Ed Setzler

Ed Setzler

Republican Party

Georgia State Senate District 37

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Lindsey Tippins

Prior offices

Georgia House of Representatives District 35

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Compensation

Base salary

$24,341.64/year

Per diem

$247/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Furman University, 1992

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Years of service

1992 - 2001

Personal

Religion

Orthodox

Profession

Business executive

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Ed Setzler (Republican Party) is a member of the Georgia State Senate, representing District 37. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Setzler (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Georgia State Senate to represent District 37. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Ed Setzler lives in Acworth, Georgia. Setzler earned a B.S. in physics from Furman University in 1992. He served in the U.S. Army from 1992 to 2001 and reached the rank of captain. Setzler's career experience includes working as the vice president of federal programs of Croft & Associates and a program manager with MACTEC.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Setzler was assigned to the following committees:

• Education and Youth Committee
• House Health Committee, Secretary
• Senate Judiciary Committee
• Senate Science and Technology Committee, Vice Chair

2021-2022

Setzler was assigned to the following committees:

• House Appropriations Committee
• Education Committee
• Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee
• Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee
• House Rules Committee
• House Science and Technology Committee (decommissioned), Chair
• House Transportation Committee

2019-2020

Setzler was assigned to the following committees:

• Education Committee
• Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee
• Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee
• House Rules Committee
• House Science and Technology Committee (decommissioned), Chairman
• House Transportation Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Setzler served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Setzler served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Setzler served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Setzler served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 37

Incumbent Ed Setzler defeated Vanessa Parker in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 37 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ed Setzler (R)	57.5	65,243
	Submit photo	Vanessa Parker (D)	42.5	48,270

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 113,513
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 37

Vanessa Parker defeated Sadia Ali in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 37 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Vanessa Parker	50.9	5,036
		Sadia Ali	49.1	4,863

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,899
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 37

Incumbent Ed Setzler advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 37 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ed Setzler	100.0	11,099

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,099
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 37

Ed Setzler defeated Vanessa Parker in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 37 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ed Setzler (R)	58.8	51,953
	Submit photo	Vanessa Parker (D)	41.2	36,341

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 88,294
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 37

Vanessa Parker defeated Titus Nichols in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 37 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Vanessa Parker	70.0	8,920
		Titus Nichols	30.0	3,823

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,743
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 37

Ed Setzler defeated David Delk and Scott Johnson in the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 37 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ed Setzler	54.1	16,504
	Submit photo	David Delk	25.9	7,912
	Submit photo	Scott Johnson	20.0	6,103

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,519
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2020

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 35

Incumbent Ed Setzler defeated Kyle Rinaudo in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 35 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ed Setzler (R)	50.5	15,189
		Kyle Rinaudo (D)	49.5	14,909

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,098
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Georgia House of Representatives District 35

Kyle Rinaudo defeated Lisa Campbell in the Democratic primary runoff for Georgia House of Representatives District 35 on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kyle Rinaudo	53.8	1,302
		Lisa Campbell	46.2	1,116

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,418
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 35

Lisa Campbell and Kyle Rinaudo advanced to a runoff. They defeated Elizabeth Webster in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 35 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Campbell	40.5	2,751
✔		Kyle Rinaudo	29.9	2,033
		Elizabeth Webster	29.6	2,014

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,798
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 35

Incumbent Ed Setzler advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 35 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ed Setzler	100.0	4,977

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,977
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2018

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 35

Incumbent Ed Setzler defeated Salvatore Castellana in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 35 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ed Setzler (R)	52.3	11,816
		Salvatore Castellana (D)	47.7	10,775

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,591
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 35

Salvatore Castellana defeated Kyle Rinaudo in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 35 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Salvatore Castellana	61.7	1,225
		Kyle Rinaudo	38.3	762

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,987
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 35

Incumbent Ed Setzler advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 35 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ed Setzler	100.0	2,215

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2016

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 24, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.

Incumbent Ed Setzler ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 35 general election.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 35 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ed Setzler Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	18,901
Total Votes				18,901
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

Incumbent Ed Setzler ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 35 Republican primary.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 35 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Ed Setzler Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014, with runoff elections taking place where necessary on July 22, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Incumbent L. Edwin "Ed" Setzler was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.

2012

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2012

Setzler ran in the 2012 election for Georgia House of Representatives District 35. Setzler ran unopposed in the Republican primary on July 31, 2012. The general election took place on November 6, 2012. Setzler ran unopposed in the general election.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 35, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ed Setzler Incumbent	100%	17,151
Total Votes				17,151

2010

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2010

Setzler ran for re-election to the 35th District seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the July 20 primary. Setzler defeated Matthew Adams (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 35 (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Ed Setzler (R)		9,918	64.6%
Matthew Adams (D)		5,424	35.4%

2008

In 2008 Setzler was re-elected to the Georgia House of Representatives District 35. Setzler (R) finished with 14,178 votes while his opponent Jason Adams (D) finished with 9,149 votes. Setzler raised $61,414 for his campaign fund.

Georgia House of Representatives District 35
Candidates		Votes
Ed Setzler (R)		14,178
Jason Adams (D)		9,149

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

Ed Setzler did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Ed Setzler did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Ed Setzler campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Georgia State Senate District 37	Won general	$80,397	$46,770
2022	Georgia State Senate District 37	Won general	$159,985	$0
2020	Georgia House of Representatives District 35	Won general	$152,489	N/A**
2018	Georgia House of Representatives District 35	Won general	$69,196	N/A**
2016	Georgia House of Representatives, District 35	Won	$13,585	N/A**
2014	Georgia House of Representatives, District 35	Won	$29,212	N/A**
2012	Georgia State House, District 35	Won	$28,039	N/A**
2010	Georgia State House, District 35	Won	$18,149	N/A**
2008	Georgia State House, District 35	Won	$61,414	N/A**
2006	Georgia State House, District 35	Won	$17,267	N/A**
2004	Georgia State House, District 35	Won	$43,368	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2024

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2023

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2022

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2021

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2020

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2019

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2018

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2017

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2016

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2015

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2014

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2013

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2012

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Preceded by Lindsey Tippins (R)	Georgia State Senate District 37 2023-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Georgia House of Representatives District 35 2005-2023	Succeeded by -

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Current members of the Georgia State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Jason Anavitarte

Minority Leader:Harold Jones

Senators

District 1

Ben Watson (R)

District 2

Derek Mallow (D)

District 3

Mike Hodges (R)

District 4

Billy Hickman (R)

District 5

Sheikh Rahman (D)

District 6

Matt Brass (R)

District 7

Nabilah Islam Parkes (D)

District 8

Russ Goodman (R)

District 9

Nikki Merritt (D)

District 10

Emanuel Jones (D)

District 11

Sam Watson (R)

District 12

Freddie Sims (D)

District 13

Carden Summers (R)

District 14

Josh McLaurin (D)

District 15

Ed Harbison (D)

District 16

Marty Harbin (R)

District 17

Gail Davenport (D)

District 18

John Kennedy (R)

District 19

Blake Tillery (R)

District 20

Larry Walker (R)

District 21

Vacant

District 22

Harold Jones (D)

District 23

Max Burns (R)

District 24

Lee Anderson (R)

District 25

Ricky Williams (R)

District 26

David Lucas (D)

District 27

Greg Dolezal (R)

District 28

Donzella James (D)

District 29

Randy Robertson (R)

District 30

Tim Bearden (R)

District 31

Jason Anavitarte (R)

District 32

Kay Kirkpatrick (R)

District 33

Michael Rhett (D)

District 34

Kenya Wicks (D)

District 35

Jason Esteves (D)

District 36

Nan Orrock (D)

District 37

Ed Setzler (R)

District 38

Rashaun Kemp (D)

District 39

Sonya Halpern (D)

District 40

Sally Harrell (D)

District 41

Kim Jackson (D)

District 42

Brian Strickland (R)

District 43

Tonya Anderson (D)

District 44

Elena Parent (D)

District 45

Clint Dixon (R)

District 46

Bill Cowsert (R)

District 47

Frank Ginn (R)

District 48

Shawn Still (R)

District 49

Drew Echols (R)

District 50

Bo Hatchett (R)

District 51

Steve Gooch (R)

District 52

Chuck Hufstetler (R)

District 53

Colton Moore (R)

District 54

Chuck Payne (R)

District 55

Randal Mangham (D)

District 56

John Albers (R)

Republican Party (32)

Democratic Party (23)

Vacancies (1)