134th Georgia General Assembly
| 134th Georgia General Assembly | |||||
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| 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 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
[edit]Senate
[edit]| Affiliation | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 4 | |
| Democratic Party | 50 | |
| Total | 56 | |
House of Representatives
[edit]| Affiliation | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 23 | |
| Democratic Party | 157 | |
| 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
[edit]Senate
[edit]Presiding Officer
[edit]| Position | Name | District | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zell Miller | n/a | Democratic | ||
| President Pro Tempore | Al W. Holloway | 12 | Democratic | |
Majority leadership
[edit]| Position | Name | District | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Majority Leader | John R. Riley | 1 | |
| Majority Caucus Chairman | Render Hill | 29 | |
| Majority Whip | Loyce Turner | 08 | |
Minority leadership
[edit]| 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
[edit]Presiding Officer
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Position | Name | District | |
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| 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 | |
