Republican Hunter Hill followed up his seven-figure take last year with another million-dollar haul.

The former state senator will report Wednesday that he raised $1.1 million this period and has amassed about $2.2 million since he jumped in the race in April. He’s got most of that sum – about $1.5 million – on hand.

He’s already used a chunk of his account to finance a nearly $400,000 ad buy introducing him to conservative voters – and portraying presumptive GOP frontrunner Casey Cagle as a swamp creature.

The U.S. Army veteran has tried to position himself as the "true conservative" in the race since announcing his run in April.

He’s one of five top Republicans – and seven candidates overall – racing to succeed Gov. Nathan Deal.

Read more: Candidates in Georgia’s 2018 races are raking in cash. Here’s the latest tally. 

The February 2nd, 2018 edition of Georgia Legislative Week in Review with Mark Neisse, Maya T. Prabhu and the Phrase of the Week by James Salzer. Video by Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com