Keisha Lance Bottoms

Keisha Lance Bottoms

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Keisha Lance Bottoms is an American attorney and Democratic politician who served as the 60th mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, from 2018 to 2022. She was elected mayor in 2017, before which she was a member of the Atlanta City Council representing part of Southwest Atlanta. She did not run for a second term as mayor. President Joe Biden nominated Bottoms as vice chair of civic engagement and voter protection at the DNC for the 2021–2025 term. In June 2022, Bottoms joined the Biden administration as senior advisor and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, where she served until February 2023. Bottoms formerly served as a member of the President's Export Council. She is currently the Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia in the 2026 election.

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Jun 17, 2026
Center
Bottoms, former Atlanta mayor and Democratic gubernatorial nominee, faces her Republican challenger after the Georgia runoff.
Bottoms represents a pragmatic urban Democratic style; her ability to win suburban moderates will indicate if the party can rebuild its Georgia coalition.
Jun 17, 2026
Lean Left
Bottoms is the likely Democratic nominee for Georgia governor, awaiting the GOP runoff winner.
Bottoms is viewed as a moderate Democrat who could counter GOP extremism but must overcome voter fatigue and a red-tilted map.

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