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Adelman</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barretto-barrows.html#710.48.06">John Barrow</a>, Savannah - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bishop.html#138.97.83">Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.</a>, Albany - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bishop.html#059.06.84">Vivian C. Bishop</a>, Columbus - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boothby-borunda.html#147.52.30">Julie A. Borders</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bradney-bradstreet.html#072.63.00">Jane Bradshaw</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brock.html#230.83.72">Chad Brock</a>, Dalton - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bruce.html#257.04.60">Roger Bruce</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/butler5.html#625.03.55">Jara R. Butler</a>, Roswell - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carter5.html#903.47.33">Jimmy Carter</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cleveland.html#167.40.14">Verna J. Cleveland</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/daba-daigre.html#312.93.94">Carole B. Dabbs</a>, Kennesaw - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dayan-deamer.html#135.54.32">Steven Deak</a>, Dacula - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/draves-drexler.html#094.04.26">Karla Drenner</a>, Avondale - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/franklin.html#381.79.90">Shirley Franklin</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gregor-grennell.html#219.32.63">Lori H. Gregory</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hackley-hagenbarth.html#699.62.51">R. J. Hadley</a>, Conyers - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heaney-heartwell.html#621.35.50">LeWanna Heard</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/irvin.html#945.73.45">Tommy Irvin</a>, Mt. Airy - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jennison-jewell.html#681.37.34">Cheryl J. Jewell</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson4.html#927.87.31">Hank Johnson</a>, Lithonia - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kidd.html#535.45.45">Jane V. Kidd</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leech-lehlbach.html#795.01.97">Stephen R. Leeds</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis5.html#859.42.88">John Lewis</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/long.html#174.39.10">Mary Long</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lowenberg-lown.html#241.43.50">Joseph E. Lowery</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/malster-manly.html#937.79.43">Randal Mangham</a>, Decatur - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marshall.html#829.60.66">Jim Marshall</a>, Macon - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mason.html#208.16.36">Keith Mason</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mitchell1.html#120.17.34">Billy Mitchell</a>, Stone Mountain - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nexsen-nicholoff.html#038.08.49">Kathy L. Nicholas</a>, Decatur - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/osborne.html#535.10.40">Mary Osborne</a>, Savannah - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/plauche-plumley.html#652.88.87">Lonnie F. Plott</a>, Lilburn - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ray.html#347.24.44">Richard A. Ray</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/riley.html#407.70.48">Jerry K. Riley</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rossdale-rotan.html#323.31.86">Sally S. Rosser</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scott2.html#758.56.76">David Scott</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith1.html#519.12.34">Bernita Smith</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/steele.html#295.59.01">Aaron L. Steele</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tansil-tatar.html#718.69.56">Edward Tarver</a>, Augusta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tate.html#439.08.90">Horacena Tate</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thurmond-thwing.html#038.76.10">Michael Thurmond</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams2.html#353.52.48">Cheryl Williams</a>, Duluth - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams6.html#250.74.05">Nikema Williams</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/young1.html#740.85.96">Andrea I. Young</a>, Atlanta <li>1st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garza-gately.html#616.22.09">Laverne L. Gaskins</a>, Valdosta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leakin-leaver.html#164.02.35">Beverly W. Leaphart</a>, Jesup - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams1.html#445.88.67">Al Williams</a>, Midway <li>2nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barnet-barnette.html#249.14.22">Eben E. Barnett III</a>, Leesburg - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson7.html#161.81.72">Pamela G. Jackson</a>, Albany - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/james.html#923.58.29">Lynmore James</a>, Montezuma - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marianetti-markowitz.html#052.23.87">Shannon Marietta</a>, Albany - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/obrien-oconner.html#177.19.47">Albert O'Bryant</a>, Fort Valley <li>3rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/glovinsky-gochenour.html#764.38.46">Erin M. Glynn</a>, Peachtree City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lloyd-lockard.html#901.71.62">Joann Locascio</a>, Hamilton - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/madden.html#096.82.67">Kevin B. Madden</a>, Peachtree City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stevenson-steward.html#564.31.75">Morris P. Steward</a>, Newnan <li>4th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/campbell1.html#315.38.02">Barbara Campbell</a>, Lithonia - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fleming.html#685.09.37">Gwen K. Fleming</a>, Lithonia - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/may.html#143.90.81">Lee May</a>, Lithonia - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/peckham-peisner.html#921.57.54">Rhonda Peek</a>, Lithonia - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/redd-redwood.html#044.51.76">Sai Reddy</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/samson-samul.html#438.77.81">Kenneth L. Samuel</a>, Lithonia <li>5th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barretto-barrows.html#691.91.99">Deidre Barrett-England</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/booher-boos.html#794.52.47">Andrea L. Boone</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cobb.html#426.62.38">William J. Cobb</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/galland-gallman.html#522.61.84">Miguel Gallegos</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones2.html#551.43.12">Camara P. Jones</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martin2.html#610.42.14">Clarence T. Martin</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trelease-trimarchi.html#553.48.31">Angela Trigg</a>, Atlanta <li>6th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adams4.html#310.80.35">Isaac Adams</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hackley-hagenbarth.html#316.32.07">Jan Hackney</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/myers.html#745.52.06">Ben E. Myers, Jr.</a>, Johns Creek <li>7th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berryhill-betz.html#716.14.38">Steffini Bethea</a>, Snellville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hapgood-hardie.html#616.27.67">Preston L. Harden</a>, Lawrenceville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams4.html#837.83.14">George Williams</a>, Duluth - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilsons-winford.html#834.36.52">Patricia Wilson-Smith</a>, Lawrenceville <li>8th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beucher-biddis.html#853.07.52">James T. Beverly III</a>, Macon - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown7.html#001.52.50">Robert Brown</a>, Macon - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carter6.html#836.55.43">Kimberlyn R. Carter</a>, Macon - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pennoyer-perk.html#166.09.62">Bethann Perera</a>, Centerville <li>9th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bell.html#663.68.63">Lauren Bell</a>, Gainesville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dey-dichman.html#743.25.55">Joe R. Diaz</a>, Gainesville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hand.html#509.83.36">Elizabeth S. Hand</a>, Cumming <li>10th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dilweg-dionysius.html#319.26.39">Kenneth Dious</a>, Athens - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hopkinson-hormann.html#599.64.94">Christine P. Horan</a>, Athens - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/olmstead-olshaw.html#214.42.37">Gwen O'Looney</a>, Athens - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams3.html#365.36.58">Franklin D. Williams</a>, Augusta <li>11th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fowles-fox.html#472.46.94">Will Fowlkes</a>, Kennesaw - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson2.html#473.20.72">Don E. Wilson</a>, Marietta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wolfenden-woo.html#087.38.48">Deana Womack</a>, Kennesaw <li>12th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fort-fossum.html#370.23.22">Brooke Fortson</a>, Savannah - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/goldman-gomulka.html#737.84.58">Maxine S. Goldstein</a>, Milledgeville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson6.html#933.12.00">Lester G. Jackson III</a>, Savannah - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/payne-payrow.html#014.28.46">Aleta Payne</a>, Port Wentworth - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sproat-staebler.html#001.02.41">Edward Sprole, Jr.</a>, Statesboro <li>13th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alston.html#676.05.12">Richard Alston</a>, Union City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davenport.html#361.57.59">Gail Davenport</a>, Jonesboro - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson1.html#910.01.54">Aaron Johnson</a>, Atlanta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcmanaway-mcmickle.html#470.00.48">Anthony J. McMichael</a>, Douglasville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morrow.html#122.30.73">Rene Morrow</a>, Jonesboro - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/prescott.html#376.03.23">Mellissa Prescott</a>, Fayetteville </ul> Alternates (may be incomplete!) <ul> <li>At-Large: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/callan-came.html#089.94.55">Miguel Camacho</a>, Savannah - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meekins-mellen.html#933.39.57">Jeffrey M. Meeks</a>, Lithonia - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/peterson.html#826.90.70">Brian D. Peterson</a>, Valdosta - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/randall-randlett.html#474.67.86">Nikki T. Randall</a>, Macon - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schultze-schuveldt.html#114.05.47">Emily Schunior</a>, Atlanta <li>1st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marks.html#068.72.20">Dennis W. Marks</a>, Valdosta <li>2nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dyess-dzula.html#985.74.19">Mary H. Dykes</a>, Albany <li>3rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones6.html#908.80.80">Kelvin Jones</a>, Locust Grove <li>4th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/butler4.html#713.96.92">Gloria S. Butler</a>, Stone Mountain <li>5th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/freeman.html#239.19.17">Jerry Freeman</a>, Atlanta <li>7th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kline.html#055.82.60">Megan Kline</a>, Lawrenceville <li>8th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller8.html#804.78.44">Stephanie W. Miller</a>, Macon <li>10th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jamieson-jarstad.html#177.75.47">David B. Jarrett</a>, Athens <li>12th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howell.html#847.84.80">Quentin T. Howell</a>, Hardwick <li>13th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/james.html#087.56.26">Donzella J. James</a>, College Park </ul> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></tr></table> <table width=100%> <td align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></table> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"> "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." Henry L. 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