James Culbreath Getzen Jr. (March 8, 1904 – April 19, 1970) was an American politician in the state of Florida.
He served in the Florida State Senate from 1947 to 1949 and 1955 to 1961 as a Democratic member for the 38th district. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives, from 1937 to 1949, and 1951 to 1955 for Sumter County. He was a member of the Pork Chop Gang, a group of legislators from rural areas that dominated the state legislature due to malapportionment and used their power to engage in McCarthyist tactics.
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