Kay Kirkpatrick
RepublicanincumbentState Senate District 32 · Cobb County, Georgia · November 3, 2026
Also on the ballot: Michael Hettig (Democrat)
Kay Kirkpatrick is a retired orthopedic surgeon and nine-year incumbent state senator representing District 32 (East Cobb), chairing the Children and Families Committee and vice-chairing Health and Human Services. She describes herself as a conservative who favors lower taxes, less regulation, and strong support for law enforcement and the military, and is running unopposed within her own party for a sixth term.
What this office decides
A state senator votes on Georgia's budget, state tax rates, criminal statutes and sentencing, election procedures, school funding and voucher programs, and health care policy such as Medicaid eligibility. The Senate also confirms certain appointments and shapes what authority counties and cities have. Districts in Cobb County are directly affected by state decisions on transportation and local government powers.
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Dossier
Researched 2026-09-22 · Claude Code research agent with web searchDonald Trump: nothing found. No search result found any Trump statement endorsing or criticizing Kirkpatrick in this state Senate race.
Who they are
Kay Kirkpatrick is a retired orthopedic surgeon and former president of Resurgens Orthopaedics who has served in the Georgia State Senate for District 32 since June 2017 (Ballotpedia). She holds a University of Louisville M.D. (1980) and is a captain in the Georgia State Defense Force (Ballotpedia survey). She ran unopposed in the May 19, 2026 primary and faces Democrat Michael Hettig November 3.
Positions
- Taxes & spending: "I believe in individual responsibility and lower taxes"; 2017 site called to "Eliminate the Income Tax, Replace with the Georgia Fair Tax" (Ballotpedia survey).
- Business & regulation: "Government overreach stands in the way"; 2017 pledged to "roll back regulations that are choking businesses" (Ballotpedia survey).
- Health care: 2017: campaigned to "Dismantle Obamacare"; 2024: works on insurance transparency "so insurance companies are not getting in the way of appropriate medical care" (Ballotpedia survey).
- Crime & policing: "Opposed to anti-police efforts, and I proudly back the blue," wants strict fentanyl enforcement (Ballotpedia survey).
- Schools, personal freedom: No public position found.
Record
Fifth full term; 2025-2026 committees: Appropriations, Chair of Children and Families, Government Oversight, Vice Chair of Health and Human Services, Insurance and Labor, Rules, Veterans/Military/Homeland Security (Ballotpedia). Previously chaired Ethics (2019-2020); says she's "passed a lot of bills dealing with healthcare, insurance, public safety, and veterans issues" and now focuses on substance-use-disorder legislation (Ballotpedia survey).
Money
Ballotpedia: $243,320 raised/$206,534 spent (2024), $331,568 raised (2022, expenditures N/A), $298,286 raised (2020, N/A); reported total $873,175 across available cycles (Ballotpedia). No 2026-cycle figures published; ethics.ga.gov not queried.
Recent news
- 2026-03-23: Featured in Healthbeat coverage of medical professionals shaping Georgia health policy (Healthbeat).
- 2026-05-19: Ran unopposed, 18,178 primary votes (Ballotpedia).
What we couldn't find
- No Trump endorsement/criticism; no position on vouchers or abortion; her vote on a reported Feb. 2026 Senate Medicaid measure unconfirmed (article unavailable); no 2026-cycle finance totals.