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Keisha Lance Bottoms

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Keisha Lance Bottoms

Keisha Lance Bottoms (née Lance; born January 18, 1970) 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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President
Joe Biden
Preceded by
Jim Maddox
Succeeded by
Marci Collier Overstreet
Born
Keisha Lance (1970-01-18) January 18, 1970 Atlanta, Georgia, U .
Party
Democratic
Spouse
Derek W. Bottoms (m. 1994)
Children
4
Parent
Major Lance (father)
Relatives
Ruby Doris Smith-Robinson (aunt)
Education
Florida A&M University (BA) Georgia State University (JD)
Website
Personal website Campaign website

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Preceded byKasim Reed
Preceded byKasim Reed
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Preceded byKasim Reed
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Mayor of Atlanta 2018–2022
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Succeeded byAndre Dickens
Preceded byAdrian Saenz Acting
Preceded byAdrian Saenz Acting
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Preceded byAdrian Saenz Acting
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Director of the Office of Public Engagement 2022–2023
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Succeeded byStephen K. Benjamin
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Preceded byStacey Abrams
Preceded byStacey Abrams
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Preceded byStacey Abrams
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Democratic nominee for Governor of Georgia 2026
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Preceded byKasim Reed
Mayor of Atlanta 2018–2022
Succeeded byAndre Dickens
Preceded byAdrian Saenz Acting
Director of the Office of Public Engagement 2022–2023
Succeeded byStephen K. Benjamin
Party political offices
Preceded byStacey Abrams
Democratic nominee for Governor of Georgia 2026
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