ATLANTA
— Current Georgia House Majority Leader Jon Burns is lining up support to
become state House speaker as other potential GOP contenders to lead the lower chamber
of the General Assembly bow out and endorse the Newington Republican.
Some candidates drop out, endorse Burns as Georgia speaker
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