Keisha Lance Bottoms | |
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| Director of the Office of Public Engagement | |
| In office July 1, 2022 – April 1, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Cedric Richmond Adrian Saenz (Acting) |
| 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 |
| 60th 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 |
| Relatives | Major Lance (father), Ruby Doris Smith-Robinson (aunt) |
| Education | Florida A&M University (BA) Georgia State University (JD) |
| Website | Official 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 currently serves as a member of the President's Export Council.[5]
- ^ "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.