Bill Clinton endorses Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia governor race

Former President Bill Clinton offered an eleventh-hour endorsement on Monday for Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia, according to the Washington Examiner. Bottoms is competing against Republican businessman Rick Jackson to succeed term-limited Governor Brian Kemp. The announcement came with less than 24 hours remaining before Election Day. [1]

The Washington Examiner reported that the Bottoms campaign released a campaign video featuring the 80-year-old former president. In the video, Clinton spoke about the Democratic candidate's record and urged Georgia residents to cast their votes. The endorsement targeted voters in Savannah, Georgia, just prior to the opening of polls. [1]

Bottoms is an attorney and politician who served as the 60th mayor of Atlanta from 2018 to 2022. She previously served on the Atlanta City Council from 2010 to 2018. Following her mayoral term, President Joe Biden appointed her as Senior Advisor for Public Engagement in June 2022, a post she held until February 2023. She officially launched her gubernatorial campaign on May 20, 2025. [2][5]

Clinton served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 and was previously the governor of Arkansas. Kemp, a Republican who served as Georgia's secretary of state before taking office as governor in 2019, is unable to run due to term limits. [3][4]