Political Insider | ajc.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hours after they cast their votes for the farm bill, U.S. Sens. Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss began making their case for it. Their first argument for the bill, which President Bush says he’ll veto: It contains a demand for...
Peach Pundit (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
That is the question The Hill has asked United States Senators: Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) “It hasn't crossed my mind. I’ve got a lot of friends that would make good nominees and I’m out promoting them. I’m busy running for reelection.” […] Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) “I would not be so presumptuous as to think I’d even thought about that. [...]
Political Insider | ajc.com (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Keeping events in perspective is difficult when dealing with politics. On Friday morning, Johnny Isakson's decision to stick to the U.S. Senate rather than run for governor in 2010 was on the front page of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the...
Georgia Politics Unfiltered (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
...Georgia's junior U.S. Senator has decided to remain in Washington and seek re-election in 2010. U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson held a meeting with this staff this morning and told them he’s decided to seek another term in the U.S. Senate rather than run for governor in 2010. [Source: 5/8/2008 AJC Political Insider article "Isakson says he won't run for governor, will seek re-election...
The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
From Roll Call : Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), who had been widely rumored to be interested in running for governor in 2010, said at a staff meeting this morning that he plans to seek re-election when his term is up in two years. Isakson's spokeswoman Sheridan Watson confirmed this afternoon that the first-term Senator told his staff that he wants to remain in the Senate rather...
Peach Pundit (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
With Johnny Isakson out, who do you want in the GOP to run for Governor? Ox is all we need Karen Handel Chuck Efstration Casey Cagle Lynn Westmoreland Glenn Richardson Saxby Chambliss Jack Kingston View Results
JasonPye.com (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Woah, this really caught me by surprise. It seems that Sen. Johnny Isakson will not run for Governor in 2010. The nomination had been almost conceded to Isakson, but this changes everything:U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson held a meeting with this...
Peach Pundit (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Johnny Isakson is not running for Governor in 2010.
The Atlanta Business Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, widely considered a likely candidate for Georgia governor in two years, announced Thursday that he will seek a second term in the Senate instead.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) applauds Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Senator Johnny Isakson, (R-GA) for introducing the Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act of 2008 (DPAC) today. This legislation urges Congress to support improvements in diabetes care, prevention, treatment and education for minority populations.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) have introduced a bill to help prevent diabetes from affecting children and families in minority communities. African-Americans, Hispanics, Asian and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaskan Natives have higher rates of diabetes and are often less able to obtain the care they need to manage their disease.
Hispanic Business Magazine (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Diabetes Association (ADA) applauds Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Senator Johnny Isakson, (R-GA) for introducing the Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act of 2008 (DPAC) today....
Moultrie Observer--Local News (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
U.S. Sens. Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, both R-Ga., along with 15 other Republican senators, sent a letter to President Bush Tuesday requesting that the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) immediately halt deposits of domestic crude oil into the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
So Far, So Left (Free subscription) | 04/24/2008
... which is pretty much every kind. And the same is true of Senior Senator Saxby and Junior Senator Johnny: when asked to choose between profit for their donors and equal rights for women, unsurprisingly, they chose their donors. Which is why, and you should have known this was coming, it is all the more important to boot Saxby in November - so that the women of Georgia will have a Senator...
JasonPye.com (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
Insider Advantage plays a game of "what if" with the 2010 election:US Sen. Johnny Isakson (R) will be up for re-election, but the Peach State rumor mill is rife with speculation that he will step down after one term in...
