Keisha Lance Bottoms is running for governor of Georgia. Will her mayoral legacy be a boon or burden?

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Enters Georgia Governor Race

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has officially announced her candidacy for governor of Georgia in 2026. If elected, Bottoms would make history as Georgia’s first Black governor and the first Democrat to hold the office in over two decades, Politico reported. Bottoms, who rose to national prominence during her time as mayor and later served as a Senior Adviser to President Biden, is entering a wide-open race to succeed Republican Govern…

Keisha Lance Bottoms is running for governor of Georgia. Will her mayoral legacy be a boon or burden?

ATLANTA — During her lone term as mayor, Keisha Lance Bottoms struggled to navigate Atlanta through a deadly pandemic and waves of mass protests against police violence. Then she shocked the political world by abruptly abandoning the reelection campaign she…