Keisha Lance Bottoms

Keisha Lance Bottoms
Keisha Lance Bottoms
	Bottoms in 2019
Director of the Office of Public Engagement
	In office; July 1, 2022 – April 1, 2023
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Cedric Richmond
Succeeded by	Stephen K. Benjamin
Senior Advisor to the President
	In office; July 1, 2022 – April 1, 2023
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Cedric Richmond
Succeeded by	Stephen K. Benjamin
58th Mayor of Atlanta
	In office; January 2, 2018 – January 3, 2022
Preceded by	Kasim Reed
Succeeded by	Andre Dickens
Member of the Atlanta City Council; from the 11th district
	In office; January 4, 2010 – January 2, 2018
Preceded by	Jim Maddox
Succeeded by	Marci Collier Overstreet
Personal details
Born	Keisha Lance; January 18, 1970; Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Derek W. Bottoms (m. 1994)
Children	4
Parent	Major Lance (father);
Relatives	Ruby Doris Smith-Robinson (aunt)
Education	Florida A&M University (BA); Georgia State University (JD)
Website	Personal website; Campaign website

Keisha Lance Bottoms (née Lance; born January 18, 1970)^[1] is an American attorney and politician who served as the 60th mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, from 2018 to 2022. She was elected mayor in 2017. Before becoming mayor, she was a member of the Atlanta City Council, representing part of Southwest Atlanta.^[2] Bottoms did not run for a second term as mayor. President Joe Biden nominated Bottoms as vice chair of civic engagement and voter protection at the DNC for the 2021–2025 term.^[3] In June 2022, Bottoms joined the Biden administration as senior advisor and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement^[4] where she served until February 2023. Bottoms formerly served as a member of the President's Export Council.^[5] She is currently running for Governor of Georgia in the 2026 election.

^ "Atlanta City Council - Regular Meeting - Jan 19, 2016" (PDF). atlantaga.gov. p. 73. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
^ "Class Actions". College of Law. April 8, 2010. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
^ Thomas, Ken (January 15, 2021). "Biden Taps Jaime Harrison, Former Senate Candidate, to Lead DNC". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021 – via www.wsj.com.
^ McCammond, Alexi (June 15, 2022). "Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to join Biden White House". Axios. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
^ "President Biden Announces Key Appointments to Boards and Commissions". The White House. July 14, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

[1] "Atlanta City Council - Regular Meeting - Jan 19, 2016" (PDF). atlantaga.gov. p. 73. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.

[2] "Class Actions". College of Law. April 8, 2010. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2017.

[3] Thomas, Ken (January 15, 2021). "Biden Taps Jaime Harrison, Former Senate Candidate, to Lead DNC". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021 – via www.wsj.com.

[4] McCammond, Alexi (June 15, 2022). "Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to join Biden White House". Axios. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2022.

[5] "President Biden Announces Key Appointments to Boards and Commissions". The White House. July 14, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

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