Former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said she is considering running in Georgia's 2026 gubernatorial election. She last served in the Biden administration.

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is considering a possible bid to become Georgia’s next Governor. Bottoms, a graduate of Douglas High School, FAMU, and Georgia State University, became a national figure in 2017 after she won the mayoral race in Atlanta.

Photo: Getty Images Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms hinted at her next move in politics after President Donald Trump attempted to fire her from the senior advisory position she held under the Biden administration.

Bottoms said she had submitted her resignation on January 4, 2025, effective January 20, and had informed Biden directly through a formal letter.

President Donald Trump is spending his first full day back in the White House meeting with congressional leaders, announcing an investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure and demonstrating one of his

Atlanta's former mayor, who served in the Biden Administration, says she's strongly considering a run for Georgia governor after claiming President Donald Trump is already failing to deliver on his campaign promises.

ATLANTA — Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said she's not done with politics. In an interview this week with 11Alive's Faith Jessie, Bottoms teased that there's more to come in her ...

“YOU’RE FIRED,” wrote the former host of “The Apprentice.” Formerly Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms was among the first names Trump announced as being terminated from their post

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is among the first four presidential appointees from the Biden administration fired by President Donald Trump the day after he was sworn in to office.

Think Georgia is ready for Lance Bottoms to take over? Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is ready to return to Georgia’s political sector—possibly as the next state governor after her ...

Add former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to the list of prominent Georgia Democrats openly considering a run to succeed Gov. Brian Kemp, who cannot seek a third term in office. She told The ...

ATLANTA, GA - MAY 07: Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announces that she will not seek reelection at a press conference at City Hall on May 7, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta Mayor Keisha ...