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 the Georgia state general assembly, 1976-1990; unsuccessful candidate for election as Governor of Georgia, 1990; member of the Georgia state senate, 1993-1996; unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1996; chair of the Georgia board of education, 1996; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Sixth Congress by special election to fill the vacancy created when United 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 a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives, but was elected to the United States Senate in 2004 for the term beginning January 3, 2005.