# 139th Georgia General Assembly

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 | Affiliation | Members |
| | Republican Party | 10 |
| | Democratic Party | 46 |
| | Other party$^*$ | 0 |
| Total | Total | 56 |

### House of Representatives

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Republican Party | 29 |
| | Democratic Party | 151 |
| | Other party$^*$ | 0 |
| Total | 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 1987-88 session of the General Assembly, only the two major parties were successful in electing legislators to office.

## Officers
### Senate
#### Presiding Officer

| Position | Position | Name | District | Party |
| | President | Zell Miller | n/a | Democratic |
| | President Pro Tempore | Joseph E. Kennedy | 04 | Democratic |

#### Majority leadership

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

#### Minority leadership

| Position | Name | District |
| Senate Minority Leader | Paul D. Coverdell | 40 |
| Minority Caucus Chairman | James W. (Jim) Tysinger | 41 |
| Minority Whip | Carl Harrison | 37 |

### House of Representatives
#### Presiding Officer

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

#### Majority leadership

| Position | Name | District |
| House Majority Leader | Larry Walker | 115 |
| Majority Whip | Denmark Groover | 99 |
| Majority Caucus Chairman | Bill Lee | 72 |
| Majority Caucus Secretary | Ward Edwards | 112 |

#### Minority leadership

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

## Members of the State Senate

| District | Senator | Party | Residence |
| 1 | J. Tom Coleman | Democratic | Savannah |
| 2 | Albert (Al) Scott | Democratic | Savannah |
| 3 | Glenn E. Bryant | Democratic | Hinesville |
| 4 | Joseph E. Kennedy | Democratic | Claxton |
| 5 | Joe Burton | Republican | Atlanta |
| 6 | Earl Echols, Jr. | Democratic | Patterson |
| 7 | Ed Perry | Democratic | Nashville |
| 8 | Loyce W. Turner | Democratic | Valdosta |
| 9 | R.T. (Tom) Phillips | Republican | Lilburn |
| 10 | Harold J. Ragan | Democratic | Cairo |
| 11 | Jimmy Hodge Timmons | Democratic | Blakely |
| 12 | Mark Taylor | Democratic | Albany |
| 13 | Rooney L. Bowen | Democratic | Cordele |
| 14 | Lewis H. (Bud) McKenzie | Democratic | Montezuma |
| 15 | Floyd Hudgins | 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 | Thomas F. Allgood | Democratic | Augusta |
| 23 | Frank Albert | Republican | Augusta |
| 24 | Sam P. McGill | Democratic | Washington |
| 25 | Culver Kidd | 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 | Horace E Tate | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 39 | Hildred W. Shumake | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 40 | Paul D. Coverdell | Republican | Atlanta |
| 41 | James W. (Jim) Tysinger | Republican | Atlanta |
| 42 | Pierre Howard | Democratic | Decatur |
| 43 | Eugene P. (Gene) Walker | Democratic | Decatur |
| 44 | Terrell Starr | Democratic | Forest Park |
| 45 | Harrill L. Dawkins | Democratic | Conyers |
| 46 | Paul C. Broun | Democratic | Athens |
| 47 | C. Donald Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | Royston |
| 48 | Donn M. Peevy | Democratic | Lawrenceville |
| 49 | J. Nathan Deal | Democratic | Gainesville |
| 50 | John C. Foster | Democratic | Cornelia |
| 51 | Max Brannon | Democratic | Calhoun |
| 52 | Edward Hine, Jr. | Democratic | Rome |
| 53 | Waymond C. Huggins | Democratic | LaFayette |
| 54 | W.W. (Bill) Fincher, Jr. | Democratic | Chatsworth |
| 55 | Lawrence Stumbaugh | Democratic | Stone Mountain |
| 56 | Sallie Newbill | Republican | Atlanta |

## Members of the House of Representatives

| District | Representative | Party | Residence |
| 1-1 | Mike Snow | Democratic | Chickamauga |
| 1-2 | Robert H. (Bob) McCoy | Democratic | Rossville |
| 2 | Robert G. Peters | Democratic | Ringgold |
| 3 | Tom Ramsey | Democratic | Chatsworth |
| 4-1 | Carlton H. Colwell | Democratic | Blairsville |
| 4-2 | Ralph Twiggs | Democratic | Hiawassee |
| 5 | John G. Crawford | Democratic | Lyerly |
| 6-1 | Jim Tyson Griffin | Democratic | Tunnel Hill |
| 6-2 | Philip A. (Phil) Foster | Democratic | Dalton |
| 7 | James Beverly Langford | Democratic | Calhoun |
| 8-1 | Allyn Prichard | Democratic | Canton |
| 8-2 | Bill Hasty | 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 | Mary Jeanette Jamieson | Democratic | Toccoa |
| 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 | Paul E. Smith | 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 | Sam P. Hensley | Democratic | Marietta |
| 20-3 | Herman Clark | Republican | Acworth |
| 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 | Johnny Gresham | Republican | Marietta |
| 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 | Jim Martin | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 27 | Dick Lane | Democratic | East Point |
| 28 | Bob Holmes | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 29 | Grace W. Davis | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 30 | Nan Orrock | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 31 | Mable Thomas | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 32 | Helen Selman | Democratic | Palmetto |
| 33 | Lanett Stanley | 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 | Mary Margaret Oliver | Democratic | Decatur |
| 54 | Juanita Terry Williams | 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 | Tommy Tolbert | Republican | Clarkston |
| 59 | O.M. (Mike) Barnett | Republican | Lilburn |
| 60 | Ronald W. Pittman | Republican | Duluth |
| 61 | Vinson Wall | Republican | Lawrenceville |
| 62 | Charles E. Bannister | Republican | Lilburn |
| 63 | Bill Goodwin | Republican | Norcross |
| 64 | John O. Mobley, Jr. | Democratic | Winder |
| 65 | Tyrone Carrell | Democratic | Monroe |
| 66 | Frank E. Stancil | Democratic | Watkinsville |
| 67 | Michael L. Thurmond | Democratic | Athens |
| 68 | Lawton Evans Stephens | Democratic | Athens |
| 69 | Charles Thomas | Democratic | Temple |
| 70 | John Simpson | 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-Herbert | Democratic | Griffin |
| 77 | J. Crawford Ware | Democratic | Hogansville |
| 78 | Larry Smith | Democratic | Jackson |
| 79 | Marvin Adams | Democratic | Thomaston |
| 80 | Kenneth Waldrep | Democratic | Forsyth |
| 81 | Wade Milam | Democratic | LaGrange |
| 82 | Edward D. Ricketson, Jr. | Democratic | Warrenton |
| 83 | William S. "Bill" Jackson | Democratic | Martinez |
| 84 | Bobby Harris | 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 | Dick Ransom | Republican | Augusta |
| 91 | Leonard R. "Nookie" Meadows | Democratic | Manchester |
| 92 | Calvin Smyre | Democratic | Columbus |
| 93 | Roy D. Moultrie | Democratic | Hamilton |
| 94 | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | Columbus |
| 95 | Thomas B. Buck | Democratic | Columbus |
| 96 | Pete Robinson | 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 | Floyd M. Buford, Jr. | Democratic | Macon |
| 104 | Kenneth (Ken) W. Birdsong | Democratic | Gordon |
| 105 | Bobby Eugene Parham | Democratic | Milledgeville |
| 106 | George F. Green | Democratic | White Plains |
| 107 | Jimmy Lord | Democratic | Sandersville |
| 108 | Emory E. Bargeron | Democratic | Louisville |
| 109 | Larry J. "Butch" Parrish | 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 | Mrs. Pete (Mary Ida) Phillips | Democratic | Soperton |
| 121 | Clinton Oliver | Democratic | Glennville |
| 122 | James L. (Jim) Pannell | Democratic | Savannah |
| 123 | Diane Harvey Johnson | Democratic | Savannah |
| 124 | DeWayne Hamilton | Democratic | Savannah |
| 125 | Jack Kingston | Republican | 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 | A. Richard Royal | Democratic | Camilla |
| 145 | C.J. Powell | 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 W. Smith | Democratic | Alma |
| 153-1 | Lunsford Moody | Democratic | Baxley |
| 153-2 | Roger C. Byrd | Democratic | Hazlehurst |
| 154 | James M. Floyd | Democratic | Hinesville |
| 155 | Virginia P. Ramsey | Republican | Brunswick |
| 156 | Willou Smith | Republican | Brunswick |