{"id":2436901,"date":"2025-05-20T09:28:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T13:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-atlanta-mayor-and-biden-appointee-announces-run-for-georgia-governor\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T09:29:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T13:29:46","slug":"former-atlanta-mayor-and-biden-appointee-announces-run-for-georgia-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-atlanta-mayor-and-biden-appointee-announces-run-for-georgia-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Atlanta mayor and Biden appointee announces run for Georgia governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-atlanta-mayor-and-biden-appointee-announces-run-for-georgia-governor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2436901&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta and a participant in President Biden&#8217;s governance, has officially announced her candidacy for the governorship of Georgia. She made her announcement through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-no-new-proactive-step-on-tiktok-deal-under-biden\/\" title=\"White House: No New \u2018Proactive Step\u2019 on TikTok Deal Under ...\">social media video<\/a> in which she criticized Donald Trump&#8217;s policies and expressed concern about the state&#8217;s healthcare decisions, particularly the failure to expand Medicaid. Bottoms emphasized that expanding Medicaid would be a key priority if she is elected. She also highlighted the impact of Trump&#8217;s administration on healthcare and employment at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in atlanta. If triumphant in her campaign, Bottoms would become the first Democratic governor of Georgia in over two decades. Other Democratic candidates include state Senator Jason Esteves, while on the Republican side, Attorney General Chris Carr is running, as current Governor Brian Kemp is term-limited. The political landscape for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-republicans-launch-stop-stacey-effort-ahead-of-possible-abrams-2022-announcement\/\" title=\"GA Republicans Launch \u2018Stop Stacey\u2019 Effort Ahead Of Possible Abrams 2022 Announcement\">gubernatorial race<\/a> has been categorized as a &#8220;toss-up&#8221; by the Cook Political Report.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Former Atlanta mayor and Biden appointee announces run for Georgia governor<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2098337\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Keisha Lance Bottoms, a former Democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/atlanta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Atlanta<\/a> mayor who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/atlanta-mayor-keisha-lance-bottoms-white-house-key-role\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">served<\/a> in former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s administration, announced her bid for governor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Georgia<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bottoms announced her run on social media Tuesday morning, criticizing President Donald Trump and his second administration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3416563\/lauren-underwood-not-running-senate-seat-dick-durbin\/\">Lauren Underwood opts out of Illinois Senate race<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3415836\/new-jersey-democratic-gubernatorial-primary-contenders-fixate-trump\/\">New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial primary contenders fixate on Trump in final debate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3416100\/miami-dade-republicans-outnumber-democrats-first-time\/\">Republicans outnumber Democrats in Miami-Dade County for first time<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;These days, most Georgians are right to wonder: Who&rsquo;s looking out for us? Donald Trump is a disaster for our economy and our country. From his failure to address rising prices to giving an unelected billionaire the power to cut Medicare and Social Security &mdash; it&rsquo;s one terrible thing after another,&rdquo; Bottoms said in the video.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She also criticized the state&rsquo;s decision under successive Republican governors not to expand Medicaid. Bottoms noted that expanding Medicaid would be her &ldquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-sheehy-wants-to-strap-rocket-boosters-to-trumps-america-first-agenda-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Tim Sheehy wants to \u2018strap rocket boosters\u2019 to Trump\u2019s \u2018America First\u2019 agenda - Washington Examiner\">top priority&#038;rdquo<\/a>; if elected.<\/p>\n<p>She also pointed to the more than 2,000 people fired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is based in Atlanta. She said Trump gave &ldquo;an unelected billionaire the power to cut Medicare and Social Security,&rdquo; in reference to Elon Musk&rsquo;s efforts to shrink the federal workforce.<\/p>\n<p>Bottoms was the mayor of Atlanta from 2018 to 2022 and the director of the White House Office of Public Engagement under Biden, later becoming a senior adviser.<\/p>\n<p>If elected, Bottoms would be the first Democratic governor of Georgia in over 20 years. Other Democratic contenders include state Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3386133\/georgia-governors-race-state-democrat-slamming-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jason Esteves<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3224765\/senate-democrats-hope-midterms-2024-downballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>SENATE DEMOCRATS SEE HOPE FOR MIDTERMS WITH 2024 DOWNBALLOT RESULTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the Republican side of the race, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, who is closely aligned with Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3238677\/georgia-attorney-general-chris-carr-announces-bid-governor-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">announced his bid <\/a>last year. Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brian-kemp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Brian Kemp<\/a> (R-GA) is term-limited.<\/p>\n<p>The nonpartisan <em>Cook Political Report<\/em> rated the state&rsquo;s governor race as a &ldquo;toss-up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2098337\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2098337\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keisha Lance Bottoms, ex-Atlanta mayor and Biden appointee, declares her candidacy for Georgia governor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2436902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bottoms.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[9584,49178,52565,4602],"class_list":["post-2436901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-atlanta","tag-biden-appointee","tag-georgia-governor","tag-mayor"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bottoms.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2436901"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2436905,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436901\/revisions\/2436905"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2436902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2436901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2436901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2436901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}