In 2010, Maxim Ivanov joined the United Russia. On September 14, 2014, he was elected deputy of the Khabarovsk City Duma of the 6th convocation. In 2019, he was appointed acting secretary of the Khabarovsk branch of the United Russia; in June 2021, he was elected as a secretary. He left the post in September 2021 when he was elected deputy of the 8th State Duma.[1][2][3]