Georgia's New Deal Governors

Richard Russel 

• More efficient-Like a successful business.
• US senate for 38 years.
• National School Lunch Act. Known as "father of school lunch programs. 

Eurith "Ed" Rivers

• "Little New Deal" Governor
• Began public housing
• Old age pensions, teachers' pay raises
• 7month school year
• Expand state's highway system 

Ellis Arnall 

• Fixed Board of regents and state prison
• Removed poll tax
• New construction 
• Chain gangs abolished 
• Reduced power of government 
• 18year old to vote( first in the nation)