Ralph Hudgens
Ralph Hudgens was the Republican Georgia insurance and safety fire commissioner from 2011 to 2019.[1]
As commissioner, Hudgens led the statewide office responsible for regulating the state's insurance industry and oversaw all Georgia fire safety initiatives.[2]
Hugens first won election to the seat in 2010. He defeated Democrat Mary Squires and Libertarian Shane Bruce in the general election on November 2, 2010, garnering over 53 percent of the vote.[3]
Hudgens ran for a second term in 2014.[4] Ralph Hudgens won the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Hudgens worked for the agricultural chemical division of the Shell Chemical Company from 1968 to 1986. He also was founder/president of Quality Propane Incorporated from 1983 to 1987. When he served as state insurance and fire safety commissioner, he had been president of Hudgens Enterprises, Incorporated since 1987. He was also president of Diamond Outdoor Incorporated.[1]
Before assuming the role of state insurance and fire safety commissioner, Hudgens served as a Republican member of the Georgia State Senate, representing the 47th District from 2003 to 2011.[1] Prior to his Senate election, he was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1997 to 2002. In 1989, Hudgens was appointed by President George H.W. Bush (R) to serve as state executive director for the United States Department of Agriculture. He remained in the position until 1992.[1]
Education
- B.S. in agriculture - University of Florida
Political career
Georgia Insurance Commissioner (2011-2019)
Hudgens was elected to the statewide office of insurance and safety fire commissioner on November 2, 2010. He was sworn in on January 10, 2011.[1] Hudgens was re-elected to the position in 2014. As commissioner, he led the statewide office responsible for regulating the state's insurance industry and oversaw all Georgia fire safety initiatives.[2]
Issues
Presidential preference
2012
Ralph Hudgens endorsed Rick Santorum in the 2012 presidential election.[5] He had previously endorsed Newt Gingrich.[6]
Georgia State Senate (2003-2011)
Before winning election to state executive office in 2010, Hudgens served as a Republican member of the Georgia State Senate, representing the 47th District from 2003 to 2011.
Georgia House of Representatives (1996-2002)
Hudgens served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1996 to 2002.
Committee assignments
Hudgens served on the following committees when he was in the Georgia State Senate:
- Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee, Georgia State Senate
- Banking and Financial Institutions Committee, Georgia State Senate
- Insurance and Labor Committee, Georgia State Senate
- Natural Resources and the Environment Committee, Georgia State Senate
- Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee, Georgia State Senate
Elections
2018
Ralph Hudgens did not file to run for re-election.
2014
Hudgens ran for re-election as Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner in 2014. He was unopposed for the Republican nomination in the May 20 primary and defeated two challengers, Democrat Liz Johnson and Libertarian Ted Metz, in the general election on November 4, 2014.[4]
Results
| Insurance Commissioner of Georgia, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Ralph Hudgens Incumbent |
54.9% | 1,382,551 | |
| Democratic | Liz Johnson | 41.7% | 1,050,883 | |
| Libertarian | Ted Metz | 3.4% | 86,427 | |
| Total Votes | 2,519,861 | |||
| Election results via Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
2010
Hudgens won election as Insurance Commissioner in November 2010, defeating Democrat Mary Squires and Libertarian Shane Bruce.[7]
| Georgia Commissioner of Insurance (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Ralph Hudgens (R)
|
1,368,289 | 53.8% | ||
| Mary Squires (D) | 1,079,716 | 42.4% | ||
| Shane Bruce (L) | 96,549 | 3.8% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Hudgens won re-election to the Georgia Senate from Georgia's 47th Senate district. Hudgens received 46,257 votes in the election, defeating Tim Riley (D), who received 25,172 votes.[8] Hudgens raised $114,250 for his campaign in 2008; Riley raised $32,414.[9]
| Georgia Senate, District 47 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Ralph Hudgens (R)
|
46,257 | 64.8% | ||
| Tim Riley | 25,172 | 35.2% | ||
1989
In 1989, Hudgens was appointed by President George H.W. Bush to serve as State Executive Director for the United States Department of Agriculture. He remained in the position until 1992.
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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When he served in the state government, Hudgens and his wife, Suzanne, had four children.[1]
Recent news
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See also
- Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner
- Insurance Commissioner
- Georgia state executive offices
- Georgia down ballot state executive elections, 2014
External links
- Georgia Office of Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
Campaign links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Georgia Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner, "Ralph T. Hudgens," accessed August 20, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Georgia Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner, "Contact Us," accessed September 15, 2011
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "November 2010 General Election Results," accessed March 25, 2011
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ralph Hudgens for Insurance Commissioner, "Homepage," accessed November 25, 2013
- ↑ San Antonio Express News, "Ga. officials align with GOP candidates," February 25, 2012
- ↑ Team Gingrich, "Newt 2012 Press Release on Georgia Endorsements," August 26, 2011
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "November 2010 General Election Results," accessed March 25, 2011
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Georgia Senate official election results for 2008," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ District 47 Georgia Senate official election results for 2008
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by John Oxendine (R) |
Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner 2011–2019 |
Succeeded by Jim Beck (R) |
| Preceded by ' |
Georgia State Senate - District 47 2003–2011 |
Succeeded by Frank Ginn (R) |
| Preceded by ' |
Georgia House of Representatives 1996–2002 |
Succeeded by ' |
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