ATLANTA – State Rep. Mark Butler has won the Republican primary for state labor commissioner.
According to unofficial results, the 39-year-old state lawmaker beat fellow lawmaker Melvin Everson on Tuesday in the Republican primary. He’s trying to become the first Republican elected labor commissioner since the post was created in 1938.
Butler has said he is the most qualified candidate for the job because he served as chairman of a House subcommittee that oversees the Labor Department’s budget.
In the Democratic primary, Terry Coleman is running against Darryl Hicks.