Former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announces 2026 Georgia governor run

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms wants to become the nation’s first Black female governor.

Not to mention the first-ever Atlanta mayor ever elected Georgia chief executive.

Weeks after hinting at a run for Georgia’s wide-open governorship in 2026, Bottoms made it official Tuesday morning. If successful, Bottoms would achieve what fellow Democrat Stacey Abrams tried and failed to do in Georgia’s last two gubernatorial elections…

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