Women in the Georgia State Senate, 1927 - 2000
In this alphabetical listing, the name, party, district, counties of
representation, session(s) served, and other pertinent information is given.
This information was compiled from the Georgia Official and Statistical
Register , and the Members of the General Assembly of Georgia.
Senate and House of Representatives , compiled yearly by the Senate
Public Information Office and the House Public Information Office.
Link to Georgia House of Representatives .
Name
Party
District
Counties
Session(s)
Other Notes
Iris Faircloth Blitch
5
Clinch
1947-48; 1953-54
Peg Blitch
D
7
Berrien, Camden, Charlton, Clinch, Cook (pt), Echols, Lanier, Tift, Ware (pt)
1993-94; 1995-96; 1997-98; 1999-2000
See also Georgia General Assembly: Women in the House
Gloria S. Butler
D
55
1999-2000
Tassie Kelley Cannon
Rabun
1931
To succeed Charles Edward Cannon, deceased
Susan W. Cable
R
27
1999-2000
Alice Walker Coffin
12
Stewart
Elected September 1951 -1952
To succeed Charles Alston Coffin, deceased
Helen Williams Coxon
2
Long
1941-42
Beverly Engram
34
Douglas (pt), Fayette, Fulton (pt)
1981-82; 1983-84; 1985-86; 1987-88; 1989-90
Rebecca Laing Rainey Garrett
11
Terrell
1945-45 Ex.
Pam Glanton
R
34
Clayton (pt), Douglas (pt), Fayette (pt), Fulton (pt)
1993-94; 1995-6; 1997-98
Jane Hemmer
49
Forsyth (pt), Hall
1993-94
Janice Horton
17
Butts, Crawford, Henry (pt), Lamar, Pike, Talbot, Upson
1979-80; 1981-82; 1983-84; 1985-86
Carol Jackson
D
50
1999-2000
Donzella J. James
D
35
Fulton (pt)
1995-96; 1997-98; 1999-2000
Diane Harvey Johnson
D
2
Chatham (pt)
1995-96; 1997-98
See also Georgia General Assembly: Women in the House of
Representatives
Margaret Bradbury Johnson
27
Oconee
Elected September 3, 1927, but she never assumed the office
To succeed Leonard Ferdinand Johnson, deceased
Susie Tillman Moore
47
Tift
1933-34; 1939-40
Judy Moye
34
Douglas (pt), Fayette, Fulton (pt)
1991-92
Sallie Newbill
56
Cobb (pt), Forsyth (pt), Fulton (pt); Cherokee (pt), Fulton (pt), Gwinnett (pt)
1987-88; 1989-90; 1991-92; 1993-94; 1995-96
Suzanne Link Odom
9
Baker
1947-48
Mary Margaret Oliver
D
42
DeKalb (pt)
1993-94, 1995-96, 1997-98
Virginia Muller Shapard
28th
Clayton (pt), Coweta (pt), Fayette (pt), Henry (pt), Spaulding
1975-76; 1977-78
Faye Smith
D
25
1999-2000
Cathey W. Steinberg
42
DeKalb (pt)
1991-92
Connie Stokes
D
43
DeKalb (pt)
1995-96; 1997-98; 1999-2000
Horacena Tate
D
38
1999-2000
Nadine Thomas
D
10
Clayton (pt), DeKalb (pt)
1993-94; 1995-96; 1997-98; 1999-2000
First African-American Woman in the Georgia Senate
Regina Thomas
D
2
1999-2000
