# 134th Georgia General Assembly

The 134th General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia convened its first session on January 10, 1977, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. The 134th Georgia General Assembly succeeded the 133rd and served as the precedent for the 135th General Assembly in 1979.

## Party standings
### Senate

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Republican Party | 4 |
| | Democratic Party | 50 |
| Total | Total | 56 |

### House of Representatives

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Republican Party | 23 |
| | Democratic Party | 157 |
| Total | Total | 180 |
$^*$Active political parties in Georgia are not limited to the Democratic and Republican parties. Occasionally, other parties run candidates in elections. Candidates may also run as an "independent". An elected official who has renounced party affiliation, will also be listed as an independent. For the 1977-78 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 | Al W. Holloway | 12 | Democratic |

#### Majority leadership

| Position | Name | District |
| Senate Majority Leader | John R. Riley | 1 |
| Majority Caucus Chairman | Render Hill | 29 |
| Majority Whip | Loyce Turner | 08 |

#### Minority leadership

| Position | Name | District |
| Senate Minority Leader | Paul D. Coverdell | 40 |
| Minority Caucus Chairman | James W. (Jim) Tysinger | 41 |
| Minority Whip | Robert H. Bell | 05 |

### 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 | Clarence R. Vaughn Jr. | 57 |
| Majority Whip | Nathan Knight | 67 |
| Majority Caucus Chairman | Bill Lee | 72 |
| Majority Caucus Secretary | Ward Edwards | 110 |

#### Minority leadership

| Position | Name | District |
| House Minority Leader | Michael J. Egan | 25 |
| Minority Whip | Dick Lane | 40 |
| Minority Caucus Chairman | Bob Irvin | 23 |
| Minority Caucus Secretary | Kenneth Nix | 20-3 |

## Members of the State Senate

| District | Senator | Party | Residence |
| 1 | John R. Riley | Democratic | Savannah |
| 2 | Charles Henry Wessels | Democratic | Savannah |
| 3 | Mell Taylor | Democratic | Pembroke |
| 4 | Joseph E. Kennedy | Democratic | Claxton |
| 5 | Robert H. (Bob) Bell | Republican | Atlanta |
| 6 | Roscoe E. Dean, Jr. | Democratic | Jesup |
| 7 | Frank Eldridge Jr. | Democratic | Waycross |
| 8 | Loyce W. Turner | Democratic | Valdosta |
| 9 | Frank Sutton | Democratic | Norman Park |
| 10 | Henry P. Russell, Jr. | Democratic | Boston |
| 11 | Jimmy Hodge Timmons | Democratic | Blakely |
| 12 | Al Holloway | Democratic | Albany |
| 13 | James L. (Jimmy) Paulk | Democratic | Fitzgerald |
| 14 | Hugh A. Carter | Democratic | Plains |
| 15 | Floyd Hudgins | Democratic | Columbus |
| 16 | H. Norwood Pearce | Democratic | Columbus |
| 17 | Peter L. Banks | Democratic | Barnesville |
| 18 | Ed Barker | Democratic | Warner Robins |
| 19 | James Ronald "Ronnie" Walker | Democratic | McRae |
| 20 | Hugh Gillis | Democratic | Soperton |
| 21 | William F. English | Democratic | Swainsboro |
| 22 | Thomas F. Allgood | Democratic | Augusta |
| 23 | Jimmy Lester | Democratic | Augusta |
| 24 | Sam P. McGill | Democratic | Washington |
| 25 | Culver Kidd Jr. | Democratic | Milledgeville |
| 26 | Richard L. Greene | Democratic | Macon |
| 27 | Lee Robinson | Democratic | Macon |
| 28 | Virginia Shapard | Democratic | Griffin |
| 29 | Render Hill | Democratic | Greenville |
| 30 | J. Ebb Duncan | Democratic | Carrollton |
| 31 | Nathan D. Dean | Democratic | Rockmart |
| 32 | Joe Thompson | Democratic | Smyrna |
| 33 | Roy E. Barnes | Democratic | Mableton |
| 34 | Ed Johnson | Democratic | College Park |
| 35 | Perry J. Hudson | Democratic | Hapeville |
| 36 | Jack L. Stephens | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 37 | Todd Evans | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 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 | Thomas R. Scott | Democratic | Decatur |
| 44 | Terrell Starr | Democratic | Forest Park |
| 45 | W.D. (Don) Ballard | Democratic | Oxford |
| 46 | Paul C. Broun Sr. | Democratic | Athens |
| 47 | M. Parks Brown | Democratic | Hartwell |
| 48 | Steve Reynolds | Democratic | Lawrenceville |
| 49 | Howard T. Overby | Democratic | Gainesville |
| 50 | John C. Foster | Democratic | Cornelia |
| 51 | J. Beverly Langford | Democratic | Calhoun |
| 52 | Samuel W. Doss Jr. | Democratic | Rome |
| 53 | E.G. Summers | Democratic | LaFayette |
| 54 | W.W. (Bill) Fincher, Jr. | Democratic | Chatsworth |
| 55 | Lawrence (Bud) Stumbaugh | Democratic | Stone Mountain |
| 56 | Haskew H. Brantley, Jr. | Republican | Atlanta |

## Members of the House of Representatives

| District | Representative | Party | Residence |
| 1-1 | Wayne Snow Jr. | Democratic | Chickamauga |
| 1-2 | Forest Hays Jr. | Democratic | Chattanooga |
| 2 | Robert G. Peters | Democratic | Ringgold |
| 3 | Tom Ramsey | Democratic | Chatsworth |
| 4-1 | Carlton Colwell | Democratic | Blairsville |
| 4-2 | Ralph Twiggs | Democratic | Hiawassee |
| 5 | Jerry H. Money | Democratic | Summerville |
| 6-1 | Roger Williams | Democratic | Dalton |
| 6-2 | R. L. Foster | Democratic | Dalton |
| 7 | Ernest Ralston | Democratic | Calhoun |
| 8-1 | Joe Frank Harris | Democratic | Cartersville |
| 8-2 | Max R. Looper | Democratic | Dawsonville |
| 8-3 | Wendell T. Anderson | Democratic | Canton |
| 9-1 | Joe T. Wood | Democratic | Gainesville |
| 9-2 | James D. Whitmire | Democratic | Gainesville |
| 9-3 | Jerry D. Jackson | Democratic | Chestnut Mountain |
| 10 | Jack Irvin | Democratic | Baldwin |
| 11 | Bill Dover | Democratic | Hollywood |
| 12 | Lauren (Bubba) McDonald, Jr. | Democratic | Commerce |
| 13-1 | Louie Max Clark | Democratic | Danielsville |
| 13-2 | Billy Milford | Democratic | Hartwell |
| 13-3 | Charles C. Mann | Democratic | Elberton |
| 14 | Lucian K. Oldham | Democratic | Rome |
| 15-1 | E.M. (Buddy) Childers | Democratic | Rome |
| 16 | E.B. Toles | Democratic | Rome |
| 17 | Lynn Gammage | Democratic | Cedartown |
| 18 | Thomas B. Murphy | Democratic | Bremen |
| 19-1 | Joe Mack Wilson | Democratic | Marietta |
| 19-2 | Max D. Kaley | Democratic | Marietta |
| 19-3 | Bill Cooper | Democratic | Marietta |
| 20-1 | Johnny Isakson | Republican | Marietta |
| 20-2 | Carl Harrison | Republican | Marietta |
| 20-3 | Kenneth Nix | Republican | Smyrna |
| 21-1 | Eugene (Gene) Housley | Democratic | Marietta |
| 21-2 | A.L. (Al) Burruss | Democratic | Marietta |
| 22 | Mrs. Dorothy Felton | Republican | Atlanta |
| 23 | Bob Irvin | Republican | Roswell |
| 24 | Kiliaen V.R. (Kil) Townsend | Republican | Atlanta |
| 25 | Michael J. Egan | Republican | Atlanta |
| 26 | Sidney J. Marcus | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 27 | Michael C. Nichols | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 28 | Clinton E. Deveaux | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 29 | Douglas C. Dean | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 30 | Paul Bolster | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 31 | Mrs. Grace T. Hamilton | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 32 | Mildred Glover | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 33 | Julius C. Daugherty Sr. | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 34 | Lottie Heywood Watkins | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 35 | J.E. (Billy) McKinney | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 36 | G.D. Adams | Democratic | Hapeville |
| 37 | David Scott | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 38 | Mrs. Henrietta Mathis Canty | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 39 | Bob Holmes | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 40 | Dick Lane | Republican | East Point |
| 41 | Greg Pilewicz | Democratic | College Park |
| 42 | Virlyn B. Smith, Sr. | Republican | Fairburn |
| 43-1 | Charles L. Carnes | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 43-2 | Gerald Talmadge Horton | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 43-3 | John W. Greer | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 44 | John Linder | Republican | Dunwoody |
| 45 | George B. Williamson | Republican | Atlanta |
| 46 | Cathey W. Steinberg | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 47 | Joe Burton | Republican | Atlanta |
| 48 | Bill Noble | Republican | Atlanta |
| 49 | Ewell H. (Hank) Elliott, Jr. | Republican | Decatur |
| 50 | John Hawkins | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 51 | Mrs. Mobley (Peggy) Childs | Democratic | Decatur |
| 52 | Eleanor L. Richardson | Democratic | Decatur |
| 53 | Michael H. Lenderman | Democratic | Clarkston |
| 54 | Rev. Hosea L. Williams | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 55 | Betty J. Clark | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 56-1 | Don L. Butler | Republican | Decatur |
| 56-2 | Joe Johnston | Democratic | Decatur |
| 56-3 | Tommy Tolbert | Republican | Decatur |
| 57 | Clarence R. Vaughn Jr. | Democratic | Conyers |
| 58 | Cas M. Robinson | Democratic | Stone Mountain |
| 59 | R.T. (Tom) Phillips | Republican | Stone Mountain |
| 60 | B.B. Harris, Sr. | Democratic | Duluth |
| 61 | Vinson Wall | Democratic | Lawrenceville |
| 62 | Hugh Logan | Democratic | Athens |
| 63 | Bob Argo | Democratic | Athens |
| 64 | John D. Russell | Democratic | Winder |
| 65 | Thomas "Mac" Kilgore | Democratic | Douglasville |
| 66-1 | Gerald Johnson | Democratic | Carrollton |
| 66-2 | Tom Glanton | Democratic | Carrollton |
| 67 | Nathan G. Knight | Democratic | Newnan |
| 68 | J. Crawford Ware | Democratic | Hogansville |
| 69 | Edwin G. (Ed) Mullinax | Democratic | LaGrange |
| 70 | Claude A. Bray, Jr. | Democratic | Manchester |
| 71-1 | John R. Carlisle | Democratic | Griffin |
| 71-2 | John L. Mostiler | Democratic | Griffin |
| 72-1 | Wm. J. (Bill) Lee | Democratic | Forest Park |
| 72-2 | Jimmy W. Benefield | Democratic | Jonesboro |
| 72-3 | Jim Wood | Democratic | Forest Park |
| 72-4 | W. Rudolph Johnson | Democratic | Morrow |
| 73 | Ray Marks Tucker | Democratic | McDonough |
| 74 | Philip Johnson | Democratic | Covington |
| 75 | Bobby Carrell | Democratic | Monroe |
| 76 | Ben Barron Ross | Democratic | Lincolnton |
| 77 | Roy Owens | Democratic | Appling |
| 78 | Bill Jones | Democratic | Jackson |
| 79 | Marvin Adams | Democratic | Thomaston |
| 80 | P. Benson Ham | Democratic | Forsyth |
| 81 | W. Jones Lane | Democratic | Statesboro |
| 82 | Paul E. Nessith, Sr. | Democratic | Statesboro |
| 83 | Emory E. Bargeron | Democratic | Louisville |
| 84 | Warren D. Evans | Democratic | Thomson |
| 85 | R.A. Dent | Democratic | Augusta |
| 86 | Ronald C. Truluck | Republican | Hephzibah |
| 87 | Jack Connell | Democratic | Augusta |
| 88 | G.F. (Danny) Daniel, Jr. | Democratic | Augusta |
| 89 | Bob Beckham | Republican | Augusta |
| 90 | David J. Swann | Republican | Augusta |
| 91 | W. Randolph Phillips | Democratic | Shiloh |
| 92 | Calvin Smyre | Democratic | Columbus |
| 93 | Albert W. Thompson | Democratic | Columbus |
| 94 | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | Columbus |
| 95 | Thomas B. Buck, III | Democratic | Columbus |
| 96 | Gary C. Cason | Republican | Columbus |
| 97 | Mary Jane Galer | Democratic | Columbus |
| 98 | Bryant Culpepper | Democratic | Fort Valley |
| 99 | Burl Davis | Democratic | Macon |
| 100 | Frank Pinkston | Democratic | Macon |
| 101 | William C. (Billy) Randall | Democratic | Macon |
| 102 | David E. Lucas | Democratic | Macon |
| 103 | Kenneth W. Birdsong | Democratic | Macon |
| 104 | Frank Horne | Democratic | Macon |
| 105 | Jimmy Lord | Democratic | Sandersville |
| 106 | Randolph C. (Randy) Karrh | Democratic | Swainsboro |
| 107 | A.D. Clifton | Democratic | Metter |
| 108 | Wilbur Edwin Baugh | Democratic | Milledgeville |
| 109 | Bobby Eugene Parham | Democratic | Milledgeville |
| 110 | Ward Edwards | Democratic | Butler |
| 111 | Donald G. Castleberry | Democratic | Richland |
| 112 | E. Roy Lambert | Democratic | Madison |
| 113 | Ted W. Waddle | Republican | Warner Robins |
| 114 | Roy H. (Sonny) Watson, Jr. | Democratic | Warner Robins |
| 115 | Larry Walker | Democratic | Perry |
| 116 | William Murray | Democratic | Americus |
| 117 | Ben Jessup | Democratic | Cochran |
| 118 | Terry L. Coleman | Democratic | Eastman |
| 119 | J. Roy Rowland | Democratic | Dublin |
| 120 | L.L. (Pete) Phillips | Democratic | Soperton |
| 121 | Dewey D. Rush | Democratic | Glennville |
| 122 | Arthur M. Gignilliat Jr. | Democratic | Savannah |
| 123 | Al Scott | Democratic | Savannah |
| 124 | Joseph A. (Joe) Battle | Democratic | Savannah |
| 125 | Tom Taggart | Democratic | Savannah |
| 126 | Herbert Jones, Jr. | Republican | Savannah |
| 127 | Bobby L. Hill | Democratic | Savannah |
| 128 | Tom Triplett | Democratic | Port Wentworth |
| 129 | George Chance | Democratic | Springfield |
| 130 | Bob Hanner | Democratic | Parrott |
| 131 | Charles Hatcher | Democratic | Albany |
| 132 | John White | Democratic | Albany |
| 133 | R.S. "Dick" Hutchinson | Democratic | Albany |
| 134 | T. Hayward McCollum | Democratic | Albany |
| 135 | Howard H. Rainey | Democratic | Cordele |
| 136 | Earleen Sizemore | Democratic | Sylvester |
| 137 | Ted Hudson | Democratic | Fitzgerald |
| 138-1 | R. Bayne Stone | Democratic | Hazlehurst |
| 138-2 | Joel R. Greene | Democratic | Jesup |
| 139 | René D. Kemp | Democratic | Hinesville |
| 140 | Ralph J. Balkcom | Democratic | Blakely |
| 141 | Walter E. Cox | Democratic | Bainbridge |
| 142 | Willis K. Long | Democratic | Cairo |
| 143 | James W. Keyton | Democratic | Thomasville |
| 144 | Marcus E. Collins, Sr. | Democratic | Pelham |
| 145 | Dorsey R. Matthews | Democratic | Moultrie |
| 146-1 | Grover C. Patten | Democratic | Adel |
| 146-2 | Monty Veazey | Democratic | Tifton |
| 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 |
| 152-1 | Paul W. Foster | Democratic | Blackshear |
| 152-2 | Bobby A. Wheeler | Democratic | Alma |
| 153 | James R. (Jim) Tuten, Jr | Democratic | Brunswick |
| 154 | Dean G. Auten | Republican | Brunswick |