Chuck Efstration
{{Short description|American politician from Georgia}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Chuck Efstration
| office = Majority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives
| term_start = January 9, 2023
| term_end =
| predecessor = Jon G. Burns
| successor =
| state_house1 = Georgia
| district1 = 104th
| term_start1 = December 13, 2013
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = Donna Sheldon
| successor1 =
| birth_name = Charles Paul Efstration III
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|4|24}}
| birth_place = Hamilton Mill, Georgia, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Republican
| spouse = Ashley Efstration
| children = 2
| education = University of Georgia (BA)
Mercer University (JD)
| image = Chuck Efstration.jpg
}}
Charles Paul Efstration III (born April 24, 1983) is a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 104th District, serving since 2013. In 2022, Efstration was elected Majority Leader.
Career
In 2008, Efstration became an Assistant District Attorney of Gwinnett County Judicial Circuit, until 2013. In 2013, Efstration was an attorney at Efstration Law Firm, Professional Corporation, until 2018.{{cite web |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/122243/chuck-efstration |title=Chuck Efstration's Biography |publisher=Vote Smart |accessdate=April 6, 2021}}
On November 5, 2013, Efstration and Teresa Cantrell were top candidates in the election and required a runoff. On December 3, 2013, Efstration won the special runoff election and became a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives for District 104. Efstration defeated Teresa Cantrell with 64.57% of the votes.{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=799577 |title=GA State House 104 - Special Runoff |website=ourcampaigns.com |date=December 3, 2013 |accessdate=April 6, 2021}} On November 3, 2020, as an incumbent, Efstration won the election and continued serving District 104. Efstration defeated Nakita Hemingway with 51.15% of the votes.{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=895386 |title=GA State House 104 |website=ourcampaigns.com |date=November 3, 2020 |accessdate=April 6, 2021}}{{cite web|title=Chuck Efstration|url=https://openstates.org/ga/legislators/GAL000389/chuck-efstration/|publisher=Open States|access-date=February 25, 2017}} He previously ran for the United States House of Representatives in Georgia's 7th congressional district in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.barrowjournal.com/archives/3113-Congressional-candidates-court-Barrow-voters.html|title=Congressional candidates court Barrow voters|date=June 9, 2010|access-date=December 6, 2010|work=BarrowNewsJournal.com}}{{cite web|title=Chuck Efstration|url=http://www.house.ga.gov/Representatives/en-US/member.aspx?Member=846&Session=25|publisher=House.Ga.gov|access-date=February 25, 2017}}{{cite web|title=Georgia 104th District State House Results: Chuck Efstration Wins|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/georgia-state-house-district-104|work=New York Times|access-date=February 25, 2017}}
Efstration was a sponsor of a hate crimes law allowing for the imposition of extra penalties to criminals motivated by a victim's race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender or disability, which passed after the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.{{Cite news|last=Victor|first=Daniel|date=March 18, 2021|title=Georgia added a hate-crimes law last year after the death of Ahmaud Arbery.|work=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/18/us/georgia-hate-crime-law.html|access-date=March 18, 2021}}
In 2018, Efstration became an attorney at McGarity and Efstration.
Personal life
References
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External links
- [https://ballotpedia.org/Chuck_Efstration Chuck Efstration at ballotpedia.org]
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{{s-ttl|title=Majority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives|years=2023–present}}
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Category:Republican Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives
Category:People from Gwinnett County, Georgia
Category:21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly