Currently holds the office of Georgia State Senate - District 37 until January 11, 2027.
Candidate for Georgia State Senate - District 37 in 2026 Georgia General Election.
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Ed recognizes that effective law enforcement is essential to keeping Georgians secure and balances that belief with the recognition that protecting citizens’ constitutional liberties is essential to preserving a free society. Learn more
Ed’s support for consumer-friendly, public-private partnerships helped create the toll-funded reversable lanes that now provide citizens a 65-mph drive from Acworth to I-285 and congestion-free Express Bus service from Acworth to downtown Atlanta. Learn more
Ed created powerful financial incentives for public schools to adopt modern state-of-the-industry standards and include industry leaders in developing their Career & Technical Education programs. Learn more
Ed recognizes that maintaining the status quo in education is incompatible with America remaining free and prosperous in the next century. Learn more
As a leader, Ed recognizes that maintaining the status quo in education is incompatible with America remaining free and prosperous in the next century. With a laser focus on what’s best for kids, Ed has worked hard since first being elected to fully fund the QBE formula, protect smaller class sizes, make teacher pay in Georgia #1 in the Southeast, and play a key leadership role in providing school choice options for Georgia’s families. Learn more
Ed cosponsored and successfully passed House Bill 57, a solar power financing act that provided homeowners with meaningful options to finance residential solar power systems for their homes. Learn more
Ed has been a champion of protecting greenspace and protecting the low-density residential character of West Cobb. Learn more
Ed sponsored a bipartisan bill that laid the groundwork for requiring a paper-verifiable statewide election system. Learn more
As a former member of the House of Representatives, Ed has provided leadership in prioritizing state spending to fund much needed traffic relief and giving local governments more options to fund traffic relief at the local level. Learn more
Ed supported passage of Senate Bill 33, the Zero-based Budget Act, which requires state agencies every four years to produce a full, bottom-up accounting and justification of every dollar spent in every state program. Learn more
Ed supported passage of Senate Bill 33, the Zero-based Budget Act, which requires state agencies every four years to produce a full, bottom-up accounting and justification of every dollar spent in every state program. Learn more
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