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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaJohnny ISAKSON
(1944- )
Senate Years of Service:
2005-Party: RepublicanISAKSON, Johnny, a Senator
and a Representative from Georgia; born in Atlanta, Fulton County,
Ga., December 28, 1944; graduated from the University of Georgia,
Athens, Ga., 1966; served in the Georgia Air National Guard
1966-1972; member of the Georgia state general assembly, 1976-1990;
unsuccessful candidate for election as Governor of Georgia 1990;
member of the Georgia state senate 1993-1996; unsuccessful
candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1996; chair
of the Georgia board of education 1996; elected as a Republican to
the One Hundred Sixth Congress by special election to fill the
vacancy created when United States Representative Newt Gingrich did
not take his seat in the One Hundred Sixth Congress; reelected to
the two succeeding Congresses (February 23, 1999-January 3, 2005);
was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives,
but was elected to the United States Senate in 2004; reelected in
2010 for the term ending January 3, 2017.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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