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Burns moves into role as Georgia House majority leader
Lawmaker becomes third-highest ranked member of House
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Rep. Jon Burns
An office closer to the gold dome comes with the job of majority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives, so Rep. Jon Burns was in Atlanta Tuesday, moving his office contents from the second floor of the Capitol to the third. He has also moved into what is generally considered the third-ranked post in the House, behind those held by Speaker David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, and Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones, R-Milton. In a party caucus meeting Monday, House Republicans elected Burns over one other candidate for caucus leader, Rep. Allen Peake of Macon.
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