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137th Georgia General Assembly
Field Value name 137th Georgia General Assembly image File:Seal of Georgia.svg image_size 125px alt Great Seal of the State of Georgia caption Great Seal of the State of Georgia body Georgia General Assembly meeting_place Georgia State Capitol before 136th after 138th 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) session1_start session1_end session2_start session2_end
The 137th General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia convened its first session on January 10, 1983, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. The 137th Georgia General Assembly succeeded the 136th and served as the precedent for the 138th General Assembly in 1985.
Party standings
Senate
Affiliation Members Republican Party Democratic Party Other party* Total 56
House of Representatives
Affiliation Members Republican Party Democratic Party Other party* 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 1983-84 session of the General Assembly, only the two major parties were successful in electing legislators to office.
Officers
Senate
Presiding Officer
Position Name District Party Zell Miller n/a President Pro Tempore Joseph E. Kennedy 04
Majority leadership
Position Name District Senate Majority Leader Thomas F. Allgood Majority Caucus Chairman Render Hill Majority Whip William F. English
Minority leadership
Position Name District Senate Minority Leader Paul D. Coverdell Minority Caucus Chairman James W. (Jim) Tysinger Minority Whip Haskew H. Brantley, Jr.
House of Representatives
Presiding Officer
Position Name District Party Speaker of the House Thomas B. Murphy 18 Speaker Pro Tempore Jack Connell 87
Majority leadership
Position Name District House Majority Leader Al Burruss Majority Whip John D. Russell Majority Caucus Chairman Bill Lee Majority Caucus Secretary Ward Edwards
Minority leadership
Position Name District House Minority Leader Johnny Isakson Minority Whip Luther Colbert Minority Caucus Chairman Dean G. Auten Minority Caucus Secretary Betty Jo Williams
Members of the State Senate
District Senator Party Residence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 J. Tom Coleman Democratic Savannah Albert (Al) Scott Democratic Savannah Glenn E. Bryant Democratic Hinesville Joseph E. Kennedy Democratic Claxton Joe Burton Republican Atlanta Richard W. Littlefield Democratic Brunswick Ed Perry Democratic Nashville Loyce W. Turner Democratic Valdosta R.T. (Tom) Phillips Republican Lilburn Paul Trulock Democratic Climax Jimmy Hodge Timmons Democratic Blakely Al Holloway Democratic Albany Rooney L. Bowen Democratic Cordele Lewis H. (Bud) McKenzie Democratic Montezuma Floyd Hudgins Democratic Columbus Ted J. Land Republican Columbus Janice S. Horton Democratic McDonough Ed Barker Democratic Warner Robins James Ronald Walker Democratic McRae Hugh M. Gillis, Sr. Democratic Soperton William F. English Democratic Swainsboro Thomas F. Allgood Democratic Augusta Jimmy Lester Democratic Augusta Sam P. McGill Democratic Washington Culver Kidd Jr. Democratic Milledgeville Richard L. Greene Democratic Macon W.F. (Billy) Harris Democratic Thomaston Kyle Cobb Democratic Griffin J. Render Hill Democratic Greenville Wayne Garner Democratic Carrollton Nathan Dean Democratic Rockmart Joe Thompson Democratic Smyrna Roy E. Barnes Democratic Mableton Bev Engram Democratic Fairburn Frank E. Coggin Democratic Hapeville David Scott Democratic Atlanta Carl Harrison Republican Marietta Horace E Tate Democratic Atlanta Julian Bond Democratic Atlanta Paul D. Coverdell Republican Atlanta James W. (Jim) Tysinger Republican Atlanta Pierre Howard Democratic Decatur Thomas R. Scott Democratic Decatur Terrell Starr Democratic Forest Park Harrill L. Dawkins Democratic Conyers Paul C. Broun Democratic Athens M. Parks Brown Democratic Hartwell Donn M. Peevy Democratic Lawrenceville J. Nathan Deal Democratic Gainesville John C. Foster Democratic Cornelia Max Brannon Democratic Calhoun Edward Hine, Jr. Democratic Rome Waymond C. Huggins Democratic LaFayette W.W. (Bill) Fincher, Jr. Democratic Chatsworth Lawrence (Bud) Stumbaugh Democratic Stone Mountain Haskew H. Brantley, Jr. Republican Alpharetta
Members of the House of Representatives
District Representative Party Residence 1-1 Wayne Snow Jr. Democratic Rossville 1-2 Forest Hays Jr. Democratic Flintstone 2 Robert G. Peters Democratic Ringgold 3 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 Philip A. (Phil) Foster Democratic Dalton 7 J. C. Maddox Democratic Calhoun 8-1 Wendell T. Anderson Democratic Canton 8-2 W.G. (Bill) Hasty, Sr. Democratic Canton 9-1 Joe T. Wood Democratic Gainesville 9-2 Bobby Lawson Democratic Gainesville 9-3 Jerry D. Jackson Democratic Chestnut Mountain 10 Bill H. Barnett Democratic Cumming 11-1 William J. Dover Democratic Clarkesville 11-2 Jack Irvin, Sr. Democratic Baldwin 12 Lauren (Bubba) McDonald Democratic Commerce 13-1 Louie Max Clark Democratic Danielsville 13-2 Billy Milford Democratic Hartwell 14 Charles W. Yeargin Democratic Elberton 15-1 E.M. (Buddy) Childers Democratic Rome 15-2 Forrest L. McKelvey Democratic Silver Creek 16 John Adams Democratic Rome 17 Bill Cumming Democratic Rockmart 18 Thomas B. Murphy Democratic Bremen 19 Boyd Petit Democratic Cartersville 20-1 Joe Mack Wilson Democratic Marietta 20-2 A.L. (Al) Burruss Democratic Marietta 20-3 George W. (Buddy) Darden Democratic Marietta 20-4 Steve Thompson Democratic Powder Springs 20-5 Terry D. Lawler Democratic Clarkdale 21-1 Fred Aiken Republican Smyrna 21-2 Johnny Isakson Republican Marietta 21-3 Bill Atkins Republican Smyrna 21-4 Frank B. Johnson Republican Smyrna 21-5 Tom Wilder Republican Marietta 22 Dorothy Felton Republican Atlanta 23 Luther S. Colbert Republican Roswell 24 Kiliaen V.R. (Kil) Townsend Republican Atlanta 25 John M. Lupton, III Republican Atlanta 26 Sidney J. Marcus Democratic Atlanta 27 Dick Lane Republican East Point 28 Bob Holmes Democratic Atlanta 29 Douglas C. Dean Democratic Atlanta 30 Paul Bolster Democratic Atlanta 31 Mrs. Grace T. Hamilton Democratic Atlanta 32 Helen Selman Democratic Palmetto 33 Julius C. Daugherty Sr. Democratic Atlanta 34 Tyrone Brooks Democratic Atlanta 35 J.E. (Billy) McKinney Democratic Atlanta 36 G.D. Adams Democratic Hapeville 37 Georganna T. Sinkfield Democratic Atlanta 38 Lorenzo Benn Democratic Atlanta 39 John W. Greer Democratic Atlanta 40 Barbara H. Couch Democratic Atlanta 41 Charlie Watts Democratic Dallas 42 Thomas M. Kilgore Democratic Douglasville 43 Paul W. Heard, Jr. Republican Peachtree City 44 John Linder Republican Dunwoody 45 Jerry Max Davis Republican Atlanta 46 Cathey W. Steinberg Democratic Atlanta 47 Chesley V. Morton Republican Tucker 48 Betty Jo Williams Republican Atlanta 49 Tom Lawrence Republican Stone Mountain 50 Frank L. Redding, Jr. Democratic Decatur 51 Kenneth W. Workman Democratic Decatur 52 Eleanor L. Richardson Democratic Decatur 53 Mrs. Mobley (Peggy) Childs Democratic Decatur 54 Hosea L. Williams, Sr. Democratic Atlanta 55 Betty J. Clark Democratic Atlanta 56 Betty Aaron Democratic Atlanta 57-1 Troy A. Athon Democratic Conyers 57-2 William C. Mangum Jr. Democratic Decatur 57-3 Dean Alford Democratic Lithonia 58 Cas Robinson Democratic Stone Mountain 59 O.M. (Mike) Barnett Republican Lilburn 60 Charles C. Martin Democratic Buford 61 Rex A. Millsaps Democratic Lawrenceville 62 Thomas Hulet (Tom) White Republican Lilburn 63 Bill Goodwin Republican Norcross 64 John D. Russell Democratic Winder 65 Neal Jackson Democratic Monroe 66 E. Roy Lambert Democratic Madison 67 Hugh Logan Democratic Athens 68 Bob Argo Democratic Athens 69 Charles Thomas Democratic Temple 70 Gerald Johnson Democratic Carrollton 71 J. Neal Shepard, Jr. Republican Newnan 72-1 Bill Lee Democratic Forest Park 72-2 Jimmy W. Benefield Democratic Jonesboro 72-3 C.E. (Ed Holcomb) Democratic Jonesboro 72-4 W. Rudolph Johnson Democratic Lake City 72-5 Frank I. Bailey, Jr. Democratic Riverdale 73 Wesley Dunn Democratic McDonough 74 Denny M. Dobbs Democratic Covington 75 John L. Mostiler Democratic Griffin 76 Suzi Johnson Democratic Orchard Hill 77 J. Crawford Ware Democratic Hogansville 78 Bill Jones Democratic Jackson 79 Marvin Adams Democratic Thomaston 80 Kenneth Waldrep Democratic Forsyth 81 Ed Mullinax Democratic LaGrange 82 Ben Barron Ross Democratic Lincolnton 83 William S. (Bill) Jackson Democratic Martinez 84 Warren D. Evans Democratic Thomson 85 Charles W. Walker Democratic Augusta 86 Mike Padgett Democratic Augusta 87 Jack Connell Democratic Augusta 88 George M. Brown Democratic Augusta 89 Don Cheeks Democrat Augusta 90 Travis Stanley Barnes Democratic Augusta 91 Claude A. Bray, Jr. Democratic Manchester 92 Calvin Smyre Democratic Columbus 93 W. Randolph Phillips Democratic Shiloh 94 Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. Democratic Columbus 95 Thomas B. Buck Democratic Columbus 96 Milton Hirsch Democratic Columbus 97 Mary Jane Galer Democratic Columbus 98 Robert F. Ray Democratic Fort Valley 99 Denmark Groover, Jr. Democratic Macon 100 Frank C. Pinkston Democratic Macon 101 William C. (Billy) Randall Democratic Macon 102 David E. Lucas Democratic Macon 103 Frank Horne, Jr. Democratic Macon 104 Kenneth (Ken) W. Birdsong Democratic Gordon 105 Bobby Eugene Parham Democratic Milledgeville 106 Jesse Copelan, Jr. Democratic Eatonton 107 Jimmy Lord Democratic Sandersville 108 Emory E. Bargeron Democratic Louisville 109 Randolph C. (Randy) Karrh Democratic Swainsboro 110 John F. Godbee Democratic Brooklet 111 Bob Lane Democratic Statesboro 112 Ward Edwards Democratic Butler 113 Ted W. Waddle Republican Warner Robins 114 Roy H. (Sonny) Watson, Jr. Democratic Warner Robins 115 Larry Walker Democratic Perry 116 George Hooks Democratic Americus 117 Newt Hudson Democratic Rochelle 118 Terry L. Coleman Democratic Eastman 119 DuBose Porter Democratic Dublin 120 L.L. (Pete) Phillips Democratic Soperton 121 Clinton Oliver Democratic Glennville 122 Ron Ginsberg Democratic Savannah 123 Diane Harvey Johnson Democratic Savannah 124 DeWayne Hamilton Democratic Savannah 125 Bobby Phillips Democratic Savannah 126 Anne Mueller Republican Savannah 127 Roy L. Allen Democratic Savannah 128 Tom Triplett Democratic Savannah 129 George A. Chance, Jr. Democratic Springfield 130 Gerald E. Greene Democratic Cuthbert 131 Bob Hanner Democratic Dawson 132 John White Democratic Albany 133 Tommy Chambless Democratic Albany 134 Mary Young-Cummings Democratic Albany 135 Howard H. Rainey Democratic Cordele 136 Earleen Sizemore Democratic Sylvester 137 Paul S. Branch, Jr. Democratic Fitzgerald 138 Hentry Bostic Democratic Tifton 139 James C. Moore Democratic West Green 140 Ralph J. Balkcom Democratic Blakely 141 Walter E. Cox Democratic Bainbridge 142 Willis K. Long Democratic Cairo 143 Allen Sherrod Democratic Coolidge 144 Marcus E. Collins, Sr. Democratic Pelham 145 Hugh D. Matthews Democratic Moultrie 146 Hanson Carter Democratic Nashville 147 Henry L. Reaves Democratic Quitman 148 James M. Beck Democratic Valdosta 149 Robert L. Patten Democratic Lakeland 150 Tom Crosby, Jr. Democratic Waycross 151 Harry D. Dixon Democratic Waycross 152 Tommy R. Smith Democratic Alma 153-1 Lunsford Moody Democratic Baxley 153-2 Roger C. Byrd Democratic Hazlehurst 154 Joe E. Brown Democratic Hinesville 155 Norman "Shaw" McVeigh Republican Brunswick 156 Dean G. Auten Republican Brunswick
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