Georgia Sen. Johnny Isakson announced Wednesday he is resigning at the end of the year, citing ongoing health concerns. He said that he will not be able to continue to do the job “in the manner the citizens of Georgia deserve.“
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Sen. Johnny Isakson announced Wednesday that he will resign his Senate seat at the end of the year, setting up a potentially competitive race in 2020 in a key electoral state. The Georgia Republican, who chairs both the Veterans’ Affairs and Ethics committees, has Parkinson’s disease and has been recovering from a fall that took place in July. A statement from Isakson’s office also said the senator had a surgical procedure earlier this week in Marietta, Georgia, to remove a carcinoma from one of his kidneys.
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