ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Sen. Johnny Isakson says he'll be announcing plans to run for a third term with a special event at the state Capitol next week.
Isakson, a Republican who will turn 70 next month, has said all along he plans to run for re-election, telling reporters his 2016 bumper stickers were already printed. Word of the campaign kick-off came in an email to supporters Monday evening.
Isakson remains a popular figure among Republicans and easily won re-election in 2010 over Democrat Michael Thurmond, a former state labor commissioner. It remains to be seen who among the Democrats will seek to challenge Isakson.
Democrats had hoped Michelle Nunn would have claimed Georgia's other Senate seat this year, but she lost by nearly 8 percentage points to Republican businessman David Perdue.
