ATLANTA — Longtime state Rep. Penny Houston announced Tuesday that she will not seek reelection this year.
Houston, R-Nashville, has served in the Georgia House of Representatives for 26 years under seven House speakers. She told her House colleagues she wants to spend more time with her family.
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