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Butch Miller announces bid for Georgia lieutenant governor (Courtesy Georgia Senate) The first big Republican name has jumped into the race for Georgia lieutenant governor a little more than a week after Geoff Duncan announced he would not seek a second term. Senate President Pro Tempore Butch Miller, R-Gainesville, declared his candidacy Tuesday. "I'm running for Lt. Governor in 2022 because conservative values and conservative policies are working for Georgians, clearly," said Miller.  "We've got the number one state to do business in.  We've got a great state to raise a family in and th...

The most powerful Republican in Georgia’s state Senate will seek the presiding role of lieutenant governor in 2022. Butch Miller of Gainesville, who has been Senate president pro tem since 2018, said on Tuesday he will seek the GOP nomination for the statewide post. “I want to protect the conservative policies and conservative values that are clearly working for Georgia,” Miller said in a phone interview with The Associated Press. As president pro tem, Miller is the elected leader of the Senate Republican majority and is in some ways more powerful than current Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan. The...

Georgia lieutenant governor, a Trump critic, won’t run for re-election to build ‘GOP 2.0′ Updated 12:41 PM; Today 12:41 PM Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan speaks from his desk on the floor of the Georgia State Senate Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)AP Facebook Share By Greg Bluestein The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS) and Tribune Media Services Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan said Monday that he won’t be seeking a second term as Georgia’s No. 2 official and will instead focus on building a “GOP 2.0” movement that urges fellow Republicans to e...

3 hrs ago Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan speaks ahead of Gov. Brian Kemp during the annual State of the State address on Jan. 14.Riley Bunch ATLANTA — Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan announced Monday he will not seek reelection in 2022. Duncan, who was elected to Georgia’s number two position in 2018, became an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump following the 2022 election and condemned Georgia Republicans who perpetuated Trump’s false claims that the election was stolen. Instead, Duncan said he will focus his time toward cultivating a new faction of the party through a movement he...

Stacker compiled a list of the 26 most popular dog breeds that don’t shed based on 2020 data from the American Kennel Club's Hypoallergenic Dogs list; those that don't have a ranking are either not registered with the AKC or are newly registered this year. Click for more. Competition looks to be stiff between the Democratic nominee and Carr, who previously served as then-U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson’s chief of staff and as commissioner of the state Department of Economic Development. Georgia Democrats have narrowed the playing field since 2018 amid changing suburban demographics and st...