Johnny Isakson

Johnny Isakson
United States Senator from Georgia
In office January 3, 2005 – December 31, 2019
Preceded by	Zell Miller
Succeeded by	Kelly Loeffler
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs
In office January 3, 2015 – December 31, 2019
Preceded by	Bernie Sanders
Succeeded by	Jerry Moran
Chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee
In office January 3, 2015 – December 19, 2019
Preceded by	Barbara Boxer
Succeeded by	James Lankford
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 6th district
In office February 23, 1999 – January 3, 2005
Preceded by	Newt Gingrich
Succeeded by	Tom Price
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 21st district
In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1991
Preceded by	???
Succeeded by	James Mills
Personal details
Born	John Hardy Isakson (1944-12-28)December 28, 1944 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Died	December 19, 2021(2021-12-19) (aged 76) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Dianne Davison
Children	John Kevin Julie
Alma mater	University of Georgia
Signature
Website	Senate website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	Air National Guard
Years of service	1966–1972
Unit	Georgia Air National Guard

John Hardy "Johnny" Isakson (December 28, 1944 – December 19, 2021) was an American politician. He was the United States Senator from Georgia from 2005 through 2019. He was a member of the Republican Party. Previously, he represented Georgia's 6th Congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005.

In June 2015, Isakson was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and a kidney tumor.^[1]

On August 28, 2019, due his bad health, Isakson announced that he would resign from the Senate officially on December 31, 2019.^[2]

Isakson died on December 19, 2021 at his home in Atlanta, Georgia from Parkinson's disease-related problems at the age of 76.^[3][4]

References

1. Sen. Johnny Isakson discloses he has Parkinson’s disease (Washington Post article-June 10, 2015)
2. Rogers, Alex; Bradner, Eric; Mattingly, Phil (August 28, 2019). "Georgia Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson to resign at end of year". CNN. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
3. Hallerman, Tamar; Malloy, Daniel (December 19, 2021). "Johnny Isakson, 76, Georgia politician respected by both sides, dies". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
4. McFadden, Robert D. (December 19, 2021). "Johnny Isakson, Longtime Senator From Georgia, Is Dead at 76". The New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2021.

Other websites

• Media related to Johnny Isakson at Wikimedia Commons

• Senator Johnny Isakson Archived 2015-07-07 at the Wayback Machine official U.S. Senate site
• Johnny Isakson for Senate
• Johnny Isakson at the Open Directory Project

• Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Vote Smart
• Congressional profile at GovTrack.us
• Congressional profile at OpenCongress
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
• Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Appearances on C-SPAN programs
• Appearances at the Internet Movie Database
• Collected news and commentary at The New York Times
• Works by or about Johnny Isakson in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
• Profile at Notable Names Database
• Profile at Ballotpedia