For more than four decades, Republican Johnny Isakson served in the state house and senate plus the US House and senate before retiring in 2019.
He was one of the few politicians that was loved and respected by those on both sides of the aisle, and his farewell speech opined on his mantra:
“I’m big on bipartisanship, Isakson said. “Whether you’re Black or white, republican or democrat, whatever it might be. Find a way to find common ground, give it a chance to work and if it doesn’t, be a future friend.”
Isakson suffered from Parkinson’s disease and after leaving the Senate founded the Isakson initiative, dedicated to raising money and awareness for neurocognitive diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
