| 135th 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 135th General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia convened its first session on January 8, 1979, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. The 135th Georgia General Assembly succeeded the 134th and served as the precedent for the 136th General Assembly in 1981. The 1978 election for the House removed two seats, setting the number of House seats at 180, which has not been changed since.
Party standings
Senate
| Affiliation | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 5 | |
| Democratic Party | 51 | |
| Other party* | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | |
House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 20 | |
| Democratic Party | 160 | |
| 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 1979-80 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 | 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 | Name | District | Party | |
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| 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 | Herbert Jones, Jr. | 126 | |
| Minority Whip | Dick Lane | 40 | |
| Minority Caucus Chairman | Joe Burton | 47 | |
| Minority Caucus Secretary | Kenneth Nix | 20-3 | |