FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 1, 2026

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ATLANTA — In a new video targeted to Democratic primary voters in Georgia, President Joe Biden today endorsed Keisha Lance Bottoms in her campaign to serve as the next governor of Georgia, highlighting her record of delivering results as Mayor of Atlanta. Bottoms’ mayoral administration delivered historic pay raises for police officers and firefighters, launched Child Savings Accounts for Atlanta Public School kindergarteners, and built a $181 million budget reserve.

After completing her term as mayor, Bottoms served in the Biden Administration as Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. She also served as a member of the President’s Export Council and Chair of the FirstNet Authority Board. Under the Biden Administration, Georgia received more than $42 billion in manufacturing and clean energy investments and created nearly 500,000 jobs.

Click here to watch the video, and read the transcript below:

President Joe Biden: Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. I've known her for a long time, and she's something special.

As mayor of Atlanta, Keisha faced every challenge a leader could face and then some.

A global pandemic, a major cyber attack on the city systems, economic uncertainty that tested every community across Georgia, but she handled it all with steady, thoughtful leadership. That's the definition of battle-tested.

Keisha's tenure as mayor of Atlanta left $180 million in the bank without raising property taxes, gave historic pay raises to police and firefighters, created a Child Savings Account for every kindergartener in Atlanta's public school system.

That's a record to be proud of. And then she came to the White House and served as a senior advisor. And I'll tell you, those same qualities that made her a great mayor made her invaluable to our administration.

Smart. Focused. Gets things done. Georgia, she's ready. She's been ready.

Keisha Lance Bottoms for governor, now.

I'm proud to be in her corner, just like she was in mine.

So, let's get this thing done.

Background

Keisha Lance Bottoms has announced plans to lower health care costs and invest in Georgians’ education. Earlier this month, she announced her CARE Plan for a Healthier Georgia which will expand Medicaid, protect rural hospitals, and prevent Georgians who rely on the ACA from losing health care coverage by pursuing targeted premium support.

Bottoms also recently announced her plan to guarantee pre-K access to every 4-year old in Georgia and require full-day kindergarten for Georgia students.

She previously served as the 60th mayor of Atlanta from 2018 to 2022 where she made major investments in affordable housing, delivered historic pay raises for police officers and firefighters, supported small businesses, and brought in billions in capital investment.

Following her term as Mayor, Bottoms served as Senior Advisor to President Joe Biden, leading the transformation of the White House Office of Public Engagement. She also served as a member of the President’s Export Council and Chair to the First Responder Network Authority Board.

Bottoms is at least a fifth generation Georgian and has served as a judge and city councilwoman. She resides in Atlanta with her husband, Derek, and their four children.

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