138th Georgia General Assembly

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Great Seal of the State of Georgia

Overview
Legislative body| Georgia General Assembly
Meeting place| Georgia State Capitol
Senate
Members| 56
President of the Senate| Zell Miller (D)
Party control| Democratic Party
House of Representatives
Members| 180
Speaker of the House| Tom Murphy (D)
Party control| Democratic Party

The 138th General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia convened its first session on January 7, 1985, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. The 138th Georgia General Assembly succeeded the 137th and served as the precedent for the 139th General Assembly in 1987.

## Party standings[edit]

### Senate[edit]

Affiliation  | Members

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| Republican Party | 9
| Democratic Party | 47
| Other party* | 0
Total | 56

### House of Representatives[edit]

Affiliation  | Members

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| Republican Party | 27
| Democratic Party | 153
| Other party* | 0
Total | 180

*Active political parties in Georgia are not limited to the Democratic and Republican parties. Libertarians, and occasionally others, run candidates in elections. However, for the 1985-86 session of the General Assembly, only the two major parties were successful in electing legislators to office.

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### Senate[edit]

#### Presiding Officer[edit]

Position  | Name  | District  | Party

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President

| Zell Miller | n/a  | Democratic
| President Pro Tempore  | Joseph E. Kennedy | 04  | Democratic

#### Majority leadership[edit]

Position  | Name  | District

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| Senate Majority Leader  | Thomas F. Allgood | 22
| Majority Caucus Chairman  | Lewis H. "Bud" McKenzie | 14
| Majority Whip  | W.F. "Billy" Harris | 27

#### Minority leadership[edit]

Position  | Name  | District

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| Senate Minority Leader  | Paul D. Coverdell | 40
| Minority Caucus Chairman  | James W. (Jim) Tysinger | 41
| Minority Whip  | Haskew H. Brantley, Jr. | 56

### House of Representatives[edit]

#### Presiding Officer[edit]

Position  | Name  | District  | Party

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| Speaker of the House  | Thomas B. Murphy | 18  | Democratic
| Speaker Pro Tempore  | Jack Connell | 87  | Democratic

#### Majority leadership[edit]

Position  | Name  | District

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| House Majority Leader  | Al Burruss | 20-2
| Majority Whip  | John Russell | 64
| Majority Caucus Chairman  | Bill Lee | 72
| Majority Caucus Secretary  | Ward Edwards | 112

#### Minority leadership[edit]

Position  | Name  | District

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| House Minority Leader  | Johnny Isakson | 21-2
| Minority Whip  | Luther Colbert | 23
| Minority Caucus Chairman  | Dean Auten | 156
| Minority Caucus Secretary  | O.M. (Mike) Barnett | 59

## Members of the State Senate[edit]

District  | Senator  | Party  | Residence

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1 | J. Tom Coleman | Democratic | Savannah
2 | Albert (Al) Scott | Democratic | Savannah
3 | Glenn E. Bryant | Democratic | Hinesville
4 | Joseph E. Kennedy | Democratic | Claxton
5 | Joe Burton | Republican | Atlanta
6 | Riley Reddish | Democratic | Jesup
7 | Ed Perry | Democratic | Nashville
8 | Loyce W. Turner | Democratic | Valdosta
9 | R.T. (Tom) Phillips | Republican | Lilburn
10 | Paul Trulock | Democratic | Climax
11 | Jimmy Hodge Timmons | Democratic | Blakely
12 | Al Holloway | Democratic | Albany
13 | Rooney L. Bowen | Democratic | Cordele
14 | Lewis H. (Bud) McKenzie | Democratic | Montezuma
15 | Floyd Hudgins | Democratic | Columbus
16 | Ted J. Land | Republican | Columbus
17 | Janice S. Horton | Democratic | McDonough
18 | Ed Barker | Democratic | Warner Robins
19 | Walter S. Ray | Democratic | Douglas
20 | Hugh M. Gillis, Sr. | Democratic | Soperton
21 | Bill English | Democratic | Swainsboro
22 | Thomas F. Allgood | Democratic | Augusta
23 | Frank Albert | Republican | Augusta
24 | Sam P. McGill | Democratic | Washington
25 | Culver Kidd | Democratic | Milledgeville
26 | Richard L. Greene | Democratic | Macon
27 | W.F. (Billy) Harris | Democratic | Thomaston
28 | Kyle Cobb | Democratic | Griffin
29 | A. Quillian Baldwin, Jr. | Democratic | LaGrange
30 | Wayne Garner | Democratic | Carrollton
31 | Nathan Dean | Democratic | Rockmart
32 | Jim Tolleson | Republican | Smyrna
33 | Roy E. Barnes | Democratic | Mableton
34 | Bev Engram | Democratic | Fairburn
35 | Arthur Langford, Jr. | Democratic | Atlanta
36 | David Scott | Democratic | Atlanta
37 | Carl Harrison | Republican | Marietta
38 | Horace E Tate | Democratic | Atlanta
39 | Julian Bond | Democratic | Atlanta
40 | Paul D. Coverdell | Republican | Atlanta
41 | James W. (Jim) Tysinger | Republican | Atlanta
42 | Pierre Howard | Democratic | Decatur
43 | Eugene P. (Gene) Walker | Democratic | Decatur
44 | Terrell Starr | Democratic | Forest Park
45 | Harrill L. Dawkins | Democratic | Conyers
46 | Paul C. Broun | Democratic | Athens
47 | M. Parks Brown | Democratic | Hartwell
48 | Donn M. Peevy | Democratic | Lawrenceville
49 | J. Nathan Deal | Democratic | Gainesville
50 | John C. Foster | Democratic | Cornelia
51 | Max Brannon | Democratic | Calhoun
52 | Edward Hine, Jr. | Democratic | Rome
53 | Waymond C. Huggins | Democratic | LaFayette
54 | W.W. (Bill) Fincher, Jr. | Democratic | Chatsworth
55 | Lawrence (Bud) Stumbaugh | Democratic | Stone Mountain
56 | Haskew H. Brantley, Jr. | Republican | Alpharetta

## Members of the House of Representatives[edit]

District  | Representative  | Party  | Residence

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1-1 | Mike Snow | Democratic | Chickamauga
1-2 | Forest Hays Jr. | Democratic | Flintstone
2 | Robert G. Peters | Democratic | Ringgold
3 | Tom Ramsey | Democratic | Chatsworth
4-1 | Carlton H. Colwell | Democratic | Blairsville
4-2 | Ralph Twiggs | Democratic | Hiawassee
5 | John G. Crawford | Democratic | Lyerly
6-1 | Roger Williams | Democratic | Dalton
6-2 | Phil Foster | Democratic | Dalton
7 | J. C. Maddox | Democratic | Calhoun
8-1 | Wendell T. Anderson | Democratic | Canton
8-2 | Bill Hasty | Democratic | Canton
9-1 | Joe T. Wood | Democratic | Gainesville
9-2 | Bobby Lawson | Democratic | Gainesville
9-3 | Jerry D. Jackson | Democratic | Chestnut Mountain
10 | Bill H. Barnett | Democratic | Cumming
11-1 | William J. Dover | Democratic | Clarkesville
11-2 | Mary Jeanette Jamieson | Democratic | Toccoa
12 | Lauren (Bubba) McDonald | Democratic | Commerce
13-1 | Louie Max Clark | Democratic | Danielsville
13-2 | Billy Milford | Democratic | Hartwell
14 | Charles W. Yeargin | Democratic | Elberton
15-1 | E.M. (Buddy) Childers | Democratic | Rome
15-2 | Forrest L. McKelvey | Democratic | Silver Creek
16 | Paul E. Smith | Democratic | Rome
17 | Bill Cumming | Democratic | Rockmart
18 | Tom Murphy | Democratic | Bremen
19 | Boyd Petit | Democratic | Cartersville
20-1 | Joe Mack Wilson | Democratic | Marietta
20-2 | A.L. (Al) Burruss | Democratic | Marietta
20-3 | Bill Cooper | Democratic | Marietta
20-4 | Steve Thompson | Democratic | Powder Springs
20-5 | Terry D. Lawler | Democratic | Clarkdale
21-1 | Fred Aiken | Republican | Smyrna
21-2 | Johnny Isakson | Republican | Marietta
21-3 | Bill Atkins | Republican | Smyrna
21-4 | Frank B. Johnson | Republican | Smyrna
21-5 | Tom Wilder | Republican | Marietta
22 | Dorothy Felton | Republican | Atlanta
23 | Luther S. Colbert | Republican | Roswell
24 | Kiliaen V.R. (Kil) Townsend | Republican | Atlanta
25 | John M. Lupton, III | Republican | Atlanta
26 | Jim Martin | Democratic | Atlanta
27 | Dick Lane | Democratic | East Point
28 | Bob Holmes | Democratic | Atlanta
29 | Douglas C. Dean | Democratic | Atlanta
30 | Paul Bolster | Democratic | Atlanta
31 | Mable Thomas | Democratic | Atlanta
32 | Helen Selman | Democratic | Palmetto
33 | J.C. Daugherty, Sr. | Democratic | Atlanta
34 | Tyrone Brooks | Democratic | Atlanta
35 | J.E. (Billy) McKinney | Democratic | Atlanta
36 | G.D. Adams | Democratic | Hapeville
37 | Georganna T. Sinkfield | Democratic | Atlanta
38 | Lorenzo Benn | Democratic | Atlanta
39 | John W. Greer | Democratic | Atlanta
40 | Barbara H. Couch | Democratic | Atlanta
41 | Charlie Watts | Democratic | Dallas
42 | Thomas M. Kilgore | Democratic | Douglasville
43 | Paul W. Heard, Jr. | Republican | Peachtree City
44 | John Linder | Republican | Dunwoody
45 | J. Max Davis | Republican | Atlanta
46 | Cathey W. Steinberg | Democratic | Atlanta
47 | Chesley V. Morton | Republican | Tucker
48 | Betty Jo Williams | Republican | Atlanta
49 | Tom Lawrence | Republican | Stone Mountain
50 | Frank L. Redding, Jr. | Democratic | Decatur
51 | Ken Workman | Democratic | Decatur
52 | Eleanor L. Richardson | Democratic | Decatur
53 | Peggy Childs | Democratic | Decatur
54 | Juanita Terry Williams | Democratic | Atlanta
55 | Betty J. Clark | Democratic | Atlanta
56 | Betty Aaron | Democratic | Atlanta
57-1 | Troy A. Athon | Democratic | Conyers
57-2 | William C. (Bill) Mangum, Jr. | Democratic | Decatur
57-3 | Dean Alford | Democratic | Lithonia
58 | Cas Robinson | Democratic | Stone Mountain
59 | O.M. (Mike) Barnett | Republican | Lilburn
60 | Charles C. Martin | Democratic | Buford
61 | Vinson Wall | Republican | Lawrenceville
62 | Charles E. Bannister | Republican | Lilburn
63 | Bill Goodwin | Republican | Norcross
64 | John D. Russell | Democratic | Winder
65 | Neal Jackson | Democratic | Monroe
66 | Frank E. Stancil | Democratic | Watkinsville
67 | Hugh Logan | Democratic | Athens
68 | Bob Argo | Democratic | Athens
69 | Charles Thomas | Democratic | Temple
70 | Carolyn W. Lee | Democratic | Carrollton
71 | J. Neal Shepard, Jr. | Republican | Newnan
72-1 | Bill Lee | Democratic | Forest Park
72-2 | Jimmy W. Benefield | Democratic | Jonesboro
72-3 | C.E. (Ed Holcomb) | Democratic | Jonesboro
72-4 | Rudolph Johnson | Democratic | Lake City
72-5 | Frank I. Bailey, Jr. | Democratic | Riverdale
73 | Wesley Dunn | Democratic | McDonough
74 | Denny M. Dobbs | Democratic | Covington
75 | John L. Mostiler | Democratic | Griffin
76 | Suzi Johnson | Democratic | Orchard Hill
77 | J. Crawford Ware | Democratic | Hogansville
78 | Larry Smith | Democratic | Jackson
79 | Marvin Adams | Democratic | Thomaston
80 | Kenneth Waldrep | Democratic | Forsyth
81 | Wade Milam | Democratic | LaGrange
82 | Ben Barron Ross | Democratic | Lincolnton
83 | James P. (Jim) Hill | Republican | Martinez
84 | Bobby Harris | Democratic | Thomson
85 | Charles W. Walker | Democratic | Augusta
86 | Mike Padgett | Democratic | Augusta
87 | Jack Connell | Democratic | Augusta
88 | George M. Brown | Democratic | Augusta
89 | Don Cheeks | Democrat | Augusta
90 | Dick Ransom | Republican | Augusta
91 | Claude A. Bray, Jr. | Democratic | Manchester
92 | Calvin Smyre | Democratic | Columbus
93 | Roy D. Moultrie | Democratic | Hamilton
94 | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | Columbus
95 | Thomas B. Buck | Democratic | Columbus
96 | Pete Robinson | Democratic | Columbus
97 | Mary Jane Galer | Democratic | Columbus
98 | Robert Ray | Democratic | Fort Valley
99 | Denmark Groover, Jr. | Democratic | Macon
100 | Frank Horne | Democratic | Macon
101 | William C. (Billy) Randall | Democratic | Macon
102 | David E. Lucas | Democratic | Macon
103 | Floyd M. Buford, Jr. | Democratic | Macon
104 | Kenneth (Ken) W. Birdsong | Democratic | Gordon
105 | Bobby Eugene Parham | Democratic | Milledgeville
106 | Jesse Copelan, Jr. | Democratic | Eatonton
107 | Jimmy Lord | Democratic | Sandersville
108 | Emory E. Bargeron | Democratic | Louisville
109 | Larry J. "Butch" Parrish | Democratic | Swainsboro
110 | John F. Godbee | Democratic | Brooklet
111 | Bob Lane | Democratic | Statesboro
112 | Ward Edwards | Democratic | Butler
113 | Ted W. Waddle | Republican | Warner Robins
114 | Roy H. (Sonny) Watson, Jr. | Democratic | Warner Robins
115 | Larry Walker | Democratic | Perry
116 | George Hooks | Democratic | Americus
117 | Newt Hudson | Democratic | Rochelle
118 | Terry L. Coleman | Democratic | Eastman
119 | DuBose Porter | Democratic | Dublin
120 | L.L. (Pete) Phillips | Democratic | Soperton
121 | Clinton Oliver | Democratic | Glennville
122 | James L. (Jim) Pannell | Democratic | Savannah
123 | Diane Harvey Johnson | Democratic | Savannah
124 | DeWayne Hamilton | Democratic | Savannah
125 | Jack Kingston | Republican | Savannah
126 | Anne Mueller | Republican | Savannah
127 | Roy L. Allen | Democratic | Savannah
128 | Tom Triplett | Democratic | Savannah
129 | George A. Chance, Jr. | Democratic | Springfield
130 | Gerald E. Greene | Democratic | Cuthbert
131 | Bob Hanner | Democratic | Dawson
132 | John White | Democratic | Albany
133 | Tommy Chambless | Democratic | Albany
134 | Mary Young-Cummings | Democratic | Albany
135 | Howard H. Rainey | Democratic | Cordele
136 | Earleen Sizemore | Democratic | Sylvester
137 | Paul S. Branch, Jr. | Democratic | Fitzgerald
138 | Hentry Bostic | Democratic | Tifton
139 | James C. Moore | Democratic | West Green
140 | Ralph J. Balkom | Democratic | Blakely
141 | Walter E. Cox | Democratic | Bainbridge
142 | Willis K. Long | Democratic | Cairo
143 | Allen Sherrod | Democratic | Coolidge
144 | A. Richard Royal | Democratic | Camilla
145 | Hugh D. Matthews | Democratic | Moultrie
146 | Hanson Carter | Democratic | Nashville
147 | Henry L. Reaves | Democratic | Quitman
148 | James M. Beck | Democratic | Valdosta
149 | Robert L. Patten | Democratic | Lakeland
150 | Tom Crosby, Jr. | Democratic | Waycross
151 | Harry D. Dixon | Democratic | Waycross
152 | Tommy Smith | Democratic | Alma
153-1 | Lunsford Moody | Democratic | Baxley
153-2 | Roger C. Byrd | Democratic | Hazlehurst
154 | James M. Floyd | Democratic | Hinesville
155 | Virginia P. Ramsey | Republican | Brunswick
156 | Dean G. Auten | Republican | Brunswick

## External links[edit]

* Georgia (U.S. state) portal

* Georgia General Assembly website Archived 2010-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
* Official Georgia Government Publications - Library - Link to "Picture Book"

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