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In surprise, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms wonât seek a second term
By BILL BARROW and JEFF AMY The Associated Press,Updated May 7, 2021, 1:08 p.m.
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced that she will not seek reelection at a press conference at City Hall.Elijah Nouvelage/Getty
ATLANTA (AP) â Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Friday she has wrestled since her first year in office with whether to seek a second term, and this week she made a final decision to step aside even as she insisted she doesnât know what sheâll do next.
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms in an emotional Friday morning press conference said that she s been honored to be the mayor of Atlanta, as she said it s time to pass the baton to someone else by not running for reelection. This has been my highest honor to serve as mayor of this city, she said. My family moved to the west side of Atlanta and they found community and they found purpose and they found a way to make the lives of their children better and I stand here on their shoulders.
Some Atlanta political veterans aren’t totally buying Bottoms’ explanation for not seeking reelection
From CNN s Gregory Krieg
Atlanta politicos were surprised by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms decision to not run for reelection, but they were hardly shocked. Despite her strong national profile, she’s run into some headwinds ahead of her expected run for reelection.
The city has seen a spike in crime and she would have faced at least a couple of primary challengers.
Two are already in the race, another could be joining and there is the shadow of her old ally-turned-critic, former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed.
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.