It seems Jimmy has a past. Read on. Yarbrough: Sanders led Georgia through trying times | | Story updated at 2:03 AM on Saturday, December 2, 2006 Dick Yarbrough Two significant developments came out of Carl Sanders' race for governor of Georgia against Jimmy Carter in 1970. First, unlike Carter, Sanders refused to compromise his principles in order to get elected. Second, once the election was over, the former governor decided to leave the political arena and devote himself to building his law practice. Today, Troutman Sanders, which he serves as chairman emeritus, is one of the 100 largest law...