Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms not seeking re-election Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms poses for a photo in her office in Atlanta, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. (Source: AP Photo/David Goldman) By BILL BARROW | May 6, 2021 at 5:36 PM HST - Updated May 6 at 6:11 PM
ATLANTA (AP) Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Thursday 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.
Bottoms, 51, disclosed her decision publicly in a lengthy open letter and accompanying video Thursday night after having told family and a close circle of associates and supporters.
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks at a press conference on March 17, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. Bottoms announced Thursday, May 6 that she would not be running for re-election as the city s mayor. Megan Varner/Getty Images
In a move that shocked Georgia political circles, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced she would not seek re-election later this year. The first term executive had been raising money, including holding a virtual fundraiser with President Joe Biden, for her reelection.
On Thursday night, Bottoms published a lengthy open letter and slickly produced video on dearatl.com elaborating on her decision. In it, she ticks off a list of achievements she accomplished in her term, such as investments in affordable housing and tens of millions of dollars spent on homelessness. She first told close friends, staffers, and allies of her decision privately, accord
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The attorney for a man who was arrested for participating in the January 6 insurrection in the U.S. Capitol Building has presented a unique, new defense: “Foxmania.”
“For the next approximate six months, Fox Television played constantly,” lawyer
Joseph Hurley said of his client,
Anthony Antonio. “He became hooked with what I call ‘Foxitus’ or ‘Foxmania’ and became interested in the political aspect and started believing what was being fed to him.”
Anthony Antonio (center) was identified as being inside the U.S. Capitol Building and participating in the January 6 insurrection. His lawyer says he “became hooked with what I call ‘Foxitus’ or ‘Foxmania. ” (FBI)
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