Former Georgia Sen. and Democratic Whip Vincent Fort dead at 68

Georgia State Sen. Vincent Fort, D - Atlanta, returns to his seat after speaking on a bill extending a tax on hospitals that supplies more than $900 million to the state's Medicaid program during the legislative session in Atlanta, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Updated at 6:47 p.m. on Dec. 22, 2024

Former Georgia Sen. Vincent Fort, a Democratic party leader in the Georgia Senate who was once a candidate for Atlanta mayor and Congress, has died. The cause of death has been cited as complications from cancer.

The loss of the 68-year-old political figure was first announced on Sunday by former Atlanta City Councilman Derrick Boazman.