US EditionKeisha Lance Bottoms aims to be first Atlanta mayor to become Georgia governor
Keisha Lance Bottoms aims to leverage her mayoral record and national profile to mobilize Georgia's Democratic base, with Black women as a key voting bloc.
- Last week, Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former Atlanta mayor, launched her Georgia governor campaign undeterred that no Atlanta mayor has made this journey.
- Emphasizing her record, Keisha Lance Bottoms, former Atlanta mayor, touts building city reserves to $180 million and creating or preserving 7,000 affordable housing units while her Biden administration role gave her national fundraising connections.
- With six candidates, Bottoms faces a Democratic primary including Michael Thurmond, Jason Esteves, and Ruwa Romman, reflecting party fissures.
- Historically, no Black woman has been elected governor or an Atlanta mayor has reached Georgia’s top office, making Bottoms’s run crucial for Democrats seeking to win since 1998.
- Lingering from her mayoralty, Keisha Lance Bottoms' record is shadowed by her May 30, 2020 speech and July 4 shooting near a burned Wendy's, amid policing controversies.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms aims to be first Atlanta mayor to become Georgia governor
COLUMBUS, Ga. — It’s the longest walk in Georgia politics — the 600 steps from the mayor’s office in Atlanta’s towering City Hall to the governor’s office in the gold-domed state Capitol.
Keisha Lance Bottoms aims to be first Atlanta mayor to become Georgia governor
Keisha Lance Bottoms is bidding to become the first former Atlanta mayor to be elected governor of Georgia. The Democrat touts her biography and record during her one term as mayor as she seeks to defeat six other Democrats for…
Keisha Lance Bottoms aims to be first Atlanta mayor to become Georgia governor
Keisha Lance Bottoms is bidding to become the first former Atlanta mayor to be elected governor of Georgia. The Democrat touts her biography and record during her one term as mayor as she seeks to defeat six other Democrats for…
Keisha Lance Bottoms aims to be first Atlanta mayor to become Georgia governor
Keisha Lance Bottoms is bidding to become the first former Atlanta mayor to be elected governor of Georgia. The Democrat touts her biography and record during her one term as mayor as she seeks to defeat six other Democrats for…
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