Former US Sen. Johnny Isakson Dies At Age 76

Atlanta’s CBS News affiliate reports:

Statesman, guardsman and even Bulldog are just a few of the titles former Senator Johnny Isakson has held throughout his life of service to our country. Isakson passed away Sunday morning at age 76 after battling Parkinson’s disease.

When then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich announced in 1998 that he was resigning from the U.S. House of Representatives, Isakson ran in a special election in 1999 and won.

In 2004 he was elected to the Senate, and he took office the following year. In August 2019, Isakson announced that he would resign at the end of the year, citing health reasons.

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— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) December 19, 2021