ATLANTA (AP) — Two more Republicans joined the growing list of candidates vying to become lieutenant governor in next year’s election.

Georgia state Sen. Blake Tillery, a Republican, launched his campaign Monday and state Rep. David Clark of Buford in the greater Atlanta metro area announced his candidacy Tuesday.

Tillery, a real estate attorney, was first elected in 2016 and became the Senate Appropriations Committee chair in 2020. This year, he championed bills that would allow lawsuits against anyone who implements sanctuary policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities and cut public funding for gender-affirming care for transgender adults.

Tillery opened his campaign Monday with a statewide tour across seven cities that will end in his hometown of Vidalia.

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