Members of the community had the chance Friday to pay their respects to the later-former state Sen. Vincent Fort. Fort’s body was laid in state at Atlanta City Hall for people to say their final ...

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens are among prominent Georgians paying tribute to former state Sen. Vincent Fort, 68, who died of cancer on Sunday night.

Former Georgia State Senator and Democratic Whip Vincent Fort has died at 68-years-old, as confirmed by the city's leaders.

ATLANTA — Former state Sen. Vincent Fort will lie in state at Atlanta City Hall ahead of his funeral this weekend, the city announced on Tuesday. Fort passed away last week at age 68 from ...

Vincent Fort, the former Georgia state senator who dedicated his life to battling predatory lending and standing up for displaced residents, died Sunday from cancer complications at age 68. From ...

Vincent Fort, a former Democratic Georgia Senator, has passed away at age 68. Fort was a Democratic leader in the Georgia Senate, championing liberal causes for decades.

Vincent Fort once served as the No. 2 Democrat in the Georgia State Senate and was a champion for liberal causes in Atlanta and the Georgia Legislature.

Former State Senator Vincent Fort received the rare honor of lying in state inside Atlanta City Hall Friday ahead of his celebration of life service Saturday.

Senator Vincent Fort died on December 22nd at the age of 68 from complications with cancer. He was a decorated state senator in Georgia serving the 39th district for nearly 20 years.