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ATLANTA (AP) — Johnny Isakson, an affable Georgia Republican politician who rose from...

The former Georgia lawmaker rose from the ranks of the state Legislature to become a U.S. senator known as an effective, behind-the-scenes force for compromise.

ATLANTA — Johnny Isakson, an affable Georgia Republican politician who rose from the ranks of the state Legislature to become a U.S. senator known as an

ATLANTA — Johnny Isakson, an affable Georgia Republican politician who rose from the ranks of the state Legislature to become a U.S. senator known as an

ATLANTA — Johnny Isakson, an affable Georgia Republican politician who rose from the ranks of the state Legislature to become a U.S. senator known as an

The late senator was known as an effective consensus builder and "never let partisan politics get in the way of doing what was right."

He is survived by his wife, Diane, whom he married in 1968, three children and nine grandchildren.

ATLANTA — Johnny Isakson, an affable Georgia Republican politician who rose from the ranks of the state Legislature to become a U.S. senator known as an

Johnny Isakson, an affable Georgia Republican politician who rose from the ranks of the state Legislature to become a U.S. senator known as an effective, behind-the-scenes consensus builder and advocate for veterans, died Sunday. He was 76.

Updated at 11:06 a.m.  Johnny Isakson, an affable Georgia Republican politician who rose from the ranks of the state Legislature to become a U.S. senator known as an effective, behind-the-scenes consensus builder, died Sunday. He was 76. Isakson's son John Isakson told The Associated Press his father died in his