| 144th Georgia General Assembly | |
| Body: | Georgia General Assembly |
| Meeting Place: | Georgia State Capitol |
| Before: | 143rd |
| After: | 145th |
| Chamber1: | Senate |
| Membership1: | 56 |
| Control1: | Democratic Party |
| Chamber1 Leader1 Type: | President of the Senate |
| Chamber1 Leader1: | Pierre Howard (D) |
| Chamber2: | House of Representatives |
| Membership2: | 180 |
| Control2: | Democratic Party |
| Chamber2 Leader1 Type: | Speaker of the House |
| Chamber2 Leader1: | Tom Murphy (D) |
The first regular session of the 144th General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia met from Monday, January 13, 1997, at 10:00 am, to Monday, March 28, 1997, at which time both houses adjourned sine die.[1]
The second regular session of the Georgia General Assembly opened at 10:00 am on Monday, January 12, 1998, and adjourned sine die on Thursday, March 19, 1998.[2]
| Position | Name | Party | District | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Pierre Howard | Democrat | n/a | ||
| President Pro Tempore | Sonny Perdue | Democrat | 18 |
| Position | Name | District | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Majority Leader | Charles Walker | 22 | ||
| Majority Caucus Chairman | Nathan Dean | 31 | ||
| Majority Whip | 52 |
| Position | Name | District | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Minority Leader | 37 | |||
| Minority Caucus Chairman | 49 | |||
| Minority Whip | Eric Johnson | 1 |
| Position | Name | Party | District | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker of the House | Tom Murphy | Democrat | 18 | ||
| Speaker Pro Tempore | Jack Connell | Democrat | 115 |
| Position | Name | District | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Majority Leader | Larry Walker | 141 | ||
| Majority Whip | Jimmy Skipper | 137 | ||
| Majority Caucus Chairman | Bill Lee | 94 | ||
| Majority Caucus Secretary | LaNett Stanley-Turner | 50 |
| Position | Name | District | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Minority Leader | Bob Irvin | 45 | ||
| Minority Whip | Earl Ehrhart | 36 | ||
| Minority Caucus Chairman | Mike Evans | 28 | ||
| Minority Caucus Vice Chairman | Garland Pinholster | 15 | ||
| Minority Caucus Secretary | Anne Mueller | 152 |
| District | Senator | Party | Residence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republican | Savannah | |||
| 2 | Democratic | Savannah | |||
| 3 | Democratic | Hinesville | |||
| 4 | Democratic | Reidsville | |||
| 5 | Republican | Atlanta | |||
| 6 | Republican | Brunswick | |||
| 7 | Democratic | Homerville | |||
| 8 | Democratic | Valdosta | |||
| 9 | Republican | Lilburn | |||
| 10 | Democratic | Ellenwood | |||
| 11 | Democratic | Cairo | |||
| 12 | Democratic | Albany | |||
| 13 | Republican | Cordele | |||
| 14 | Democratic | Americus | |||
| 15 | Democratic | Columbus | |||
| 16 | Republican | Columbus | |||
| 17 | Republican | Conyers | |||
| 18 | Democratic | Bonaire | |||
| 19 | Democratic | Nicholls | |||
| 20 | Democratic | ||||
| 21 | Republican | Marietta | |||
| 22 | Democratic | Augusta | |||
| 23 | Democratic | Augusta | |||
| 24 | Republican | Appling | |||
| 25 | Democratic | Milledgeville | |||
| 26 | Democratic | Macon | |||
| 27 | Republican | Macon | |||
| 28 | Republican | Fayetteville | |||
| 29 | Democratic | LaGrange | |||
| 30 | Republican | Douglasville | |||
| 31 | Democratic | Rockmart | |||
| 32 | Republican | Marietta | |||
| 33 | Democratic | Powder Springs | |||
| 34 | Republican | Riverdale | |||
| 35 | Democratic | College Park | |||
| 36 | Democratic | ||||
| 37 | Republican | Marietta | |||
| 38 | Democratic | ||||
| 39 | Democratic | Atlanta | |||
| 40 | Republican | Atlanta | |||
| 41 | Republican | ||||
| 42 | Democratic | Atlanta | |||
| 43 | Democratic | Decatur | |||
| 44 | Democratic | Forest Park | |||
| 45 | Republican | ||||
| 46 | Democratic | Athens | |||
| 47 | Democratic | Elberton | |||
| 48 | Republican | ||||
| 49 | Republican | Gainesville | |||
| 50 | Democratic | Dahlonega | |||
| 51 | Republican | Blue Ridge | |||
| 52 | Democratic | Rome | |||
| 53 | Democratic | LaFayette | |||
| 54 | Republican | Dalton | |||
| 55 | Democratic | Stone Mountain | |||
| 56 | Republican | Roswell |
| District | Representative | Party | Residence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republican | Lookout Mountain | |||
| 2 | Democratic | Chickamauga | |||
| 3 | Republican | Ringgold | |||
| 4 | Republican | Dalton | |||
| 5 | Republican | Dalton | |||
| 6 | Democratic | Eton | |||
| 7 | Republican | East Ellijay | |||
| 8 | Democratic | Hiawassee | |||
| 9 | Republican | Cleveland | |||
| 10 | Democratic | Calhoun | |||
| 11 | Democratic | Summerville | |||
| 12 | Democratic | ||||
| 13 | Democratic | Rome | |||
| 14 | Republican | White | |||
| 15 | Republican | Ball Ground | |||
| 16 | Republican | Canton | |||
| 17 | Republican | Woodstock | |||
| 18 | Democratic | Bremen | |||
| 19 | Republican | Dawsonville | |||
| 20 | Democratic | Gainesville | |||
| 21 | Republican | Gainesville | |||
| 22 | Democratic | Toccoa | |||
| 23 | Democratic | Hartwell | |||
| 24 | Republican | Hull | |||
| 25 | Republican | Pendergrass | |||
| 26 | Republican | Dallas | |||
| 27 | Democratic | Rockmart | |||
| 28 | Republican | Cumming | |||
| 29 | Republican | Smyrna | |||
| 30 | Republican | Smyrna | |||
| 31 | Republican | Marietta | |||
| 32 | Republican | Marietta | |||
| 33 | Democratic | Mableton | |||
| 34 | Republican | Kennesaw | |||
| 35 | Republican | Marietta | |||
| 36 | Republican | Powder Springs | |||
| 37 | Republican | Marietta | |||
| 38 | Republican | Kennesaw | |||
| 39 | Republican | Marietta | |||
| 40 | Republican | Marietta | |||
| 41 | Republican | Alpharetta | |||
| 42 | Republican | Roswell | |||
| 43 | Republican | Atlanta | |||
| 44 | Republican | Atlanta | |||
| 45 | Republican | Atlanta | |||
| 46 | Republican | Atlanta | |||
| 47 | Democratic | Atlanta | |||
| 48 | Democratic | Atlanta | |||
| 49 | Democratic | Atlanta | |||
| 50 | Democratic | Atlanta | |||
| 51 | Democratic | Atlanta | |||
| 52 | Democratic | Atlanta | |||
| 53 | Democratic | Atlanta | |||
| 54 | Democratic | Atlanta | |||
| 55 | Democratic | East Point | |||
| 56 | Democratic | Atlanta | |||
| 57 | Democratic | Atlanta | |||
| 58 | Democratic | Red Oak | |||
| 59 | Republican | Doraville | |||
| 60 | Republican | Atlanta | |||
| 61 | Democratic | Atlanta | |||
| 62 | Democratic | Atlanta | |||
| 63 | Republican | Atlanta | |||
| 64 | Democratic | Stone Mountain | |||
| 65 | Democratic | Stone Mountain | |||
| 66 | Democratic | Scottdale | |||
| 67 | Democratic | Atlanta | |||
| 68 | Democratic | Atlanta | |||
| 69 | Democratic | Decatur | |||
| 70 | Democratic | Decatur | |||
| 71 | Democratic | Decatur | |||
| 72 | Democratic | Decatur | |||
| 73 | Democratic | Decatur | |||
| 74 | Republican | Conyers | |||
| 75 | Democratic | Conyers | |||
| 76 | Republican | Stone Mountain | |||
| 77 | Republican | Lilburn | |||
| 78 | Republican | ||||
| 79 | Republican | Norcross | |||
| 80 | Republican | Duluth | |||
| 81 | Republican | Duluth | |||
| 82 | Republican | Lawrenceville | |||
| 83 | Republican | Snellville | |||
| 84 | Republican | Grayson | |||
| 85 | Republican | Buford | |||
| 86 | Republican | Winder | |||
| 87 | Republican | Loganville | |||
| 88 | Democratic | Athens | |||
| 89 | Democratic | Athens | |||
| 90 | Democratic | Elberton | |||
| 91 | Democratic | Bogart | |||
| 92 | Democratic | Covington | |||
| 93 | Democratic | Riverdale | |||
| 94 | Democratic | ||||
| 95 | Democratic | ||||
| 96 | Democratic | ||||
| 97 | Democratic | Jonesboro | |||
| 98 | Republican | Lithia Springs | |||
| 99 | Republican | ||||
| 100 | Democratic | Carrollton | |||
| 101 | Democratic | Bowdon | |||
| 102 | Republican | Pine Mountain | |||
| 103 | Republican | Newnan | |||
| 104 | Republican | Tyrone | |||
| 105 | Republican | Peachtree City | |||
| 106 | Republican | Griffin | |||
| 107 | Republican | Griffin | |||
| 108 | Republican | Stockbridge | |||
| 109 | Democratic | Jackson | |||
| 110 | Democratic | Forsyth | |||
| 111 | Democratic | Greensboro | |||
| 112 | Republican | Appling | |||
| 113 | Republican | Martinez | |||
| 114 | Republican | Augusta | |||
| 115 | Democratic | ||||
| 116 | Democratic | ||||
| 117 | Democratic | ||||
| 118 | Democratic | Augusta | |||
| 119 | Republican | Hephzibah | |||
| 120 | Democratic | Sparta | |||
| 121 | Democratic | Sandersville | |||
| 122 | Democratic | Milledgeville | |||
| 123 | Democratic | Gordon | |||
| 124 | Democratic | Macon | |||
| 125 | Republican | Macon | |||
| 126 | Democratic | Macon | |||
| 127 | Democratic | Macon | |||
| 128 | Democratic | Fort Valley | |||
| 129 | Republican | Zebulon | |||
| 130 | Republican | LaGrange | |||
| 131 | Democratic | LaGrange | |||
| 132 | Republican | Columbus | |||
| 133 | Democratic | Columbus | |||
| 134 | Democratic | Columbus | |||
| 135 | Democratic | Columbus | |||
| 136 | Democratic | Columbus | |||
| 137 | Democratic | Americus | |||
| 138 | Democratic | Cordele | |||
| 139 | Republican | Warner Robins | |||
| 140 | Democratic | Montezuma | |||
| 141 | Democratic | Perry | |||
| 142 | Democratic | ||||
| 143 | Democratic | Dublin | |||
| 144 | Democratic | Swainsboro | |||
| 145 | Republican | Stateboro | |||
| 146 | Democratic | Stateboro | |||
| 147 | Democratic | Rincon | |||
| 148 | Democratic | Savannah | |||
| 149 | Democratic | Savannah | |||
| 150 | Democratic | Garden City | |||
| 151 | Democratic | ||||
| 152 | Republican | Savannah | |||
| 153 | Republican | Tybee Island | |||
| 154 | Republican | Glennville | |||
| 155 | Democratic | Vidalia | |||
| 156 | Democratic | Rochelle | |||
| 157 | Democratic | Ashburn | |||
| 158 | Democratic | Cuthbert | |||
| 159 | Democratic | Parrott | |||
| 160 | Democratic | Donalsonville | |||
| 161 | Democratic | Albany | |||
| 162 | Democratic | Albany | |||
| 163 | Republican | Albany | |||
| 164 | Democratic | Camilla | |||
| 165 | Republican | Tifton | |||
| 166 | Democratic | Nashville | |||
| 167 | Democratic | Ambrose | |||
| 168 | Democratic | Waycross | |||
| 169 | Democratic | Alma | |||
| 170 | Democratic | ||||
| 171 | Democratic | ||||
| 172 | Republican | Hinesville | |||
| 173 | Democratic | ||||
| 174 | Republican | St. Simons Island | |||
| 175 | Democratic | St. Marys | |||
| 176 | Democratic | Lakeland | |||
| 177 | Democratic | ||||
| 178 | Democratic | Quitman | |||
| 179 | Democratic | Bainbridge | |||
| 180 | Republican | Thomasville |