RepublicanIn office since Nov 2012

Chuck Hufstetler

Georgia State Senator, District 52 since 2012. Ran in 8 elections between 2012 and 2024, winning 8. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Georgia State Senator, District 52Born 1956

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 14 yrs; Since 2012
Bills became law: 48; 276 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 10.0%; Chamber median 5.1%
With party: 97%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +52.9; Won 2020
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Appropriations · ex officio
Finance · chair
Retirement · exofficio
Health and Human Services
Higher Education
Rules
Special Committee on Eliminating Georgia's Income Tax

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 276 sponsored · 48 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 76 License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Became law Jul 2027

SB 384 Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles;…
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Became law Jul 2027

SB 406 "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact
PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES · Became law Jan 2027

SB 500 Behavioral Health Care Workforce Data Base; expand to include data from licensed health care professionals
SOCIAL SERVICES · Became law Jul 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Hufstetler sits in the Georgia State Senate

Hufstetler is closer to the center than 68% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Brandon Beach, John Kennedy, Mike Hodges

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:48 PM ET

With Hufstetler’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Georgia State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Hufstetler’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Hufstetler	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Apr 2, 2026	SB 556: HOPE Scholarship; the inclusion of advanced placement and international baccalaureate fine…	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 25–25
Mar 27, 2026	HB 1070: Income tax; increase and extend a credit for expenditures on maintenance of railroad…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 26–22
Mar 27, 2026	HB 668: Crimes and offenses; change references to assistance and guide dogs to service dogs	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 26–22
Mar 27, 2026	HB 1277: Conservation and natural resources; increase project cost threshold for public roads or…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 26–22
Mar 27, 2026	HB 549: Peace officers; extend time frame for which reimbursement of total training expenses by a…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 26–22

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Hufstetler was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

201220142016201820202022202420262028Georgia State Senate, District 52

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Georgia State Senate, District 52	Won	—	R+48.4	—
2024	Georgia State Senate, District 52	Won	—	R+48.4	—
2022	Georgia State Senate, District 52	Won	—	—	—
2020	Georgia State Senate, District 52	Won	R+52.9	—	—
2018	Georgia State Senate, District 52	Won	R+51.6	—	—
2016	Georgia State Senate, District 52	Won	—	—	—
2014	Georgia State Senate, District 52	Won	—	—	—
2014	Georgia State Senate, District 52 (primary)	Won	—	—	—
2012	Georgia State Senate, District 52	Won	—	—	—