138th Georgia General Assembly
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.
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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 |
Party standings
Senate
Affiliation | Members | |
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Republican Party | 9 | |
Democratic Party | 47 | |
Other party* | 0 | |
Total | 56 |
House of Representatives
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.
Officers
Terms of the Georgia General Assembly |
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Senate
Presiding Officer
Position | Name | District | Party | |
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Zell Miller | n/a | Democratic | ||
President Pro Tempore | Joseph E. Kennedy | 04 | Democratic |
Majority leadership
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
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
Presiding Officer
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
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
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
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
District | Representative | Party | Residence |
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1-1 | Mike Snow | Democratic | Chickamauga |
1-2 | Forest Hays, Jr. | Democratic | Flintstone |
2 | Robert G (Bob) 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 | Philip A. (Phil) Foster | Democratic | Dalton |
7 | J.C. Maddox | Democratic | Calhoun |
8-1 | Wendell T. Anderson | Democratic | Canton |
8-2 | W.G. (Bill) Hasty, Sr. | 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 | Thomas B. 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 | Bobby 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 |
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