Mike Enzi: “I have had the pleasure of serving in the Senate alongside Johnny Isakson for close to 15 years, and it has been a…”

“I have had the pleasure of serving in the Senate alongside Johnny Isakson for close to 15 years, and it has been a privilege to work and join with him on a number of legislative efforts, but, more importantly, Johnny is the big brother I never had, whom I aspired to be like. I will never have the speaking ability he does, but he is a brother because although we grew up across the country from each other, we shared many experiences that shaped our formative years and continue to influence our work in the Senate. We both served in the Air National Guard; we both were in business before entering politics; and we both were Sunday school teachers. Even our spouses, Dianne and Diana, have similar names. We both served in the State legislature before we came here. Besides his speaking ability, there are many things I will never match. Johnny served in the Georgia legislature for 17 years, beginning in 1974. After serving as the chairman of the Georgia Board of Education for 2 years, he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1999 and then to the U.S. Senate in 2004. Throughout his time in both the State and Federal legislatures, Johnny was nothing short of a pioneer in the State of Georgia. He was the first Georgian ever to be elected to both Houses of the Georgia State legislature and both Houses of Congress. He is the first Republican in Georgia to be elected to a third term in the U.S.…”