134th Georgia General Assembly explained

134th Georgia General Assembly
Body:	Georgia General Assembly
Meeting Place:	Georgia State Capitol
Before:	133rd
After:	135th
Chamber1:	Senate
Membership1:	56
Control1:	Democratic Party
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:	President of the Senate
Chamber1 Leader1:	Zell Miller (D)
Chamber2:	House of Representatives
Membership2:	180
Control2:	Democratic Party
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:	Speaker of the House
Chamber2 Leader1:	Tom Murphy (D)

The 134th General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia convened its first session on January 10, 1977, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. The 134th Georgia General Assembly succeeded the 133rd and served as the precedent for the 135th General Assembly in 1979.

Party standings

Senate

Affiliation	valign=bottom	Members
	Republican Party	align=center	4
	Democratic Party	align=center	50
Total		align=center	56

House of Representatives

Affiliation	valign=bottom bgcolor="lightgray"	Members
	Republican Party	align=center	23
	Democratic Party	align=center	157
Total		align=center	180

• Active political parties in Georgia are not limited to the Democratic and Republican parties. Occasionally, other parties run candidates in elections. Candidates may also run as an "independent". An elected official who has renounced party affiliation, will also be listed as an independent. For the 1977-78 session of the General Assembly, only the two major parties were successful in electing legislators to office.

Officers

Senate

Presiding Officer

Position	Name	align=center	District	align=center	Party
	President	Zell Miller	align=center	n/a	Democratic
	President Pro Tempore	Al W. Holloway	align=center	12	Democratic

Majority leadership

Position	Name	align=center	District
	Senate Majority Leader	John R. Riley	align=center	1
	Majority Caucus Chairman	Render Hill	align=center	29
	Majority Whip	Loyce Turner	align=center	08

Minority leadership

Position	Name	align=center	District
	Senate Minority Leader	Paul D. Coverdell	align=center	40
	Minority Caucus Chairman	James W. (Jim) Tysinger	align=center	41
	Minority Whip	Robert H. Bell	align=center	05

House of Representatives

Presiding Officer

Position	Name	align=center	District	align=center	Party
	Speaker of the House	Thomas B. Murphy	align=center	18	Democratic
	Speaker Pro Tempore	Jack Connell	align=center	87	Democratic

Majority leadership

Position	Name	align=center	District
	House Majority Leader	Clarence R. Vaughn Jr.	align=center	57
	Majority Whip	Nathan Knight	align=center	67
	Majority Caucus Chairman	Bill Lee	align=center	72
	Majority Caucus Secretary	Ward Edwards	align=center	110

Minority leadership

Position	Name	align=center	District
	House Minority Leader	Michael J. Egan	align=center	25
	Minority Whip	Dick Lane	align=center	40
	Minority Caucus Chairman	Bob Irvin	align=center	23
	Minority Caucus Secretary	Kenneth Nix	align=center	20-3

Members of the State Senate

District	Senator	Party	Residence
1			Democratic	Savannah
2			Democratic	Savannah
3			Democratic	Pembroke
4			Democratic	Claxton
5			Republican	Atlanta
6			Democratic	Jesup
7	Frank Eldridge Jr.		Democratic	Waycross
8			Democratic	Valdosta
9			Democratic	Norman Park
10	Henry P. Russell, Jr.		Democratic	Boston
11			Democratic	Blakely
12	Al Holloway		Democratic	Albany
13	James L. (Jimmy) Paulk		Democratic	Fitzgerald
14	Hugh A. Carter		Democratic	Plains
15			Democratic	Columbus
16	H. Norwood Pearce		Democratic	Columbus
17	Peter L. Banks		Democratic	Barnesville
18	Ed Barker		Democratic	Warner Robins
19	James Ronald "Ronnie" Walker		Democratic	McRae
20	Hugh Gillis		Democratic	Soperton
21	William F. English		Democratic	Swainsboro
22			Democratic	Augusta
23	Jimmy Lester		Democratic	Augusta
24	Sam P. McGill		Democratic	Washington
25			Democratic	Milledgeville
26	Richard L. Greene		Democratic	Macon
27	Lee Robinson		Democratic	Macon
28	Virginia Shapard		Democratic	Griffin
29	Render Hill		Democratic	Greenville
30	J. Ebb Duncan		Democratic	Carrollton
31	Nathan D. Dean		Democratic	Rockmart
32	Joe Thompson		Democratic	Smyrna
33	Roy E. Barnes		Democratic		Mableton
34	Ed Johnson		Democratic	College Park
35	Perry J. Hudson		Democratic	Hapeville
36	Jack L. Stephens		Democratic	Atlanta
37	Todd Evans		Democratic	Atlanta
38			Democratic	Atlanta
39			Democratic	Atlanta
40			Republican	Atlanta
41			Republican	Atlanta
42			Democratic	Decatur
43	Thomas R. Scott		Democratic	Decatur
44			Democratic	Forest Park
45			Democratic	Oxford
46	Paul C. Broun Sr.		Democratic	Athens
47	M. Parks Brown		Democratic	Hartwell
48	Steve Reynolds		Democratic	Lawrenceville
49			Democratic	Gainesville
50			Democratic	Cornelia
51			Democratic	Calhoun
52			Democratic	Rome
53			Democratic	LaFayette
54			Democratic	Chatsworth
55			Democratic	Stone Mountain
56			Republican	Atlanta

Members of the House of Representatives

District	Representative	Party	Residence
1-1			Democratic	Chickamauga
1-2			Democratic	Chattanooga
2			Democratic	Ringgold
3			Democratic	Chatsworth
4-1			Democratic	Blairsville
4-2			Democratic	Hiawassee
5			Democratic	Summerville
6-1			Democratic	Dalton
6-2			Democratic	Dalton
7			Democratic	Calhoun
8-1			Democratic	Cartersville
8-2			Democratic	Dawsonville
8-3			Democratic	Canton
9-1			Democratic	Gainesville
9-2			Democratic	Gainesville
9-3			Democratic	Chestnut Mountain
10			Democratic	Baldwin
11			Democratic	Hollywood
12			Democratic	Commerce
13-1			Democratic	Danielsville
13-2			Democratic	Hartwell
13-3			Democratic	Elberton
14			Democratic	Rome
15-1			Democratic	Rome
16			Democratic	Rome
17			Democratic	Cedartown
18			Democratic	Bremen
19-1			Democratic	Marietta
19-2			Democratic	Marietta
19-3			Democratic	Marietta
20-1			Republican	Marietta
20-2			Republican	Marietta
20-3			Republican	Smyrna
21-1			Democratic	Marietta
21-2			Democratic	Marietta
22			Republican	Atlanta
23			Republican	Roswell
24	Kiliaen V.R. (Kil) Townsend		Republican	Atlanta
25			Republican	Atlanta
26			Democratic	Atlanta
27			Democratic	Atlanta
28			Democratic	Atlanta
29			Democratic	Atlanta
30			Democratic	Atlanta
31			Democratic	Atlanta
32			Democratic	Atlanta
33			Democratic	Atlanta
34			Democratic	Atlanta
35			Democratic	Atlanta
36			Democratic	Hapeville
37			Democratic	Atlanta
38			Democratic	Atlanta
39			Democratic	Atlanta
40			Republican	East Point
41			Democratic	College Park
42			Republican	Fairburn
43-1			Democratic	Atlanta
43-2			Democratic	Atlanta
43-3			Democratic	Atlanta
44			Republican	Dunwoody
45			Republican	Atlanta
46			Democratic	Atlanta
47			Republican	Atlanta
48	Bill Noble		Republican	Atlanta
49			Republican	Decatur
50			Democratic	Atlanta
51			Democratic	Decatur
52			Democratic	Decatur
53			Democratic	Clarkston
54			Democratic	Atlanta
55			Democratic	Atlanta
56-1			Republican	Decatur
56-2			Democratic	Decatur
56-3			Republican	Decatur
57			Democratic	Conyers
58			Democratic	Stone Mountain
59			Republican	Stone Mountain
60			Democratic	Duluth
61			Democratic	Lawrenceville
62			Democratic	Athens
63			Democratic	Athens
64			Democratic	Winder
65			Democratic	Douglasville
66-1			Democratic	Carrollton
66-2			Democratic	Carrollton
67			Democratic	Newnan
68			Democratic	Hogansville
69			Democratic	LaGrange
70			Democratic	Manchester
71-1			Democratic	Griffin
71-2			Democratic	Griffin
72-1	Wm. J. (Bill) Lee		Democratic	Forest Park
72-2	Jimmy W. Benefield		Democratic	Jonesboro
72-3			Democratic	Forest Park
72-4			Democratic	Morrow
73			Democratic	McDonough
74			Democratic	Covington
75			Democratic	Monroe
76			Democratic	Lincolnton
77			Democratic	Appling
78			Democratic	Jackson
79			Democratic	Thomaston
80			Democratic	Forsyth
81			Democratic	Statesboro
82			Democratic	Statesboro
83			Democratic	Louisville
84			Democratic	Thomson
85			Democratic	Augusta
86			Republican	Hephzibah
87			Democratic	Augusta
88			Democratic	Augusta
89			Republican	Augusta
90			Republican	Augusta
91			Democratic	Shiloh
92			Democratic	Columbus
93			Democratic	Columbus
94			Democratic	Columbus
95			Democratic	Columbus
96			Republican	Columbus
97			Democratic	Columbus
98			Democratic	Fort Valley
99			Democratic	Macon
100			Democratic	Macon
101			Democratic	Macon
102			Democratic	Macon
103			Democratic	Macon
104			Democratic	Macon
105			Democratic	Sandersville
106			Democratic	Swainsboro
107			Democratic	Metter
108			Democratic	Milledgeville
109			Democratic	Milledgeville
110			Democratic	Butler
111			Democratic	Richland
112			Democratic	Madison
113			Republican	Warner Robins
114			Democratic	Warner Robins
115			Democratic	Perry
116			Democratic	Americus
117			Democratic	Cochran
118			Democratic	Eastman
119			Democratic	Dublin
120			Democratic	Soperton
121			Democratic	Glennville
122			Democratic	Savannah
123			Democratic	Savannah
124			Democratic	Savannah
125			Democratic	Savannah
126			Republican	Savannah
127			Democratic	Savannah
128			Democratic	Port Wentworth
129			Democratic	Springfield
130			Democratic	Parrott
131			Democratic	Albany
132			Democratic	Albany
133			Democratic	Albany
134			Democratic	Albany
135			Democratic	Cordele
136			Democratic	Sylvester
137			Democratic	Fitzgerald
138-1			Democratic	Hazlehurst
138-2			Democratic	Jesup
139			Democratic	Hinesville
140			Democratic	Blakely
141			Democratic	Bainbridge
142			Democratic	Cairo
143			Democratic	Thomasville
144			Democratic	Pelham
145			Democratic	Moultrie
146-1			Democratic	Adel
146-2			Democratic	Tifton
147			Democratic	Quitman
148			Democratic	Valdosta
149			Democratic	Lakeland
150			Democratic	Waycross
151			Democratic	Waycross
152-1	Paul W. Foster		Democratic	Blackshear
152-2	Bobby A. Wheeler		Democratic	Alma
153	James R. (Jim) Tuten, Jr		Democratic	Brunswick
154			Republican	Brunswick

See also

• List of Georgia state legislatures

External links

• Georgia General Assembly website
• Official Georgia Government Publications - Library - Link to "Picture Book"