Ed Jenkins, American politician, Representative from Georgia (1977–1993), died he was 78.

Edgar Lanier "Ed" Jenkins was an American politician from Georgia. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1993 as a Democrat .

(January 4, 1933 – January 1, 2012) 

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. 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] Jenkins died, just three days before his 79th birthday, in Atlanta, Georgia.



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