Biography
ISAKSON, Johnny, a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga.,December 28, 1944; graduated from the University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., 1966; member of theGeorgia state general assembly, 1976-1990; unsuccessful candidate for election as Governor ofGeorgia, 1990; member of the Georgia state senate, 1993-1996; unsuccessful candidate for electionto the United States Senate in 1996; chair of the Georgia board of education, 1996; elected as aRepublican to the One Hundred Sixth Congress by special election to fill the vacancy created whenUnited 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 acandidate for reelection

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Bills Sponsored (25)
Bill name Last Action
S.2728A bill to establish the Twenty-First Century Water Commission to study and develop recommendation...08/22/2008Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer under authority of the order...
S.RES.471A resolution designating March 1, 2008, as "National Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia Awareness Day". ...03/04/2008Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unani...
S.RES.464A resolution designating March 1, 2008 as "World Friendship Day".
02/29/2008Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unani...
S.RES.461A resolution designating March 1, 2008 as "World Friendship Day".
02/26/2008Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1203)
S.2649A bill to allow an income tax exception to limitations on personal casualty losses for losses occ...02/14/2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Bills Co-Sponsored (367)
Bill name Last Action
S.RES.728A resolution designating January 2009 as "National Mentoring Month".
12/11/2008Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10957-10958)
S.RES.718A resolution designating November 30, 2008, as "Drive Safer Sunday".
12/09/2008Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10835)
S.RES.713A resolution calling on all parties to the escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of ...11/20/2008Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unani...
S.1924A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disabil...11/17/2008By Senator Lieberman from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written r...
S.1738A bill to require the Department of Justice to develop and implement a National Strategy Child Ex...10/13/2008Became Public Law No: 110-401.

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