# 138th Georgia General Assembly

The 138th General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia convened its first session on January 7, 1985, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. The 138th Georgia General Assembly succeeded the 137th and served as the precedent for the 139th General Assembly in 1987.

## Party standings
### Senate

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Republican Party | 9 |
| | Democratic Party | 47 |
| | Other party$^*$ | 0 |
| Total | Total | 56 |

### House of Representatives

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Republican Party | 27 |
| | Democratic Party | 153 |
| | 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 1985-86 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 | Lewis H. "Bud" McKenzie | 14 |
| Majority Whip | W.F. "Billy" Harris | 27 |

#### Minority leadership

| Position | Name | District |
| Senate Minority Leader | Paul D. Coverdell | 40 |
| Minority Caucus Chairman | James W. (Jim) Tysinger | 41 |
| Minority Whip | Haskew H. Brantley, Jr. | 56 |

### 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 | Al Burruss | 20-2 |
| Majority Whip | John D. Russell | 64 |
| 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 | Dean G. Auten | 156 |
| Minority Caucus Secretary | O.M. (Mike) Barnett | 59 |

## 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 | Riley Reddish | Democratic | Jesup |
| 7 | Ed Perry | Democratic | Nashville |
| 8 | Loyce W. Turner | Democratic | Valdosta |
| 9 | R.T. (Tom) Phillips | Republican | Lilburn |
| 10 | Paul Trulock | Democratic | Climax |
| 11 | Jimmy Hodge Timmons | Democratic | Blakely |
| 12 | Al Holloway | 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 | Janice S. Horton | 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 | Richard L. Greene | Democratic | Macon |
| 27 | W.F. (Billy) Harris | Democratic | Thomaston |
| 28 | Kyle Cobb | Democratic | Griffin |
| 29 | A. Quillian Baldwin, Jr. | Democratic | LaGrange |
| 30 | Wayne Garner | Democratic | Carrollton |
| 31 | Nathan Dean | Democratic | Rockmart |
| 32 | Jim Tolleson | 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 | Julian Bond | 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 | M. Parks Brown | Democratic | Hartwell |
| 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 | Haskew H. Brantley, Jr. | Republican | Alpharetta |

## Members of the House of Representatives

| District | Representative | Party | Residence |
| 1-1 | Mike Snow | Democratic | Chickamauga |
| 1-2 | Forest Hays Jr. | Democratic | Flintstone |
| 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 | Roger Williams | Democratic | Dalton |
| 6-2 | Phil Foster | Democratic | Dalton |
| 7 | J. C. Maddox | Democratic | Calhoun |
| 8-1 | Wendell T. Anderson | 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 | Tom 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 | Bill Cooper | 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 | Jim Martin | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 27 | Dick Lane | Democratic | East Point |
| 28 | Bob Holmes | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 29 | Douglas C. Dean | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 30 | Paul Bolster | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 31 | Mable Thomas | 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 | Peggy Childs | 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 | Cas Robinson | Democratic | Stone Mountain |
| 59 | O.M. (Mike) Barnett | Republican | Lilburn |
| 60 | Charles C. Martin | Democratic | Buford |
| 61 | Vinson Wall | Republican | Lawrenceville |
| 62 | Charles E. Bannister | Republican | Lilburn |
| 63 | Bill Goodwin | Republican | Norcross |
| 64 | John D. Russell | Democratic | Winder |
| 65 | Neal Jackson | Democratic | Monroe |
| 66 | Frank E. Stancil | Democratic | Watkinsville |
| 67 | Hugh Logan | Democratic | Athens |
| 68 | Bob Argo | Democratic | Athens |
| 69 | Charles Thomas | Democratic | Temple |
| 70 | Carolyn W. Lee | 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 | Larry Smith | Democratic | Jackson |
| 79 | Marvin Adams | Democratic | Thomaston |
| 80 | Kenneth Waldrep | Democratic | Forsyth |
| 81 | Wade Milam | Democratic | LaGrange |
| 82 | Ben Barron Ross | Democratic | Lincolnton |
| 83 | James P. (Jim) Hill | Republican | 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 | Claude A. Bray, Jr. | 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 Horne | 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 | Jesse Copelan, Jr. | Democratic | Eatonton |
| 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 | L.L. (Pete) 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 | 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 | James M. Floyd | Democratic | Hinesville |
| 155 | Virginia P. Ramsey | Republican | Brunswick |
| 156 | Dean G. Auten | Republican | Brunswick |