“Keisha previously served as the 60th Mayor of Atlanta, where she steered the city through a pandemic, secured major investments in affordable housing, delivered a historic pay raise for Atlanta’s first responders, became a national leader on civil rights reforms, supported small business and economic opportunity and balanced the budget. Keisha became the first Mayor in Atlanta’s history to have served in all three branches of government, having previously served as a Judge and a City Councilmember.”
“Mayor Bottoms served as Chair of the Community Development and Housing Committee and the Census Task Force for the United States Conference of Mayors and as a Trustee for the African American Mayors Association. She was also the recipient of the Distinguished Civil Rights Advocate Award presented by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law in recognition of her equity-driven leadership to help guide and protect marginalized communities.”
“Bottom's agenda includes stabilizing rural hospitals, launching a Rural Care First Initiative to expand EMS, mobile health, telehealth, and labor and delivery access, taking on prescription drug costs by creating the Georgia Rx Savings Board, and strengthening Georgia’s mental health system so people can get help before a crisis. She will also invest in maternal health, protect reproductive freedom, and make Georgia’s public health infrastructure stronger and more prepared.”
“Bottom's agenda also includes a strong focus on literacy and early learning, expanded financial literacy so students understand fundamentals like, credit, budgeting, and homeownership, universal childcare, eliminating the state income tax for teachers to help recruit and retain excellent educators, and creating a path to free technical and community college so every Georgian graduating from high school, and every worker looking to learn a new skill, has the opportunity to train for a good-paying job or prepare for a new career.”
