{"id":1132100,"date":"2021-12-19T11:49:14","date_gmt":"2021-12-19T16:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1132100"},"modified":"2021-12-19T11:49:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-19T16:49:16","slug":"former-georgia-sen-johnny-isakson-dead-at-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-georgia-sen-johnny-isakson-dead-at-76\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Georgia Sen Johnny Isakson Dead At 76"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-georgia-sen-johnny-isakson-dead-at-76%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1132100&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"43.326595072647\">\n<p>Former Sen. Johnny Isakson, a Republican from Georgia, died Sunday morning at 76.<\/p>\n<p>Isakson\u2019s death was confirmed by Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, who <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovKemp\/status\/1472585793415876608\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">called<\/a> the former senator one of Georgia\u2019s \u201cgreatest statesmen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a businessman and gifted retail politician, Johnny paved the way for the modern Republican Party in Georgia, but he never let partisan politics get in the way of doing what was right,\u201d Kemp said.<\/p>\n<p>Isakson\u2019s Twitter account also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorIsakson\/status\/1472593337039437827?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirmed<\/a> his death, saying that his family was \u201cgrateful for the prayers and support.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"14.212962962963\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It is with deep sorrow that The Isakson Initiative shares that former U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson passed away overnight on December 19, 2021, at age 76.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Isakson\u2019s family is grateful for the prayers and support.<\/p>\n<p>Funeral arrangements will be shared when finalized.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Johnny Isakson (@SenatorIsakson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorIsakson\/status\/1472593337039437827?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Isakson represented Georgia\u2019s 6th district in the House from 1999-2005 and served as a senator from 2005 until 2019. He <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/08\/28\/johnny-isakson-will-resign-from-congress-end-of-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">resigned<\/a> midway through his third term after revealing that his Parkinson\u2019s disease, first diagnosed in 2015, was progressing.<\/p>\n<p>Kemp <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/11\/29\/kemp-pick-kelly-loeffler-to-fill-senate-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">appointed<\/a> businesswoman Kelly Loeffler to succeed Isakson in early 2020, but she <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/07\/loeffler-concedes-warnock-georgia-senate-runoff-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lost<\/a> a special election a year later to now-Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, who now faces reelection in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Sen. Johnny Isakson, a Republican from Georgia, died Sunday morning at 76.Isakson\u2019s death was confirmed by Georgia Republican Gov. 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