayes County. On October 9, 2024, Burrage was named the 10th chancellor of the Oklahoma State System for Higher Education, which comprises 25 institutions with nearly four dozen campuses around the state. ==Election results==