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Deal names state treasurer, deputy
Gov. Nathan Deal has promoted Deputy State Treasurer Steve McCoy to the top post and appointed a state senator to replace him.
McCoy replaces Tommy Hills, who announced his retirement last month.
McCoy has served as deputy state treasurer and chief investment officer since August 2011.
Republican Sen. Mitch Seabaugh, of Sharpsburg, will succeed McCoy. Seabaugh first was elected to the state Senate in 2000 and served most recently as the Senate’s redistricting committee chairman. He is an accountant and works as a chief financial officer in Newnan.