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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms, arrives to vote early in the Georgia Primary Election, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Georgia primary could be the starting gun for Democratic and Republican runoffs

By Jeff Amy and Bill Barrow - Associated Press

Democrat Jason Esteves, a former Georgia state senator running for governor, speaks to supporters at a campaign event on Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)

Georgia Democrats try to make their move in a jumbled, low-dollar primary for governor

By Jeff Amy - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 17, 2019, file photo, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks during a Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms launches bid for Georgia governor

By Jeff Amy - Associated Press

Then-Senior Adviser to President Biden for Public Engagement Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Jan. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Ex-Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms returns to W.H. on export council

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 10, 2020, file photo, then-Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Now a CNN contributor, Ms. Bottoms alleged in a tweet Friday that an Atlanta-area steakhouse refused her service because her attire did not fit the restaurant's dress code. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette via AP, File) **FILE**

Former Atlanta mayor Bottoms says she was turned away from steakhouse for wearing leggings

By Peter Santo - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 17, 2019, file photo, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks during a Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis on Capitol Hill in Washington. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Thursday, May 6, 2021 she will not seek a second term, an election-year surprise that marks a sharp turnabout for the city’s second Black woman executive who months ago was among those President Joe Biden considered for his running mate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

In surprise, Atlanta Mayor Bottoms won’t seek a second term

By BILL BARROW and JEFF AMY - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 17, 2019, file photo, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks during a Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis on Capitol Hill in Washington. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Thursday, May 6, 2021 she will not seek a second term, an election-year surprise that marks a sharp turnabout for the city’s second Black woman executive who months ago was among those President Joe Biden considered for his running mate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms not seeking reelection

By BILL BARROW - Associated Press

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, right, talks to San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Charlotte Hornets in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond) **FILE**

Spurs have 4 players positive, Atlanta has All-Star concerns

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms arrives to speak during a drive-in rally for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden at Cellairis Amphitheatre in Atlanta, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Statement: Atlanta mayor turned down Biden’s Cabinet offer

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In this July 17, 2019, file photo, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks during a Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis on Capitol Hill in Washington. Bottoms announced Monday, July 6, 2020, that she had tested positive for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Keisha Lance Bottoms. Atlanta mayor, rips Brian Kemp face mask lawsuit

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp prepares to sign House and Senate bills at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital where the hospital opened a new Emergency Room space, Thursday, July 16, 2020, in Marietta, Ga. Mayors in Atlanta and other Georgia cities deepened their defiance of Gov. Kemp on Thursday, saying they want their requirements for people to wear masks in public to remain in place, even after the Republican governor explicitly forbade cities and counties from mandating face coverings.(AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Brian Kemp sues Atlanta over mask mandate

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks at the 2017 National Scout Jamboree in Glen Jean, W.Va., Monday, July 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Georgia gov sues to end cities’ defiance on mask rules

By JEFF AMY and BEN NADLER - Associated Press

In this July 17, 2019, file photo, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks during a Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis on Capitol Hill in Washington. Bottoms announced Monday, July 6, 2020, that she had tested positive for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Keisha Lance Bottoms: Black-on-Black crime deserves ‘same sense of urgency’ as police brutality

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

In this July 17, 2019, file photo, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks during a Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis on Capitol Hill in Washington. When the United States erupted in unrest following Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968, his hometown of Atlanta was one of the few major cities to maintain relative peace. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms invoked that history in a passionate and deeply personal plea for protesters to go home. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms contracts COVID-19

Associated Press

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announces a 9 PM curfew as protests continue for a second day over the death of George Floyd, Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Atlanta. Protests were held throughout the country over the death of Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (Ben Gray/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Keisha Lance Bottoms calls for justice after Secoriea Turner killed

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‘Killed a baby:’ 8-year-old girl killed in Atlanta shooting

By Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 1, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump arrives to speak in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Trump eyes racial equality debate through economic lens

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and AAMER MADHANI and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

Diamond Lee of Washington, helps her son Jaylen, 4, look at signs hanging on a police fence at 16th and H Street, Tuesday, June 9, 2020, near the White House in Washington, after days of protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump eyes racial equality debate through economic lens

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and AAMER MADHANI and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

In this July 17, 2019, file photo, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks during a Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis on Capitol Hill in Washington. When the United States erupted in unrest following Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968, his hometown of Atlanta was one of the few major cities to maintain relative peace. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms invoked that history in a passionate and deeply personal plea for protesters to go home. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Atlanta mayor Bottoms praised for response to unrest in city

By STEVEN SLOAN and BILL BARROW - Associated Press

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks at the Atlanta Press Club about improving the city's reputation, Tuesday, June 18, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Andrea Smith)

Correction: Atlanta Mayor-Press Club story

By ANDREA SMITH - Associated Press