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.
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