ATLANTA (AP) — Former Georgia Republican U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson has died. He was 76.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's office confirmed the death in a news release Sunday.
Isakson rose from the ranks of the state Legislature to become a U.S. senator and was known as an effective, behind-the-scenes consensus builder. His own views on flashpoint issues such as abortion became more conservative over the years as Georgia’s own politics shifted.
