Johnny Isakson - Early Political Career (1974-1998)

Early Political Career (1974-1998)

He said that like his earliest days in real estate, the first few years in politics was an "absolute failure." In 1972, he ran for a seat on the Cobb County Commission and lost because it was a solidly Democratic area.

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