Ed Jenkins (politician)

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Ed Jenkins
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's 9th district
In office
January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993
Preceded byPhillip M. Landrum
Succeeded byNathan Deal
Personal details
Born
Edgar Lanier Jenkins

(1933-01-04)January 4, 1933
Young Harris, Georgia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 1, 2012(2012-01-01) (aged 78)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Georgia

Edgar Lanier Jenkins (January 4, 1933 – January 1, 2012) was an American politician who served eight terms as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 9th congressional district from 1977 to 1993. He was a member of the Democratic Party.

Biography[edit]

Jenkins, who was born in Young Harris, Georgia, served in the Coast Guard from 1952 to 1955, and as administrative assistant to congressman Phillip M. Landrum from 1959 to 1962.

Congress[edit]

He was elected to Congress in 1976. He supported protection for the textile industry and capital gains tax cuts. In 1989, he challenged Richard Gephardt for Majority Leader but lost by a margin of 76 to 181 votes.[1]

Death[edit]

He left Congress in 1993. Jenkins died, just three days before his 79th birthday, in Atlanta.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Michael Barone and Grant Ujifusa (1991). The Almanac of American Politics 1992. Washington, D.C.: National Journal. pp. 322–23. ISBN 0-89234-051-7.
  2. ^ "Georgia politician served in congress". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. Associated Press. January 3, 2012. p. B5.

External links[edit]

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's 9th congressional district

January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993
Succeeded by