Representative Max Tyler was sworn into the Colorado House of Representatives on June 4, 2009 to fill a vacancy in House District 23, which covers Golden, Applewood and parts of Lakewood.

Max has made his living as a small business owner and entrepreneur over the past 35 years. He created and grew two small businesses before starting his current business, The Star Group, which is a consulting firm focused on effective information management for small businesses.

Max has a long history of civic involvement in the community. In the 1980's, he was involved in small business advisory committees for both Governor Roy Romer and Denver Mayor Federico Peña. Most notable was his participation in the Airport Finance and Development Advisory Committee, which watched over the creation of DIA from the early planning through the end of Peña’s administration.

Max grew up in Minnesota and came to Colorado in 1965 to attend the University of Denver. He met his wife Susan in Denver when she was a customer of his first business over thirty years ago. Within a few years of their wedding, they moved into their current home in Lakewood, where they live with their beagle Darby and cat Cleo.  Their son Roger lives both in Fort Collins where he is a student at CSU and in Breckenridge where he is a course leader for the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center.