Keisha Lance Bottoms

Progressive

Democrat

N/A

Georgia

Current Position: Former Mayor of Atlanta

Running For: Governor

Policy Positions

For reducing housing costs by building more housing through a Georgia Housing Fast Track initiative to streamline permitting, expanding down payment and renter assistance, and establishing an affordable housing trust fund
Against Trump's tariffs and trade policies, citing harm to farmers

For restructuring Georgia's Department of Economic Development to better serve small businesses, including creating an Office of Small Business and a Deputy Commissioner for Small Business focused on firms with 0-25 employees, and expanding small business loan and grant programs
Against the rapid expansion of data centers in Georgia, citing impacts on utility bills, water resources, and surrounding communities

For expanding Medicaid in Georgia and ending the Georgia Pathways program, replacing it with broader coverage
For stabilizing rural hospitals and launching a Rural Care First Initiative to expand EMS, mobile health, telehealth, and labor and delivery access
For lowering prescription drug costs by creating a Georgia Rx Savings Board
For strengthening Georgia's mental health system, investing in maternal health, and improving public health infrastructure

For fully funding Georgia's public schools and modernizing the state's education funding formula
For universal pre-K, universal childcare, expanded literacy and financial literacy curriculum, eliminating the state income tax for teachers, and creating a path to free technical and community college

For supporting family farmers through land retention programs, sustainable agriculture and forestry training, cooperative farming models, and fairer access to federal farm programs for underserved producers
For climate and environmental policy including investing in flood mitigation, brownfield redevelopment, and water infrastructure

For abortion rights; supports restoring a woman's right to choose in Georgia
For expanded support for veterans and military families, including military skill translation for civilian credentials, prioritized hiring into state government, targeted tax relief for veterans and military retirees, and stronger childcare, mental health, spouse employment, and school transition services
For treating veteran housing, health, suicide prevention, and homelessness as state priorities, including in rural communities

For expanded voting access, including protecting absentee voting, expanding early voting, and making Election Day a state holiday; against laws restricting voting access and against the current authority of the State Election Board

For increased state support for local law enforcement, including expanding GBI capacity, forensic resources, and specialized investigative assistance for smaller jurisdictions
For universal background checks and a red flag law for firearms
For expanding diversion and treatment options for nonviolent criminal cases and strengthening reentry pathways through a Prison to Work initiative