Charles E. “Chuck” Martin is currently serving his fourth term of office in the Georgia State House of Representatives.

In January 2007, Martin was appointed Vice Chairman of the House of Appropriations Committee, directly responsible for the Sub-Committee on Public Safety. Additionally, Martin is serving as the Vice Chairman of the Science & Technology Committee and as a member of the Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications, Budget and Fiscal Oversight, the Ways & Means Committees. The Vice Chairman represents House District 47, which covers Alpharetta, Roswell, Johns Creek, and Greater North Fulton County.

After the 2007 Session, Representative Martin was named by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce as 2007 Legislator of the Year, and was also recognized for Legislative Leadership by the Association of County Commission for Georgia. After the 2008 Session, he was recognized by the Georgia Association of Fire Chiefs and the Georgia State Firefighters Association as 2008 Legislator of the Year.

Prior to his legislative service, Chuck served his constituents in other public offices. From 1993 – 1995, he was a part of the Alpharetta City Council. The next year, he was elected as the city’s Mayor, an office which he held until 2002, when his membership in the General Assembly began. He is a 1996 graduate of the Regional Leadership Institute, a member of the Regional Leadership Foundation, the Alpharetta Optimist Club and Lions Club, and served as President of the Milton Touchdown Club from 2003 – 2004.

Martin was born & raised in Alpharetta and graduated from Milton High School. He attended the University of Georgia, where he earned a B.B.A. in Management Science in 1983. He then proceeded to pursue a career in Information Technology and Real Estate Consulting. Representative Martin is currently a Director with Ryan & Company.

Chuck and his wife Johnna are the parents of two sons. Miles, 21, is currently attending Georgia Southwestern, and Lance, 19, is a freshman at the University of Georgia. Martin took an active involvement in their childhood and enjoys coaching youth activities such as baseball, football, basketball, and golf. Both boys play baseball at their respective schools, and Miles also coaches the Milton JV summer baseball team like his father and grandfather before him. The Martins are members of Macedonia Baptist Church in Canton.