139th Georgia General Assembly | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Georgia General Assembly | ||||
Meeting place | Georgia State Capitol | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 56 | ||||
President of the Senate | Zell Miller (D) | ||||
Party control | Democratic Party | ||||
House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 180 | ||||
Speaker of the House | Tom Murphy (D) | ||||
Party control | Democratic Party |
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.
Affiliation | Members | |
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Republican Party | 10 | |
Democratic Party | 46 | |
Other party* | 0 | |
Total | 56 |
Affiliation | Members | |
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Republican Party | 29 | |
Democratic Party | 151 | |
Other party* | 0 | |
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.
Position | Name | District | Party | |
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Zell Miller | n/a | Democratic | ||
President Pro Tempore | Joseph E. Kennedy | 04 | Democratic |
Position | Name | District | |
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Senate Majority Leader | Thomas F. Allgood | 22 | |
Majority Caucus Chairman | W.F. (Billy) Harris | 27 | |
Majority Whip | Eugene P. (Gene) Walker | 43 |
Position | Name | District | |
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Senate Minority Leader | Paul D. Coverdell | 40 | |
Minority Caucus Chairman | James W. (Jim) Tysinger | 41 | |
Minority Whip | Carl Harrison | 37 |
Position | Name | District | Party | |
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Speaker of the House | Thomas B. Murphy | 18 | Democratic | |
Speaker Pro Tempore | Jack Connell | 87 | Democratic |
Position | Name | District | |
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House Majority Leader | Larry Walker | 115 | |
Majority Whip | Denmark Groover | 99 | |
Majority Caucus Chairman | Bill Lee | 72 | |
Majority Caucus Secretary | Ward Edwards | 112 |
Position | Name | District | |
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House Minority Leader | Johnny Isakson | 21-2 | |
Minority Whip | Luther Colbert | 23 | |
Minority Caucus Chairman | Dorothy Felton | 22 | |
Minority Caucus Secretary | Anne Mueller | 126 | |