Johnny Isakson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Johnny Isakson

United States Senator from Georgia

Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1944

Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Profession: politician, economist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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About Johnny Isakson

  • John Hardy Isakson (born December 28, 1944) is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Georgia, in office since 2005.
  • A member of the Republican Party, he previously represented Georgia's 6th Congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Isakson served in the Georgia Air National Guard (1966–1972) and graduated from the University of Georgia.
  • He opened a real estate branch for Northside Realty and later served 22 years as the company's president.
  • After a failed bid for the Georgia House of Representatives in 1974, he was elected in 1976.
  • He served seven terms, including four as minority leader.
  • Isakson was the Republican candidate for governor of Georgia in 1990, but lost.
  • Two years later, he was elected to the Georgia Senate and served one term.
  • He unsuccessfully ran in the Republican primary in the 1996 U.S.
  • Senate election. After 6th District Congressman and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich resigned, Isakson ran in the February 1999 special election to succeed him, winning by a 40-point margin.
  • He ran for the U.S.
  • Senate in 2004 after Democratic incumbent Zell Miller opted not to run for re-election.
  • With the backing of much of Georgia's Republican establishment, he won both the primary and general elections by wide margins.
  • He is serving his third term after winning re-election to the Senate in 2016.
  • He became the senior Senator when Saxby Chambliss retired in 2015.
  • On August 28, 2019, citing his deteriorating health, Isakson announced that he would resign from the Senate effective December 31, 2019.

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