Still largely unknown outside of Georgia, Bottoms’ reputation locally has been shaped in part by close political ties to her predecessor, Kasim Reed, who left office in 2018 under the shadow of a federal corruption investigation.
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks out on"GMA" about how she and her family are coping and what steps she is taking to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Atlanta.Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ impassioned plea for calm as her city descended into “chaos” last month has helped catapult her onto Joe Biden’s list of possible running mates – a seamless, rapid, and for some, unexpected ascent to the national stage.
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, left, watches as city councilwoman and mayoral candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks at an election night party in Atlanta, Nov. 8, 2017.Bottoms has not been linked to the federal probe. When asked whether she perceives her ties to Reed as a possible vulnerability in the vetting process, Bottoms’ office told ABC News that, with a recent positive coronavirus test, her “focus remains on the health of her family and serving the people of Atlanta.
Vice President and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden reacts as he is introduced by Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms during an assembly of Southern black mayors, Nov. 21, 2019, in Atlanta.Reed and Bottoms have known each other for decades. In 2010, when Reed was sworn into city hall, Bottoms was elected to the city council. The two are described as opposites, but eventually forged a bond through a shared vision for the city.
In 2015, Reed appointed her to the powerful position of running the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority , which controls the Atlanta Zoo and State Farm Arena, home of the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks.Bottoms accepted the role, but maintained her seat on city council, a decision that drew scrutiny. Critics took issue with her dual city salaries and sought to characterize the arrangement as a conflict of interest, as the two posts served separate constituencies.
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