135th Georgia General Assembly

none February 2026 January 2025 October 2021 135th Georgia General Assembly File:Seal of Georgia.svg 125px Great Seal of the State of Georgia Great Seal of the State of Georgia Georgia General Assembly Georgia State Capitol 134th 136th Senate 56 Democratic Party President of the Senate Zell Miller (D) House of Representatives 180 Democratic Party Speaker of the House Tom Murphy (D) The 135th General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia convened its first session on January 8, 1979, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. The 135th Georgia General Assembly succeeded the 134th and served as the precedent for the 136th General Assembly in 1981. The 1978 election for the House removed two seats, setting the number of House seats at 180, which has not been changed since. Party standings Senate Affiliation Members  Republican Party 5  Democratic Party 51  Other party* 0  Total 56 House of Representatives Affiliation Members  Republican Party 20  Democratic Party 160  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 1979-80 session of the General Assembly, only the two major parties were successful in electing legislators to office. Officers Senate Presiding Officer PositionNameDistrictParty Democratic Party (United States)PresidentZell Miller n/aDemocratic Democratic Party (United States)President Pro TemporeAl W. Holloway 12Democratic Majority leadership PositionNameDistrict Democratic Party (United States)Senate Majority LeaderJohn R. Riley 1 Democratic Party (United States)Majority Caucus ChairmanRender Hill 29 Democratic Party (United States)Majority WhipLoyce Turner 08 Minority leadership PositionNameDistrict Republican Party (United States)Senate Minority LeaderPaul D. Coverdell 40 Republican Party (United States)Minority Caucus ChairmanJames W. (Jim) Tysinger 41 Republican Party (United States)Minority WhipRobert H. Bell 05 House of Representatives Presiding Officer PositionNameDistrictParty Democratic Party (United States)Speaker of the HouseThomas B. Murphy 18Democratic Democratic Party (United States)Speaker Pro TemporeJack Connell 87Democratic Majority leadership PositionNameDistrict Democratic Party (United States)House Majority LeaderClarence R. Vaughn Jr. 57 Democratic Party (United States)Majority WhipNathan Knight 67 Democratic Party (United States)Majority Caucus ChairmanBill Lee 72 Democratic Party (United States)Majority Caucus SecretaryWard Edwards 110 Minority leadership PositionNameDistrict Republican Party (United States)House Minority LeaderHerbert Jones, Jr. 126 Republican Party (United States)Minority WhipDick Lane 40 Republican Party (United States)Minority Caucus ChairmanJoe Burton 47 Republican Party (United States)Minority Caucus SecretaryKenneth Nix 20-3 Members of the State Senate DistrictSenatorPartyResidence 1 John R. Riley Democratic Savannah 2 Charles Henry Wessels Democratic Savannah 3 Glenn E. Bryant Democratic Hinesville 4 Joseph E. Kennedy Democratic Claxton 5 Robert H. (Bob) Bell Republican Atlanta 6 Richard W. (Bill) Littlefield Democratic Brunswick 7 Frank Eldridge Jr. Democratic Waycross 8 Loyce W. Turner Democratic Valdosta 9 Frank Sutton Democratic Norman Park 10 Henry P. Russell, Jr. DemocraticBoston 11 Jimmy Hodge Timmons Democratic Blakely 12 Al Holloway DemocraticAlbany 13 James L. Paulk Democratic Fitzgerald 14 Hugh A. Carter DemocraticPlains 15 Floyd Hudgins DemocraticColumbus 16 Ted J. Land Republican Columbus 17 Janice S. Horton Democratic McDonough 18 Ed Barker Democratic Warner Robins 19 Ronnie Walker Democratic McRae 20 Hugh M. Gillis, Sr. Democratic Soperton 21 Bill English Democratic Swainsboro 22 Thomas F. Allgood DemocraticAugusta 23 Jimmy Lester Democratic Augusta 24 Sam P. McGill Democratic Washington 25 Culver Kidd Democratic Milledgeville 26 Richard L. Greene DemocraticMacon 27 Lee Robinson Democratic Macon 28 Kyle T. Cobb Democratic Griffin 29 Render Hill Democratic Greenville 30 J. Ebb Duncan Democratic Carrollton 31 Nathan Dean Democratic Rockmart 32 Joe Thompson Democratic Smyrna 33 Roy E. Barnes DemocraticMableton 34 Edward H. (Ed) Johnson DemocraticPalmetto 35 Perry J. Hudson DemocraticHapeville 36 Jack L. Stephens DemocraticAtlanta 37 Todd Evans Democratic Atlanta 38 Horace E Tate DemocraticAtlanta 39 Julian Bond Democratic Atlanta 40 Paul D. Coverdell Republican Atlanta 41 James W. (Jim) Tysinger Republican Atlanta 42 Pierre Howard Democratic Decatur 43 Thomas R. (Tom) Scott Democratic Decatur 44 Terrell A. Starr Democratic Forest Park 45 W.D. (Don) Ballard Democratic Covington 46 Paul C. Broun Democratic Athens 47 M. Parks Brown Democratic Hartwell 48 Steve Reynolds Democratic Lawrenceville 49 Howard T. Overby Democratic Gainesville 50 John C. Foster Democratic Cornelia 51 James Beverly Langford Democratic Calhoun 52 Dan H. Fincher Democratic Rome 53 E.G. Summers 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 DistrictRepresentativePartyResidence 1-1 Wayne Snow Jr. Democratic Rossville 1-2 Forest Hays Jr. Democratic Chattanooga 2 Robert G. Peters Democratic Ringgold 3 Tom Ramsey Tom Ramsey (politician) 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 R.L. (Shorty) Foster Democratic Dalton 7 Ernest Ralston Democratic Calhoun 8-1 Joe Frank Harris Democratic Cartersville 8-2 W.G. (Bill) Hasty, Sr. Democratic Canton 8-3 Wendell T. Anderson Democratic Canton 9-1 Joe T. Wood Democratic Gainesville 9-2 Bobby Lawson Democratic Gainesville 9-3 Jerry D. Jackson Democratic Chestnut Mountain 10 Jack Irvin, Sr. Democratic Baldwin 11 Bill Dover Democratic Hollywood 12 Lauren (Bubba) McDonald, Jr. DemocraticCommerce 13-1 Louie Max Clark Democratic Danielsville 13-2 Billy Milford Democratic Hartwell 13-3 Charles C. Mann Democratic Elberton 14 Lucian K. Oldham Democratic Rome 15-1 E.M. (Buddy) Childers Democratic Rome 16 Ken Fuller Democratic Rome 17 Lynn Gammage Democratic Cedartown 18 Thomas B. Murphy Democratic Bremen 19-1 Joe Mack Wilson Democratic Marietta 19-2 Max D. Kaley Democratic Marietta 19-3 Bill Cooper Democratic Marietta 20-1 Johnny Isakson Republican Marietta 20-2 Carl Harrison Republican Marietta 20-3 Kenneth Nix Republican Smyrna 21-1 Eugene (Gene) Housley Democratic Marietta 21-2 A.L. (Al) Burruss Democratic Marietta 22 Mrs. Dorothy Felton Republican Atlanta 23 Luther S. Colbert Republican Roswell 24 Kiliaen V.R. (Kil) Townsend Republican Atlanta 25 John Savage Democratic Atlanta 26 Sidney J. Marcus Democratic Atlanta 27 Michael C. Nichols Democratic Atlanta 28 Alveda King Beal Democratic Atlanta 29 Douglas C. Dean Democratic Atlanta 30 Paul Bolster Democratic Atlanta 31 Mrs. Grace T. Hamilton Democratic Atlanta 32 Mildred Glover Democratic Atlanta 33 Julius C. Daugherty Sr. Democratic Atlanta 34 Lottie Watkins Democratic Atlanta 35 J.E. (Billy) McKinney Democratic Atlanta 36 G.D. Adams Democratic Hapeville 37 David Scott Democratic Atlanta 38 Henrietta M. Canty Democratic Atlanta 39 Bob Holmes Democratic Atlanta 40 Dick Lane Republican East Point 41 Greg Pilewicz Democratic College Park 42 Virlyn B. Smith Republican Fairburn 43-1 Charles L. (Charlie) Carnes Democratic Atlanta 43-2 Bettye Lowe Republican Atlanta 43-3 John W. Greer Democratic Atlanta 44 John Linder Republican Dunwoody 45 George Williamson Democratic Atlanta 46 Cathey W. Steinberg Democratic Atlanta 47 Joe Burton Republican Atlanta 48 Betty Jo Williams Republican Atlanta 49 Ewell H. (Hank) Elliott Republican Decatur 50 John Hawkins Democratic Atlanta 51 Mrs. Mobley (Peggy) Childs Democratic Decatur 52 Eleanor L. Richardson Democratic Decatur 53 Doug Vandiford Democratic Avondale Estates 54 Hosea L. Williams Democratic Atlanta 55 Betty J. Clark Democratic Atlanta 56-1 William C. Mangum Jr. Democratic Decatur 56-2 Joe Johnston Democratic Decatur 56-3 Tommy Tolbert Republican Decatur 57 Clarence R. Vaughn Jr. Democratic Conyers 58 Cas M. Robinson Democratic Stone Mountain 59 R.T. (Tom) Phillips Republican Stone Mountain 60 Charles Martin Democratic Buford 61 Vinson Wall Democratic Lawrenceville 62 Hugh Logan Democratic Athens 63 Bob Argo Democratic Athens 64 John D. Russell Democratic Winder 65 Thomas (Mac) Kilgore Democratic Douglasville 66-1 Gerald Johnson Democratic Carrollton 66-2 Charles Thomas Democratic Temple 67 Nathan G. Knight Democratic Newnan 68 J. Crawford Ware Democratic Hogansville 69 Edwin G. (Ed) Mullinax Democratic LaGrange 70 Claude A. Bray, Jr. Democratic Manchester 71-1 James R. Fortune Jr. Democratic Griffin 71-2 John L. Mostiler Democratic Griffin 72-1 William J. (Bill) Lee Democratic Forest Park 72-2 Jimmy W. Benefield Democratic Jonesboro 72-3 Jim Wood Democratic Forest Park 72-4 W. Rudolph Johnson Democratic Jonesboro 73 G. Richard Chamberlin Democratic Stockbridge 74 Philip Johnson Democratic Covington 75 Bobby Carrell Democratic Monroe 76 Ben Barron Ross Democratic Lincolnton 77 Wm. S. (Bill) Jackson Democratic Martinez 78 Bill Jones Democratic Jackson 79 Marvin Adams Democratic Thomaston 80 P. Benson Ham Democratic Forsyth 81 W. Jones Lane Democratic Statesboro 82 Paul E. Nessith, Sr. Democratic Statesboro 83 Emory E. Bargeron Democratic Louisville 84 Warren D. Evans Democratic Thomson 85 R.A. Dent Democratic Augusta 86 Mike Padgett Democratic Augusta 87 Jack Connell Democratic Augusta 88 G.F. (Danny) Daniel, Jr. Democratic Augusta 89 Don Cheeks Democrat Augusta 90 David J. Swann Republican Augusta 91 W. Randolph Phillips Democratic Shiloh 92 Calvin Smyre Democratic Columbus 93 Albert W. Thompson Democratic Columbus 94 Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. Democratic Columbus 95 Thomas B. Buck Democratic Columbus 96 Gary C. Cason Republican Columbus 97 Mary Jane Galer Democratic Columbus 98 Bryant Culpepper Democratic Fort Valley 99 Burl Davis Democratic Macon 100 Frank C. Pinkston Democratic Macon 101 William C. (Billy) Randall Democratic Macon 102 David E. Lucas Democratic Macon 103 Kenneth W. Birdsong Democratic Gordon 104 Frank Horne Democratic Macon 105 Jimmy Lord Democratic Sandersville 106 Randolph C. (Randy) Karrh Democratic Swainsboro 107 A.D. Clifton Democratic Metter 108 Wilbur E. Baugh Democratic Milledgeville 109 Bobby E. Parham Democratic Milledgeville 110 Ward Edwards Democratic Butler 111 Don Castleberry Democratic Richland 112 E. Roy Lambert Democratic Madison 113 Ted W. Waddle Republican Warner Robins 114 Roy H. (Sonny) Watson, Jr. Democratic Warner Robins 115 Larry Walker Democratic Perry 116 William Murray Democratic Americus 117 Ben Jessup Democratic Cochran 118 Terry L. Coleman Democratic Eastman 119 J. Roy Rowland Democratic Dublin 120 L.L. (Pete) Phillips Democratic Soperton 121 Thomas Clifton Democratic Lyons 122 Arthur M. Gignilliat Jr. Democratic Savannah 123 Albert (Al) Scott Democratic Savannah 124 Joseph A. (Joe) Battle Republican Savannah 125 Bobby Phillips Democratic Savannah 126 Herbert Jones, Jr. Republican Savannah 127 Bobby L. Hill Democratic Savannah 128 Tom Triplett Democratic Savannah 129 George A. Chance, Jr. Democratic Springfield 130 Bob Hanner Democratic Parrott 131 Tommy Chambless Democratic Albany 132 John White Democratic Albany 133 R.S. (Dick) Hutchinson Democratic Albany 134 Lillian H. Parkman Democratic Albany 135 Howard H. Rainey Democratic Cordele 136 Earleen Sizemore Democratic Sylvester 137 Paul S. Branch, Jr. Democratic Fitzgerald 138-1 Lunsford Moody Democratic Baxley 138-2 Joel R. Greene Democratic Jesup 139 René D. Kemp Democratic Hinesville 140 Ralph J. Balkcom Democratic Blakely 141 Walter E. Cox Democratic Bainbridge 142 Willis K. Long Democratic Cairo 143 Robert C. (Bob) Sise Democratic Thomasville 144 Marcus E. Collins, Sr. Democratic Pelham 145 Hugh D. Matthews Democratic Moultrie 146-1 Henry Bostick Democratic Tifton 146-2 Monty Veazey Democratic Tifton 147 Henry L. Reaves Democratic Quitman 148 James M. Beck Democratic Valdosta 149 Robert L. (Bob) Patten Democratic Lakeland 150 Tom Crosby, Jr. Democratic Waycross 151 Harry D. Dixon Democratic Waycross 152-1 James C. Moore Democratic West Green 152-2 Tommy R. Smith Democratic Alma 153 James R. (Jim) Tuten, Jr Democratic Brunswick 154 Dean G. 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