Posted on 08/28/2019 8:00:41 AM PDT by robowombat
GOP Sen. Johnny Isakson to resign at end of year BY JORDAIN CARNEY - 08/28/19 10:41 AM EDT
GOP Sen. Johnny Isakson to resign at end of year
GOP Sen. Johnny Isakson (Ga.) announced Wednesday that he will step down from the Senate at the end of the year, citing health issues.
"After much prayer and consultation with my family and my doctors, I have made the very tough decision to leave the U.S. Senate at the end of this year. I have informed Georgia Governor Brian Kemp today that I will resign my Senate seat effective December 31, 2019," Isakson said in a statement.
“I am leaving a job I love because my health challenges are taking their toll on me, my family and my staff. My Parkinson’s has been progressing, and I am continuing physical therapy to recover from a fall in July. In addition, this week I had surgery to remove a growth on my kidney."
Isakson, 74, was reelected to the Senate in 2016, meaning his seat would have next been up for grabs in 2022.
so will there be a special election in November 2020? Will Stacy Abrams weigh in and run in such an election?
Need to fill with anyone anti establishment.
Senator Stacy Abrams
As I predicted a while back, here comes Nathan “Worthless” Deal.
Mark the Georgia Special Election in 2020 as a Strong GOP Hold.
The Dems have no one in Georgia that could win a statewide race.
It’s NEVER the likes of Maxine Waters or Chuck Schumer.
Politics is everything to the Left.
The the rest of us, it’s a necessary evil.
If she starts running, the USGS will record it as a 7.0 on the Richter scale.
The Governor can appoint a successor to fill the vacancy until the term is up in 2022..............
Of course, and she won’t recognize the governor’s appointment, because she thinks she’s the governor. You mentioned her name. Here goes the clip again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQT-QFy5Nig&list=RDpQT-QFy5Nig&start_radio=1
As I predicted a while back, here comes Nathan “Worthless” Deal.
Yep. There is a whiff here of him being pushed out. Reminds me a bit of Hatch being shoved out his seat by Romney. He was likely gone anyway but Romney sure did make sure he had no second thoughts.
I read Georgia will be majority minority in 2025. With Georgia trending blue this won’t be a GOP seat for long.
So sorry to hear about his Parkinson’s, may God be with him as he faces these trials and tribulations in his waning years.
So, Sean Duffy and Jonny Isakson both announce their retirement from congress in the same week.
It’s NEVER the likes of Maxine Waters or Chuck Schumer.
That’s because for better or worse Waters and Schumer are driven by ideology. Duffy, Isakson and the rest of the GOP are not.
Georgie Governor will name a replacement from a list of three names provided by the resigning Senator’s political party (Republican in this case). That replacement will serve until a special election is held in November 2020 for the rest of the term.
No. Senators are replaced by the Governor of the state to complete the incumbents term. Kemp will probably make a good pick.
May I be so bold as to suggest, The Herman Cain!!
God be with you Senator.
Makes you wonder how legitimate elections will be once they're only being won because one of the parties imports massive amounts of replacement voters.
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