State Senator Brian Kemp – Senate District 46

Capitol Contact Information:
324 - A Coverdell Office Buiding Atlanta GA 30334
Phone: (404) 463-1366
Fax: (404) 657-0459

Local Contact Information:
P.O. Box 5187 Athens GA 30604
Phone: (706) 543-0188

A lifelong resident of Athens and a product of our public schools and the University of Georgia, Senator Brian Kemp works hard every day to serve northeast Georgia.

As a State Senator and member of the Republican Party, Brian Kemp has worked in a bi-partisan manner to pass a higher percentage of the legislation he introduced than any other Senator in the 2003-04 sessions, including legislation to protect HOPE, protect water resources and greenspace, and promote early learning efforts. He is known at the State Capitol for his quiet, effective leadership and visionary legislation, like his Early Learning Initiative.

Senator Brian Kemp currently serves on the Public Safety and Homeland Security (Chairman), Higher Education (Vice Chairman), Agriculture and Consumer Affairs (Secretary), and Appropriations Committees.

Kemp is the President of Kemp Development, a local small business specializing in commercial and residential construction, and co-owner of Specialty Stone Supply. Sen. Kemp served as President of the Athens Area Home Builders Association where he helped start a program to feed the Homeless Shelter once a month. Kemp proudly participated in Habitat for Humanity and served as Committee Chairman of the effort to remodel the Rape Crisis Center which is now the Sexual Assault Center.

Kemp has also served as a Member of the Steering Committee for the Comprehensive Land Use Plan for Athens-Clarke County and the Waste Water Treatment Advisory Committee.

Brian Kemp is happily married to the former Marty Argo of Athens. Together, they are the proud parents of Jarrett, Lucy, and Amy Porter. The Kemps are members of Athens Emmanuel Episcopal Church.

State Senator Ralph Hudgens - Senate District 47

Capitol Contact Information:
110 State Capitol Atlanta GA 30334
Phone: (404) 656-4700
Fax: (404) 463-2279

Local Contact Information:
P.O. Box 534 Comer GA 30629
Phone: (706) 783-2405

Senator Ralph Hudgens graduated from high school at Georgia Military in Milledgeville and then received a B.S. in Agriculture from the University of Florida. For eighteen years he worked for the Agricultural Chemical Division of Shell Chemical Company. In 1983, he founded Quality Propane, Inc. which he sold in 1987. Currently, he is President of Hudgens Enterprises, Inc., an investment company with holdings in real estate.

Hudgens, a former political appointee in the first Bush administration, was the State Representative for the 24th District from 1996-2002. In 2002, he was elected as the State Senator for the 47th District, where he served as the Chairman of the Retirement Committee, Vice-Chairman of the Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committees and served on the Banking and Financial Institution, Natural Resources and the Environment, and Reapportionment and Redistricting Committees. He was re-elected to the 47th Senate District in 2004 and serves as Chairman of the Insurance and Labor Committee, Vice Chairman of Agriculture, Secretary of Banking, Secretary of Natural Resources, serves on Reapportionment and Redistricting, and is Ex-Officio on Retirement.

Sen. Hudgens married the former Suzanne Morgan in 1963 and they have four children and nine grandchildren. He and his wife are active members at Prince Avenue Baptist Church in Athens. He is a member of the Madison County Rotary Club, Madison County Chamber of Commerce, Madison County Farm Bureau and the National Rifle Association.