Georgia House of Representatives Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, undergoes a staff change with Communications Director Stephen Lawson now joining the Dentons law firm’s public policy practice based in Atlanta. His experience spans governmental policy, media relations and strategic messaging, and he has worked for prominent public officials ranging from U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper. Lawson is replaced by Kayla Roberson, a University of Georgia graduate who has served as press secretary at the Georgia Chamber and will now oversee all external communications, media relations and strategic messaging for Burns. Kudos to both whose ships are RISING…
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