139th Georgia General Assembly explained

139th Georgia General Assembly
Body:	Georgia General Assembly
Meeting Place:	Georgia State Capitol
Before:	138th
After:	140th
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 139th General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia convened its first session on January 12, 1987, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. The 139th Georgia General Assembly succeeded the 138th and served as the precedent for the 140th General Assembly in 1989.

Party standings

Senate

Affiliation	valign=bottom	Members
	Republican Party	align=center	10
	Democratic Party	align=center	46
	Other party^*	align=center	0
Total		align=center	56

House of Representatives

Affiliation	valign=bottom bgcolor="lightgray"	Members
	Republican Party	align=center	29
	Democratic Party	align=center	151
	Other party^*	align=center	0
Total		align=center	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 1987-88 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	Joseph E. Kennedy	align=center	04	Democratic

Majority leadership

Position	Name	align=center	District
	Senate Majority Leader	Thomas F. Allgood	align=center	22
	Majority Caucus Chairman	W.F. (Billy) Harris	align=center	27
	Majority Whip	Eugene P. (Gene) Walker	align=center	43

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	Carl Harrison	align=center	37

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	Larry Walker	align=center	115
	Majority Whip	Denmark Groover	align=center	99
	Majority Caucus Chairman	Bill Lee	align=center	72
	Majority Caucus Secretary	Ward Edwards	align=center	112

Minority leadership

Position	Name	align=center	District
	House Minority Leader	Johnny Isakson	align=center	21-2
	Minority Whip	Luther Colbert	align=center	23
	Minority Caucus Chairman	Dorothy Felton	align=center	22
	Minority Caucus Secretary	Anne Mueller	align=center	126

Members of the State Senate

District	Senator	Party	Residence
1			Democratic	Savannah
2			Democratic	Savannah
3			Democratic	Hinesville
4			Democratic	Claxton
5			Republican	Atlanta
6			Democratic	Patterson
7	Ed Perry		Democratic	Nashville
8			Democratic	Valdosta
9			Republican	Lilburn
10	Harold J. Ragan		Democratic	Cairo
11			Democratic	Blakely
12	Mark Taylor		Democratic	Albany
13	Rooney L. Bowen		Democratic	Cordele
14	Lewis H. (Bud) McKenzie		Democratic	Montezuma
15			Democratic	Columbus
16	Ted J. Land		Republican	Columbus
17	Alex Crumbley		Democratic	McDonough
18	Ed Barker		Democratic	Warner Robins
19	Walter S. Ray		Democratic	Douglas
20	Hugh M. Gillis, Sr.		Democratic	Soperton
21	William F. English		Democratic	Swainsboro
22			Democratic	Augusta
23	Frank Albert		Republican	Augusta
24	Sam P. McGill		Democratic	Washington
25			Democratic	Milledgeville
26	Tommy C. Olmstead		Democratic	Macon
27	W.F. (Billy) Harris		Democratic	Thomaston
28	Arthur B. "Skin" Edge, IV		Republican	Newnan
29	A. Quillian Baldwin, Jr.		Democratic	LaGrange
30	Wayne Garner		Democratic	Carrollton
31	Nathan Dean		Democratic	Rockmart
32	Hugh A. Ragan		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			Democratic	Atlanta
39			Democratic	Atlanta
40			Republican	Atlanta
41			Republican	Atlanta
42			Democratic	Decatur
43	Eugene P. (Gene) Walker		Democratic	Decatur
44			Democratic	Forest Park
45			Democratic	Conyers
46	Paul C. Broun		Democratic	Athens
47	C. Donald Johnson, Jr.		Democratic	Royston
48	Donn M. Peevy		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	Rossville
2			Democratic	Ringgold
3			Democratic	Chatsworth
4-1			Democratic	Blairsville
4-2			Democratic	Hiawassee
5			Democratic	Lyerly
6-1			Democratic	Tunnel Hill
6-2			Democratic	Dalton
7			Democratic	Calhoun
8-1			Democratic	Canton
8-2			Democratic	Canton
9-1			Democratic	Gainesville
9-2			Democratic	Gainesville
9-3			Democratic	Chestnut Mountain
10			Democratic	Cumming
11-1			Democratic	Clarkesville
11-2			Democratic	Toccoa
12			Democratic	Commerce
13-1			Democratic	Danielsville
13-2			Democratic	Hartwell
14			Democratic	Elberton
15-1			Democratic	Rome
15-2			Democratic	Silver Creek
16			Democratic	Rome
17			Democratic	Rockmart
18			Democratic	Bremen
19			Democratic	Cartersville
20-1			Democratic	Marietta
20-2			Democratic	Marietta
20-3			Republican	Acworth
20-4			Democratic	Powder Springs
20-5			Democratic	Clarkdale
21-1			Republican	Smyrna
21-2			Republican	Marietta
21-3			Republican	Smyrna
21-4			Republican	Marietta
21-5			Republican	Marietta
22			Republican	Atlanta
23			Republican	Roswell
24	Kiliaen V.R. (Kil) Townsend		Republican	Atlanta
25			Republican	Atlanta
26			Democratic	Atlanta
27			Democratic	East Point
28			Democratic	Atlanta
29			Democratic	Atlanta
30			Democratic	Atlanta
31			Democratic	Atlanta
32			Democratic	Palmetto
33			Democratic	Atlanta
34			Democratic	Atlanta
35			Democratic	Atlanta
36			Democratic	Hapeville
37			Democratic	Atlanta
38			Democratic	Atlanta
39			Democratic	Atlanta
40			Democratic	Atlanta
41			Democratic	Dallas
42			Democratic	Douglasville
43			Republican	Peachtree City
44			Republican	Dunwoody
45			Republican	Atlanta
46			Democratic	Atlanta
47			Republican	Tucker
48	Betty Jo Williams		Republican	Atlanta
49			Republican	Stone Mountain
50			Democratic	Decatur
51			Democratic	Decatur
52			Democratic	Decatur
53			Democratic	Decatur
54			Democratic	Atlanta
55			Democratic	Atlanta
56			Democratic	Atlanta
57-1			Democratic	Conyers
57-2			Democratic	Decatur
57-3			Democratic	Lithonia
58			Republican	Clarkston
59			Republican	Lilburn
60			Republican	Duluth
61			Republican	Lawrenceville
62			Republican	Lilburn
63			Republican	Norcross
64			Democratic	Winder
65			Democratic	Monroe
66			Democratic	Watkinsville
67			Democratic	Athens
68			Democratic	Athens
69			Democratic	Temple
70			Democratic	Carrollton
71			Republican	Newnan
72-1			Democratic	Forest Park
72-2	Jimmy W. Benefield		Democratic	Jonesboro
72-3	C.E. (Ed Holcomb)		Democratic	Jonesboro
72-4			Democratic	Lake City
72-5			Democratic	Riverdale
73			Democratic	McDonough
74			Democratic	Covington
75			Democratic	Griffin
76			Democratic	Griffin
77			Democratic	Hogansville
78			Democratic	Jackson
79			Democratic	Thomaston
80			Democratic	Forsyth
81			Democratic	LaGrange
82			Democratic	Warrenton
83			Democratic	Martinez
84			Democratic	Thomson
85			Democratic	Augusta
86			Democratic	Augusta
87			Democratic	Augusta
88			Democratic	Augusta
89			Democrat	Augusta
90			Republican	Augusta
91			Democratic	Manchester
92			Democratic	Columbus
93			Democratic	Hamilton
94			Democratic	Columbus
95			Democratic	Columbus
96			Democratic	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	Gordon
105			Democratic	Milledgeville
106			Democratic	White Plains
107			Democratic	Sandersville
108			Democratic	Louisville
109			Democratic	Swainsboro
110			Democratic	Brooklet
111			Democratic	Statesboro
112			Democratic	Butler
113			Republican	Warner Robins
114			Democratic	Warner Robins
115			Democratic	Perry
116			Democratic	Americus
117			Democratic	Rochelle
118			Democratic	Eastman
119			Democratic	Dublin
120			Democratic	Soperton
121			Democratic	Glennville
122			Democratic	Savannah
123			Democratic	Savannah
124			Democratic	Savannah
125			Republican	Savannah
126			Republican	Savannah
127			Democratic	Savannah
128			Democratic	Savannah
129			Democratic	Springfield
130			Democratic	Cuthbert
131			Democratic	Dawson
132			Democratic	Albany
133			Democratic	Albany
134			Democratic	Albany
135			Democratic	Cordele
136			Democratic	Sylvester
137			Democratic	Fitzgerald
138			Democratic	Tifton
139			Democratic	West Green
140			Democratic	Blakely
141			Democratic	Bainbridge
142			Democratic	Cairo
143			Democratic	Coolidge
144			Democratic	Camilla
145			Democratic	Moultrie
146			Democratic	Nashville
147			Democratic	Quitman
148			Democratic	Valdosta
149			Democratic	Lakeland
150			Democratic	Waycross
151			Democratic	Waycross
152	Tommy W. Smith		Democratic	Alma
153-1	Lunsford Moody		Democratic	Baxley
153-2			Democratic	Hazlehurst
154			Democratic	Hinesville
155			Republican	Brunswick
156			Republican	Brunswick

See also

• List of Georgia state legislatures

External links

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