Deal endorses Duncan for Georgia lieutenant governor

In this July 26, 2018 file photo, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal attends a state Republican Party unity rally, in Peachtree Corners, Ga. Georgia's governor has made good on his vow to restore a jet fuel tax cut that had been controversially killed by state GOP lawmakers irate over Delta Air Lines' decision to cut ties with the National Rifle Association. In a statement Monday, July 30, 2018, Deal ordered the collection of the state's 4 percent sales tax on jet fuel to be suspended. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)
In this July 26, 2018 file photo, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal attends a state Republican Party unity rally, in Peachtree Corners, Ga. Georgia's governor has made good on his vow to restore a jet fuel tax cut that had been controversially killed by state GOP lawmakers irate over Delta Air Lines' decision to cut ties with the National Rifle Association. In a statement Monday, July 30, 2018, Deal ordered the collection of the state's 4 percent sales tax on jet fuel to be suspended. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal on Wednesday endorsed former state Rep. Geoff Duncan, a Republican from Cumming, as the state's next lieutenant governor.

Deal noted Duncan's "fresh, conservative innovative approach to policy making, and said he will "look forward to seeing his ideas in action delivering for Georgia taxpayers."

Duncan will face Democrat Sarah Riggs Amico, an executive with the Jack Cooper transportation company, in the November general election.

She has said she'll focus on health care, education and job growth in her campaign.

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