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 his own candidacy, becoming the third Republican state senator who has declared an intent to succeed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who is running for governor.

Clark and Tillery hit similar talking points in their announcements, from cutting taxes and illegal immigration to transgender issues. Two previously announced senators, both former members of

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