Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Not Running For Second Term Has Georgians Divided
05/07/21 AT 1:37 PM
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms shared on Twitter Thursday night that she won’t be running for re-election, which has Georgia residents divided on whether they’re happy or upset about the decision.
Bottoms was elected in 2017, but has been in headlines over the past year for her outspokenness over Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s decisions during the pandemic, which ended up with both individuals in court after a disagreement over a mask mandate for the state. The state has also seen a record number of homicides and public safety issues within the past year, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
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Atlanta mayor Bottoms won t seek second term
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms won t seek a second term, a surprise that marks a sharp turnabout for the city’s second Black woman executive. Less than a year ago she was among those President Joe Biden considered to be his running mate. (May 7) AP
Keisha Lance Bottoms won t seek re-election
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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 cityâs second Black woman executive who months ago was among those President Joe Biden considered for his running mate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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ATLANTA, Ga. (WTXL) â Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will not seek reelection next year, telling supporters about her decision on a virtual meeting Thursday night.
Sen. Scott, Rep. Adams sponsor bipartisan bill to improve HBCU infrastructure
Sen. Tim Scott and Rep. Alma Adams say the IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act invests solidly in HBCUs and the American people.
Tim Scott and North Carolina Rep.
Alma Adams would direct money to renovate and modernize buildings at more than 100 of the nation’s historic Black colleges and universities.
Scott and Adams, who was a former professor at Bennett College, wrote an opinion piece for
The Hill in which they said the bill called the IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act represents a good investment in HBCUs and the American people.