# Ed Setzler

Ed Setzler is a Republican member of the Georgia Senate for district 37.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia Senate, district 37
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/777f58bb-9d6b-4755-ab7b-b94d11629cb5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/777f58bb-9d6b-4755-ab7b-b94d11629cb5 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Setzler missed 12% of 1,406 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Georgia Senate (average 92.2%).

## What Setzler says (GA 2025–26 session)

15 classified statements: 15 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Setzler | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 20.0% | 9.5% | 56 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 33.3% | 37.3% | 209 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 15.4% | 342 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Commerce 80% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%); Health 40% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 20% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Families 20% (State Senate Republicans 4.2%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.50 (standard error 0.03), from 193 donors and 956 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 70% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,406 roll calls. Attendance 88% (Georgia Senate 92.2%). Party unity 96.3% (96.0%). 36 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE AS AMENDED · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-20 · voted yea · PASSAGE · SB 1 Glynn County; ad valorem taxes; homestead property determined annually for the special district based upon the proceeds of a new Local Homestead Option… · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB1/
- 2026-06-20 · voted yea · PASSAGE AS AMENDED · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-20 · voted yea · LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR · SB 1 Glynn County; ad valorem taxes; homestead property determined annually for the special district based upon the proceeds of a new Local Homestead Option… · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB1/
- 2026-06-17 · voted yea · ADOPTION · SR 3 Adjournment; relative to · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR3/
- 2026-04-03 · voted yea · Senate Vote #987 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 295 Local government; procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation for loss of property value or expenses incurred; provisions · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB295/
- 2026-04-03 · voted yea · Senate Vote #983 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 1247 Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act; enact · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1247/
- 2026-04-03 · voted yea · Senate Vote #982 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 1161 Motor vehicles; proper operation upon approach by an authorized emergency vehicle or by a law enforcement vehicle for purposes of a traffic stop;… · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1161/
- 2026-04-03 · voted yea · Senate Vote #985 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 297 Ad valorem tax; define multipurpose off-highway vehicle; provisions · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB297/

## Legislation (GA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 174 bills: 174 reached committee, 147 passed one chamber, 33 passed both, 29 became law. Cosponsored 0. 84.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia Senate 76.9%; rank 8 of 53).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 10: Sales and Use Taxes; any existing special district option sales and use tax (FLOST) cease to be imposed and levied immediately prior to the imposition of any… (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB10/
- SB 3: Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish (became law, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- SR 1026: Georgia Highlands College Community Impact Day; recognize July 4, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1026/
- SR 1043: America 250 Day; recognize April 1, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1043/
- SR 1050: Vaughn, Lee; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1050/
- SR 998: 2026 Senate Aides and Senate Academic Aides; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR998/
- SR 1000: Jones, Speaker Pro Tempore Jan; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1000/
- SR 997: North Paulding High School Girls Basketball Team; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR997/
- SR 987: Taylor, Elana Meyers; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR987/
- SR 963: Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR963/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $38.4K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-01-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ed_setzler/status/2017010125291057584
- 2025-11-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/ed_setzler/status/1988223273297989774
- 2025-11-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/ed_setzler/status/1986865865732857940
- 2025-10-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/ed_setzler/status/1983358605140054050
- 2025-10-27 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/ed_setzler/status/1982604124743946488
- 2025-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/ed_setzler/status/1981930816360845537
- 2025-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/ed_setzler/status/1981521880822796299
- 2025-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/ed_setzler/status/1981532771399959002
- 2025-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/ed_setzler/status/1981712148725199237
- 2025-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ed_setzler/status/1973839495268294747

## Links

- X: https://x.com/ed_setzler
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edsetzler
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-setzler-749a778/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/777f58bb-9d6b-4755-ab7b-b94d11629cb5