143rd Georgia General Assembly

none February 2026 January 2025 The 143rd Georgia General Assembly met for two sessions between January 9, 1995, and January 13, 1997. It consisted of the Georgia Senate and the Georgia House of Representatives. Officers Senate Presiding Officer PositionNamePartyDistrict Democratic Party (United States)PresidentPierre HowardDemocratn/a Democratic Party (United States)President Pro TemporeWalter S. RayDemocrat 19 Majority leadership PositionNameDistrict Democratic Party (United States)Senate Majority LeaderSonny Perdue 18 Democratic Party (United States)Majority Caucus ChairmanCharles Walker 22 Democratic Party (United States)Majority WhipRichard O. Marable 52 Minority leadership PositionNameDistrict Republican Party (United States)Senate Minority LeaderSkin Edge IV 28 Republican Party (United States)Minority Caucus ChairmanDon Balfour 9 Republican Party (United States)Minority WhipSallie Newbill 56 House of Representatives Presiding Officer PositionNamePartyDistrict Democratic Party (United States)Speaker of the HouseTom MurphyDemocrat 18 Democratic Party (United States)Speaker Pro TemporeJack ConnellDemocrat 115 Majority leadership PositionNameDistrict Democratic Party (United States)House Majority LeaderLarry Walker141 Democratic Party (United States)Majority WhipTommy Stephenson 25 Democratic Party (United States)Majority Caucus ChairmanBill Lee 94 Democratic Party (United States)Majority Caucus SecretaryLaNett Stanley-Turner 50 Minority Leadership PositionNameDistrict Republican Party (United States)House Minority LeaderBob Irvin 45 Republican Party (United States)Minority WhipEarl Ehrhart 36 Republican Party (United States)Minority Caucus ChairmanMike Evans 28 Republican Party (United States)Minority Caucus Vice ChairmanGarland Pinholster 15 Republican Party (United States)Minority Caucus SecretaryAnne Mueller152 Members of the Georgia State Senate, 1995–1996 The following is a list of senators who served during the first session in 1995.Members of the Georgia General Assembly, First Session of 1995 - 1996 Term https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ggpd/docs/1995/ga/s700/_ps1/g4/1995_h96/sess_p1.con/1.pdf State of Georgia February 24, 2022 District Representative Party Residence Counties represented 1 Eric Johnson Eric Johnson (Georgia politician) Republican Savannah Chatham 2 Diane Harvey Johnson Democratic Savannah Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty 3 Rene D. Kemp Democratic Hinesville Bryan, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Wayne 4 Jack Hill Jack Hill (politician) Democratic Reidsville Bulloch, Effingham, Evans, Jenkins, Screven, Tattnall 5 Joe Burton Joe Burton (politician) Republican Atlanta DeKalb, Gwinnett 6 Edward E. Boshears Republican Brunswick Appling, Bacon, Brantley, Glynn, Pierce, Ware, Wayne 7 Peg Blitch Democratic Homerville Berrien, Camden, Charlton, Clinch, Cook, Echols, Lanier, Tift, Ware 8 Loyce W. Turner Democratic Valdosta Brooks, Decatur, Grady, Lowndes, Miller, Thomas 9 Don Balfour Don Balfour (politician) Republican Lilburn Gwinnett 10 Nadine Thomas Democratic Atlanta Clayton, DeKalb 11 Harold J. Ragan Democratic Cairo Baker, Brooks, Colquitt, Decatur, Early, Grady, Lowndes, Mitchell, Seminole, Thomas 12 Mark Taylor Mark Taylor (American politician) Democratic Albany Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Quitman, Randolph, Stewart, Terrell, Webster 13 Rooney L. Bowen Democratic Cordele Ben Hill, Colquitt, Cook, Crisp, Dooly, Irwin, Mitchell, Turner, Worth 14 George Hooks Democratic Americus Dougherty, Lee, Macon, Peach, Schley, Sumter, Taylor 15 Ed Harbison Democratic Columbus Chattahoochee, Muscogee 16 Clay D. Land Republican Columbus Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot 17 Mike Crotts Republican Conyers Butts, Henry, Newton, Rockdale 18 Sonny Perdue Democratic Bonaire Bibb, Bleckley, Houston, Pulaski 19 Walter S. Ray Democratic Douglas Atkinson, Ben Hill, Coffee, Dodge, Jeff Davis, Laurens, Telfair, Wilcox 20 Hugh Gillis Democratic Soperton Candler, Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen, Washington, Wheeler, Wilkinson 21 Johnny Isakson Republican Marietta Cobb 22 Charles Walker Charles Walker (Georgia politician) Democratic Augusta Burke, Richmond 23 Don Cheeks Democratic Augusta Columbia, Richmond 24 Jake Pollard Jr. Democratic Appling Columbia, Glascock, Jefferson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Warren, Wilkes 25 Floyd L. Griffin Jr. Democratic Milledgeville Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Jefferson, Jones, Putnam, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington 26 Robert Brown Robert Brown (Georgia politician) Democratic Macon Bibb, Jones, Twiggs, Wilkinson 27 Edwin A. Gochenour Republican Macon Bibb, Crawford, Lamar, Monroe, Upson 28 Skin Edge IV Republican Newnan Coweta, Fayette, Spalding 29 Steve Langford Steve Langford (politician) Democratic LaGrange Harris, Heard, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup 30 Perry McGuire Republican Carrollton Carroll, Douglas 31 Nathan Dean Democratic Rockmart Bartow, Haralson, Paulding, Polk 32 Charlie Tanksley Republican Marietta Cobb 33 Steve Thompson Steve Thompson (Georgia politician) Democratic Powder Springs Cobb 34 Pam Glanton Republican Riverdale Clayton, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton 35 Donzella James Democratic College Park Fulton 36 David Scott David Scott (Georgia politician) Democratic Atlanta Fulton 37 Chuck Clay Republican Marietta Cherokee, Cobb 38 Ralph David Abernathy III Democratic Atlanta Cobb, Fulton 39 Ron Slotin Democratic Atlanta Fulton 40 Michael J. Egan Republican Atlanta Fulton 41 Jim Tysinger Republican Atlanta DeKalb, Gwinnett 42 Mary Margaret Oliver Democratic Decatur DeKalb 43 Connie Stokes Democratic Decatur DeKalb 44 Terrell Starr Democratic Forest Park Clayton 45 Bob Guhl Republican Social Circle Barrow, Newton, Rockdale, Walton 46 Paul C. Broun Sr. Democratic Athens Barrow, Clarke, Oconee 47 Eddie Madden Democratic Elberton Banks, Elbert, Franklin, Hart, Jackson, Madison 48 Clint Day Republican Norcross Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett 49 Casey Cagle Republican Chestnut Mountain Forsyth, Hall 50 Guy Middleton Guy Middleton (politician) Democratic Dahlonega Dawson, Habersham, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White 51 David Ralston Republican Blue Ridge Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens 52 Richard Marable Democratic Rome Bartow, Floyd 53 John Black John Black (Georgia politician) Republican Lookout Mountain Chattooga, Dade, Walker, Whitfield 54 Steve Farrow Democratic Dalton Catoosa, Murray, Whitfield 55 Steve Henson Steve Henson (politician) Democratic Stone Mountain DeKalb 56 Sallie Newbill Republican Atlanta Cherokee, Fulton, Gwinnett Members of the Georgia State House of Representatives, 1995–1996 The following is a list of representatives who served during the first session in 1995.Members of the Georgia General Assembly, First Session of 1995 - 1996 Term https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ggpd/docs/1995/ga/s700/_ps1/g4/1995_h96/sess_p1.con/1.pdf State of Georgia February 24, 2022 District Representative Party Residence Counties represented 1 Brian D. Joyce Republican Lookout Mountain Dade, Walker 2 Mike Snow Mike Snow (politician) Democratic Chickamauga Catoosa, Walker 3 McCracken Poston Democratic Ringgold Catoosa 4 Greg Kinnamon Democratic Dalton Whitfield 5 Harold Mann Harold Mann (politician) Republican Rocky Face Whitfield 6 Jerry Lifsey Republican Chatsworth Fannin, Murray, Whitfield 7 Benjamin Norton Whitaker Republican East Ellijay Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Union 8 Ralph Twiggs Democratic Hiawassee Rabun, Towns, Union, White 9 Ben Purcell Democratic Clarkesville Habersham, White 10 Tom E. Shanahan Democratic Calhoun Gordon 11 Tim Perry Tim Perry (politician) Democratic Summerville Chattooga, Floyd, Walker 12 Paul E. Smith Democratic Rome Floyd 13 Buddy Childers Buddy Childers (politician) Democratic Rome Bartow, Floyd 14 Jeff Lewis Jeff Lewis (politician) Democratic White Bartow 15 Garland F. Pinholster Republican Ball Ground Cherokee, Pickens 16 Steve Stancil Republican Canton Cherokee 17 Melanie Harris Republican Woodstock Cherokee 18 Tom Murphy Tom Murphy (Georgia politician) Democratic Bremen Haralson, Paulding, Polk 19 Clint Smith Clint Smith (politician) Republican Dawsonville Dawson, Hall 20 Carl Rogers Carl Rogers (politician) Democratic Gainesville Hall 21 James Mills James Mills (Georgia politician) Republican Gainesville Hall 22 Mary Jeanette Jamieson Democratic Gainesville Banks, Franklin, Stephens 23 Alan Powell Alan Powell (politician) Democratic Hartwell Franklin, Hart 24 John Scoggins Democratic Danielsville Clarke, Madison 25 Tommy Stephenson Democratic Commerce Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson 26 Charlie Watts Charlie Watts (politician) Democratic Dallas Paulding 27 Bill Cummings Bill Cummings (politician) Democratic Rockmart Bartow, Polk 28 Mike A. Evans Republican Cumming Forsyth 29 Randy J. Sauder Republican Smyrna Cobb 30 Matt Towery Republican Atlanta Cobb 31 Lynda Coker Republican Marietta Cobb 32 Jim Woods Jim Woods (politician) Republican Marietta Cobb 33 Roy Barnes Democratic Mableton Cobb 34 John Wiles John Wiles (politician) Republican Kennesaw Cobb 35 George H. Grindley Jr. Republican Marietta Cobb 36 Earl Ehrhart Republican Powder Springs Cobb 37 Mitchell Kaye Republican Marietta Cobb 38 Kem W. Shipp Republican Kennesaw Cobb 39 Kip Klein Republican Marietta Cobb 40 Don Parsons Don Parsons (politician) Republican Marietta Cobb 41 Mark Burkhalter Republican Alpharetta Fulton 42 Tom Campbell Tom Campbell (Georgia politician) Republican Roswell Fulton 43 Dorothy Felton Republican Atlanta Fulton 44 Sharon Trense Republican Atlanta Fulton 45 Bob Irvin Republican Atlanta Fulton 46 Kathy Ashe Republican Atlanta Fulton 47 Jim Martin Jim Martin (Georgia politician) Democratic Atlanta Fulton 48 Grace W. Davis Democratic Atlanta Fulton 49 Pamela Stanley Pamela Stanley (politician) Democratic Atlanta Fulton 50 Lanett L. Stanley Democratic Atlanta Fulton 51 Billy McKinney Billy McKinney (politician) Democratic Atlanta Cobb, Fulton 52 Henrietta M. Canty Democratic Atlanta Fulton 53 Bob Holmes Bob Holmes (politician) Democratic Atlanta Fulton 54 Tyrone Brooks Democratic Atlanta Fulton 55 Joe Heckstall Democratic East Point Fulton 56 Nan Orrock Democratic Atlanta Fulton 57 Georganna Sinkfield Democratic Atlanta Fulton 58 Sharon Beasley-Teague Democratic Red Oak Fulton 59 Bart Ladd Republican Atlanta DeKalb 60 J. Max Davis J. Max Davis (Georgia representative) Republican Atlanta DeKalb 61 Doug Teper Democratic Atlanta DeKalb 62 Tom Sherrill Democratic Atlanta DeKalb 63 Betty Jo Williams Republican Atlanta DeKalb 64 Thomas E. Lawrence Republican Stone Mountain DeKalb 65 Michele Henson Democratic Stone Mountain DeKalb 66 June Hegstrom Democratic Scottdale DeKalb 67 Mike Polak Democratic Atlanta DeKalb 68 Jo Ann McClinton Democratic Atlanta DeKalb 69 Barbara J. Mobley Democratic Decatur DeKalb 70 Thurbert Baker Democratic Decatur DeKalb 71 Vernon Jones Democratic Decatur DeKalb 72 Mamie M. Randolph Democratic Atlanta DeKalb 73 Henrietta E. Turnquest Democratic Decatur DeKalb 74 Barbara J. Bunn Republican Conyers DeKalb, Rockdale 75 Earl O'Neal Democratic Conyers DeKalb, Rockdale 76 Scott Dix Republican Stone Mountain Gwinnett 77 Charles E. Bannister Republican Lilburn Gwinnett 78 Ron Crews Republican Tucker Gwinnett 79 Bill Goodwin Bill Goodwin (Georgia Politician) Republican Norcross Gwinnett 80 Brooks Coleman Republican Duluth Gwinnett 81 Ralph L. Johnston Republican Duluth Gwinnett 82 Vinson Wall Republican Lawrenceville Gwinnett 83 Jeff Williams Jeff Williams (Georgia politician) Republican Snellville Gwinnett 84 Jere Johnson Republican Grayson Gwinnett, Walton 85 Keith R. Breedlove Republican Buford Forsyth, Gwinnett 86 John O. Mobley Jr. Democratic Winder Barrow, Gwinnett 87 Len Walker Republican Loganville Walton 88 Louise McBee Democratic Athens Clarke 89 Keith G. Heard Democratic Athens Clarke 90 Tom McCall Tom McCall (Georgia politician) Democratic Elberton Elbert, Lincoln, Oglethorpe, Wilkes 91 Frank E. Stancil Democratic Watkinsville Morgan, Newton, Oconee 92 Denny M. Dobbs Democratic Covington Newton 93 Frank I. Bailey Jr. Democratic Riverdale Clayton 94 Bill Lee Bill Lee (Georgia politician) Democratic Forest Park Clayton 95 Gail Buckner Democratic Morrow Clayton 96 Jimmy W. Benefield Democratic Jonesboro Clayton 97 Dorothy Gail Johnson Republican Jonesboro Clayton 98 Bill Hembree Republican Douglasville Douglas 99 Bob Snelling Republican Douglasville Douglas 100 Tracy Stallings Democratic Carrollton Carroll 101 John Simpson John Simpson (Georgia politician) Democratic Carrollton Carroll 102 Vance C. Smith Republican Pine Mountain Harris, Muscogee, Talbot, Troup 103 Donna Staples Brooks Republican Newnan Coweta, Heard 104 Lynn Westmoreland Republican Tyrone Coweta, Fayette 105 Dan Lakly Republican Peachtree City Fayette 106 John P. Yates Republican Griffin Coweta, Spalding 107 Bill Sanders Bill Sanders (politician) Republican Griffin Henry, Spalding 108 Leland L. Maddox Republican Stockbridge Henry 109 Larry Smith Larry Smith (Georgia politician) Democratic Jackson Butts, Henry, Lamar 110 Curtis S. Jenkins Democratic Forsyth Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Monroe 111 Mickey Channell Democratic Greensboro Greene, Putnam, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes 112 Joey Brush Republican Appling Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie 113 Ben L. Harbin Ben Harbin Republican Augusta Columbia 114 Robin L. Williams Republican Augusta Columbia, Richmond 115 Jack Connell Jack Connell (Georgia politician) Democratic Augusta Richmond 116 Bettieanne Childers Hart Democratic Waynesboro Burke, Richmond 117 George M. Brown George M. Brown (Georgia politician) Democratic Augusta Richmond 118 Henry L. Howard Democratic Augusta Richmond 119 George L. DeLoach Republican Hephzibah Burke, Richmond 120 Emory E. Bargeron Democratic Louisville Columbia, Glascock, Jefferson, McDuffie, Warren 121 Jimmy Lord Democratic Sandersville Baldwin, Hancock, Washington 122 Bobby Parham Democratic Milledgeville Baldwin, Putnam 123 Ken Birdsong Democratic Gordon Jones, Twiggs, Wilkinson 124 David Lucas David Lucas (American politician) Democratic Macon Bibb 125 Sharon Falls Republican Macon Bibb 126 Robert Reichert Democratic Macon Bibb 127 Billy Randall Democratic Macon Bibb 128 Robert Ray Robert Ray (Georgia politician) Democratic Fort Valley Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Peach 129 Mack Crawford Republican Zebulon Pike, Upson 130 Jeff Brown Jeff Brown (Georgia politician) Republican LaGrange Troup 131 Carl Von Epps Democratic LaGrange Coweta, Meriwether, Troup 132 Ronnie Culbreth Democratic Columbus Muscogee 133 Carolyn Hugley Democratic Columbus Muscogee 134 Maretta Taylor Democratic Columbus Chattahoochee, Muscogee 135 Tom Buck Democratic Columbus Muscogee 136 Calvin Smyre Democratic Columbus Muscogee 137 Jimmy Skipper Democratic Americus Chattahoochee, Marion, Meriwether, Schley, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor 138 Johnny Floyd Johnny W. Floyd Democratic Cordele Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Pulaski 139 Sonny Watson Jr. Democratic Warner Robins Houston 140 Lynmore James Democratic Montezuma Crawford, Dooly, Macon, Peach, Schley, Taylor 141 Larry Walker Larry Walker (politician) Democratic Perry Crisp, Dooly, Houston 142 Terry Coleman Democratic Eastman Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens, Telfair 143 DuBose Porter Democratic Dublin Laurens 144 Butch Parrish Democratic Swainsboro Emanuel, Johnson, Treutlen 145 John F. Godbee Democratic Brooklet Bulloch, Candler, Jenkins 146 Bob Lane Bob Lane (American politician) Democratic Statesboro Bulloch, Screven 147 Ann R. Purcell Democratic Rincon Bryan, Effingham 148 Regina Thomas Democratic Savannah Chatham 149 Dorothy Barnes Pelote Democratic Savannah Chatham 150 Sonny Dixon Democratic Garden City Chatham 151 Tom Bordeaux Democratic Savannah Chatham 152 Anne Mueller Anne Mueller (politician) Republican Savannah Chatham 153 Burke Day Republican Tybee Island Chatham 154 Terry E. Barnard Republican Glennville Bryan, Evans, Liberty, Tattnall 155 Fisher Barfoot Democratic Vidalia Montgomery, Toombs, Wheeler 156 Newt Hudson Democratic Rochelle Ben Hill, Irwin, Tift, Wilcox 157 Ray Holland Democratic Ashburn Lee, Turner, Worth 158 Gerald Greene Democratic Cuthbert Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, Marion, Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph, Stewart 159 Bob Hanner Democratic Parrott Lee, Sumter, Terrell, Webster 160 Cathy Cox Cathy Cox (American politician) Democratic Bainbridge Decatur, Early, Miller, Seminole 161 John White John White (Georgia politician) Democratic Albany Baker, Dougherty 162 Lawrence R. Roberts Democratic Albany Dougherty 163 Tommy Chambless Democratic Albany Dougherty, Worth 164 A. Richard Royal Democratic Camilla Colquitt, Decatur, Mitchell 165 Henry Bostick Democratic Tifton Colquitt, Tift 166 Hanson Carter Hanson Carter (politician) Democratic Nashville Berrien, Colquitt, Cook 167 Van Streat Democratic Nicholls Atkinson, Coffee 168 Harry D. Dixon Democratic Waycross Ware 169 Tommy Smith Tommy Smith (politician) Democratic Alma Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Glynn, Pierce 170 Roger C. Byrd Democratic Hazlehurst Appling, Jeff Davis, Telfair, Wayne 171 Hinson Mosley Democratic Jesup Liberty, Long, Pierce, Wayne 172 Buddy DeLoach Republican Hinesville Liberty 173 Eugene C. Tillman Democratic Brunswick Glynn, Liberty, McIntosh 174 Willou Smith Republican Brunswick Glynn 175 Charlie Smith Jr. Democratic St. Marys Camden, Charlton 176 Jay Shaw Democratic Lakeland Clinch, Echols, Lanier, Lowndes 177 Tim Golden Tim Golden (politician) Democratic Valdosta Brooks, Cook, Lowndes 178 Henry L. Reaves Democratic Quitman Brooks, Lowndes, Thomas 179 K Bates Jr. Democratic Bainbridge Decatur, Grady, Thomas 180 Theo Titus Republican Thomasville Grady, Thomas References Category:Georgia (U.S. state) legislative sessions Category:1995 in American politics Category:1996 in American politics Category:1995 in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:1996 in Georgia (U.S. state)