Keisha Lance Bottoms
Keisha Lance Bottoms served as the 60th mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, from 2018 to 2022. She is known for her progressive policies and leadership during significant events, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests. Bottoms has been an advocate for affordable housing, public safety reform, and economic development in Atlanta.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia has been vocal about the threats to rural health care.
Rural health clinics are starting to close, raising the political risks of Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
United States· 2025-09-22
Notable names already in the race for governor for the 2026 election include Keisha Lance Bottoms, a former mayor of Atlanta who later worked in the Biden administration.
Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan floats possible run for office after switching to Democratic PartyUnited States· 2025-08-08
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms launched a Georgia gubernatorial bid on Tuesday, slamming President Donald Trump in a campaign video.
Keisha Lance Bottoms launches gubernatorial campaign, targets TrumpUnited States· 2025-05-20
Simmonds was assigned to then-Democrat Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’s Executive Protection Unit.
Atlanta approves $1.4M settlement for police officer acquitted in 2019 fatal shootingUnited States· 2025-04-22
