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John Hardy "Johnny" Isakson, a Republican, has represented Georgia in the United States Senate since 2005.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 1.3 Not Republican enough? 2 Bio 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.1.2 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006) 5 More Background Data 6 Contact 7 Articles and resources 7.1 Local blogs and discussion sites

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Iraq War

Isakson voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.^[1]

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Not Republican enough?

Isakson is often referred to as a Republican In Name Only (RINO) by those who opposed his nomination in 1996 and 2004. In fact, pundits such as Fred Barnes have said his predecessor, Zell Miller was more conservative despite being a Democrat. [1] Despite the claims by some that Isakson is not conservative enough, Isakson has been given an "A" rating by the National Rifle Association, the "Hero of the Taxpayer" award by Citizens Against Government Waste, and a "92" rating on a scale of 100 by the Christian Coalition of America.

Bio

Isakson was was born December 28, 1944 in Atlanta. He was educated at the University of Georgia, and was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1976-90) and the Georgia Senate (1993-96). In 1996 he ran in the GOP primary for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sam Nunn. Derided as being "too liberal," after declaring himself "pro-choice," he lost in the runoff.

In January 1999, when 6th District Congressman and House Speaker Newt Gingrich decided not to take his seat for an 11th term, Isakson ran for the seat in a special election in February and won easily. He won the seat in his own right in 2000 and was reelected in 2002. He never faced an enthusiastic or well-funded challenge, as the 6th district is arguably the most Republican district in Georgia.

In 2004, he secured the Republican nomination for the Senate seat left vacant by the retirement of Zell Miller, who had once defeated Isakson in the 1990 race for Georgia Governor.

During his failed 1996 Senate bid, Isakson had announced he was a pro-choice candidate. Many pro-life Republicans never forgave him, and his stance cost him the Republican nomination. Since then, Isakson has drifted to the right on social issues. He is now anti-abortion (with some exceptions), anti-gay marriage and pro-gun rights. On the Issues, a nonpartisan Web site that rates candidates, labels Isakson "a Libertarian-leaning conservative." [2]

Isakson's election is fairly consistent with Georgia voters, who tend to be fiscally conservative, business-oriented, and moderate on civil rights issues.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Realogy Corp	$ 49,800
Synovus Financial Corp	$ 43,500
Coca-Cola Co	$ 37,400
Home Depot	$ 36,800
Cox Enterprises	$ 33,450
AFLAC Inc	$ 31,500
Southern Co	$ 30,050
Troutman Sanders	$ 29,250
McKenna, Long & Aldridge	$ 28,250
King & Spalding	$ 28,200
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for John Isakson from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for John Isakson from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for John Isakson from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for John Isakson from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
• Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
  • Subcommittee on African Affairs
  • Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Near East and South and Central Asian Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Narcotics Affairs
• Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
• Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions/Employment and Workplace Safety
  • Subcommittee on Retirement and Aging
• Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
• Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
• Senate Select Committee on Ethics

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
• Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
• Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
  • Subcommittee on Private Sector and Consumer Solutions to Global Warming and Wildlife Protection
  • Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety
• Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
  • Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Narcotics Affairs
  • Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Democracy and Human Rights
• Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  • Subcommittee on Retirement and Aging
  • Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

• Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
  • Subcommittee on Clean Air Climate Change and Nuclear Safety
  • Subcommittee on Superfund and Waste Management
• Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  • Subcommittee on Retirement Security and Aging
  • Subcommittee on Education and Early Childhood Development
  • Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety - Chair
• Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
• Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs

• Republican Main Street Partnership

More Background Data

• Background information on John Isakson from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for John Isakson from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for John Isakson from the Washington Post database

• Information on John Isakson from Congress Merge

Wikipedia also has an article on John Isakson. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

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Contact

DC office
131 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Ph: 202-224-3643 Fax: 202-228-0724 Webform email
District offices
Suite 970, 3625 Cumberland Boulevard Atlanta, GA 30339 Ph: 770-661-0999 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website YouTube channel
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and resources

• Official website

Local blogs and discussion sites

• Georgia Unfiltered
• A Mad Democrat

Semantic data (Edit data)

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