Senator Ed Setzler

Senator Ed Setzler, a Republican, has been serving the communities of Cobb and Bartow Counties in the Georgia Senate since January 2023. Before his service in the state Senate, Ed served for 18 years in the Georgia House of Representatives where he chaired the House Committee on Science & Technology and was a leader on some of the most challenging policy issues addressed by the legislature.

Committed to the principles of human dignity and constitutionally limited government, Senator Setzler serves on the Senate Judiciary, Health & Human Services, Education, and Science & Technology Committees.

Throughout his time in the legislature, Ed has worked a challenging full-time job as a leader in the architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting industry where he has directed nationwide design programs for more than 20 years. A graduate of the US Army Ranger School, Ed earned a BS in Physics from Furman University in 1992 and served on active duty for nine years as a US Army officer with leadership assignments in Europe, the US, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf.

Ed and his wife Tracie, a high school teacher, are parents of four and attend the St. Stephen Orthodox Christian Church in Hiram, GA.