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Georgia State Rep. David Clark has announced his candidacy for lieutenant governor.

Clark joins four other candidates, including three Republican state senators and one Democratic state senator.

Clark, a Green Beret, emphasized his military experience in his campaign announcement.

ATLANTA — A fifth state lawmaker has joined the campaign to become Georgia’s next lieutenant governor, with Rep. David Clark, R-Buford, announcing his candidacy Tuesday.

“I’ve been tested in combat and in the Capitol,” the Green Beret, who served in Afghanistan, says in an online ad, which begins with a voiceover about “a world on fire” that needs warriors, not politicians.

Clark’s announcement came one day after state Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, announced

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