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Keisha Lance Bottoms

Holds no public office. She was mayor of Atlanta from 2018 to 2022 and then a White House adviser. Campaign affiliation: Democratic.

Voter guide

Background, stated goals, record, and money

Goals come from the campaign's own platform. Record lines are official actions.

How this guide is built

Background comes from official records, and from the campaign's own biography where the bullet says so; goals are summarized from the campaign's own platform and stay attributed; the record lines are official actions with the government source attached; money is shown as filed, with the filings it covers in the note under the table, and is not evidence of why any position was taken.

Keisha Lance Bottoms

Background

  • Mayor of Atlanta from 2018 to 2022. Before that she was a judge and a city council member, her campaign says.
  • President Biden named her a White House senior adviser for public engagement in June 2022.
  • She won the Democratic primary on May 19, 2026, with 56.2 percent of the vote.

What they say they want to do

  • Expand Medicaid and end the Georgia Pathways program.
  • Let cities and counties drop local sales taxes on groceries and essentials.
  • Fully fund schools and end the state income tax for teachers.
  • Speed up housing permits and start an affordable housing trust fund.
  • Back universal background checks and a red flag law.

What the official record shows

  • While she was mayor, Atlanta created a city transparency officer to oversee open records requests.
  • While she was mayor, Atlanta adopted rules for city credit cards that ban personal use.
  • She signed the law adding an independent inspector general to Atlanta's charter, after her executive order urging the council to pass it.
  • She announced the Resurgence Grant Fund, giving small businesses up to $40,000 in pandemic aid.
  • She testified as mayor to the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.

Campaign money from other committees, by type

Governor candidates file with the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission. We have not added those filings yet.

Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission

Words and record

What they say, and what the record shows

Each card gets one label from a fixed list and states its own limit.

Matches stated direction

What they say

Bottoms said she increased police and fire budgets by nearly 20% over her term.

What the record shows

Atlanta’s listed Police/Fire operating budgets rose 19.1% from FY2018 to FY2022, or 17.2% from her first adopted budget. Actual spending was not checked.

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What they say

Bottoms said she increased police and fire budgets by nearly 20% over her term.

What the record shows

Across Atlanta’s listed operating funds, the combined police and fire budget rose from $346.1 million in FY2018 to $412.2 million in FY2022, up 19.1%.

Limit: Using FY2019, her first adopted budget, gives 17.2%. Her calculation is unspecified. This comparison excludes separate capital and grant schedules; actual spending was not checked.

Matches stated record claim

What they say

Her campaign says she testified before Congress on climate change in Atlanta, warning about flooding, extreme heat and loss of tree cover.

What the record shows ·

She testified on heat to a House climate committee in 2021; her warnings on flooding and tree loss came in 2019, to a Senate Democrats' panel, not a formal committee.

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What they say

Her campaign says she testified before Congress on climate change in Atlanta, warning about flooding, extreme heat and loss of tree cover.

“testifying before Congress on its impact on Atlanta, raising alarms about flooding, extreme heat, and tree canopy loss”

What the record shows ·

As mayor she testified to the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis on June 11, 2021, and answered a question there about urban heat. In 2019 she told the Senate Democrats' climate panel about extreme heat, flooding and Atlanta losing 14% of its native tree species.

Limit: At the 2021 House hearing she spoke about heat. Her warnings about flooding and tree loss were in 2019 testimony to a Senate Democrats' panel, not a formal Senate committee.

Matches stated record claim

What they say

Her campaign says she launched the Resurgence Grant Fund, which let small businesses apply for up to $40,000 and has given nearly $30 million to more than 1,000 businesses and nonprofits.

What the record shows ·

She announced the fund in July 2020; about $8.2 million of the nearly $30 million came in a 2022 round after she left office, and it was federal pandemic aid.

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What they say

Her campaign says she launched the Resurgence Grant Fund, which let small businesses apply for up to $40,000 and has given nearly $30 million to more than 1,000 businesses and nonprofits.

“Launched the Resurgence Grant Fund that allowed small businesses to apply for up to $40,000 of assistance during the pandemic, which has provided nearly $30 million to more than 1,000 businesses and nonprofits”

What the record shows ·

Invest Atlanta, the city's development agency, says she announced the fund on July 27, 2020, with grants of up to $40,000. In 2022 it said the fund's 2020 and 2022 rounds had given nearly $30 million to over 1,000 businesses and nonprofits.

Limit: About $8.2 million of the total came in the 2022 round, after she left office. The money was federal pandemic aid, not city money.

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her campaign says she advanced reforms including the city's first chief transparency officer, and established an inspector general and tighter rules on city credit cards.

What the record shows ·

A transparency officer, credit card limits and an inspector general all became law while she was mayor; council members sponsored them, and she signed the inspector general law.

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What they say

Her campaign says she advanced reforms including the city's first chief transparency officer, and established an inspector general and tighter rules on city credit cards.

“Established stronger accountability measures in city government, including creation of an Inspector General and reforms to restrict and tighten oversight of city-issued credit cards”

What the record shows ·

Atlanta's code shows all three became law while she was mayor: a transparency officer in September 2018, credit card rules banning personal use in January 2019, and an independent Office of the Inspector General in February 2020. The charter has the mayor approve or veto each law, and her office said she signed the inspector general law.

Limit: Council members sponsored all three laws. Her January 2020 order says the inspector general law was introduced in coordination with her administration, and city releases say she proposed the transparency law and signed the inspector general law.

No assessment

What they say

Her campaign says she raised more than $700 million and helped build or preserve more than 7,000 affordable homes.

What the record shows ·

City reports counted about $500 million and 6,000 homes in 2020-2021, including unspent money and unfinished homes. No end-of-term count was found to check her figures.

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What they say

Her campaign says she raised more than $700 million and helped build or preserve more than 7,000 affordable homes.

“She raised more than $700 million, and helped build or preserve more than 7,000 affordable homes”

What the record shows ·

In 2019 she pledged $1 billion toward 20,000 affordable homes by 2026. The city's December 2020 report counted $497 million in city-controlled funds and 6,007 homes since January 2018, about half still in the pipeline. In March 2021 she said nearly $500 million in locally controlled public funds had gone to affordable housing, with more than 6,000 new or preserved homes.

Why there is no assessment here

We could not find an official count of the money and homes at the end of her term, so the $700 million and 7,000 figures were not checked.

Limit: The $1 billion goal counted private and charity money as well as public money, so a total raised is not the same as city spending. The city's counts include money committed but not yet spent, and homes not yet finished.

Matches stated record claim

What they say

Her campaign says she appointed Atlanta's first chief health officer to coordinate the city's response to chronic disease, asthma, HIV and other health problems.

What the record shows ·

She named Dr. Angelica Geter Fugerson to the post in July 2019; the job was to advise the mayor and work with Fulton and DeKalb counties, which run public health in Atlanta.

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What they say

Her campaign says she appointed Atlanta's first chief health officer to coordinate the city's response to chronic disease, asthma, HIV and other health problems.

“Appointed Atlanta’s first Chief Health Officer to better coordinate the city’s response to chronic disease, asthma, HIV, and other public health challenges”

What the record shows ·

On July 25, 2019, her office said she had appointed Dr. Angelica Geter Fugerson as the city's first chief health officer. The job was to build coalitions against new HIV cases, asthma, diabetes and other chronic illness.

Limit: Under state law, Fulton and DeKalb counties run public health in Atlanta. The officer's job was to advise the mayor and act as a bridge to the counties.

Keisha Lance Bottoms

City money for HIV prevention

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her campaign says she made the city's first direct investment in HIV prevention and expanded access to PrEP, a medicine that prevents HIV.

What the record shows ·

In 2019 the council approved her plan to give $100,000 for PrEP and counseling; city records do not say whether it was the city's first HIV prevention spending.

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What they say

Her campaign says she made the city's first direct investment in HIV prevention and expanded access to PrEP, a medicine that prevents HIV.

“Made the first direct city investment in HIV prevention and expanded access to PrEP”

What the record shows ·

In May 2019 the city council unanimously approved her plan to give $100,000 to the Fulton County Board of Health for PrEP and counseling for people at high risk. Her office called it her legislation; Councilmember Antonio Brown sponsored it.

Limit: The city records read here do not say whether this was its first HIV prevention spending. The same release lists a separate $10,000 city grant for a mobile HIV testing unit.

Matches stated record claim

What they say

Her campaign says she started Atlanta's Child Savings Account program, which opened bank accounts with seed money for Atlanta Public Schools kindergartners.

What the record shows ·

She launched it in 2021 with $2 million in city money; qualifying kindergartners get a savings account with a $50 deposit set up by Operation HOPE.

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What they say

Her campaign says she started Atlanta's Child Savings Account program, which opened bank accounts with seed money for Atlanta Public Schools kindergartners.

“Started Atlanta’s Child Savings Account program, which created bank accounts for Atlanta Public Schools kindergartners and provided seed money to open each account”

What the record shows ·

On Nov. 15, 2021, her office said the city council had approved her plan to give $2 million to the nonprofit Operation HOPE to set up the program. On Nov. 19 she announced its launch with Atlanta Public Schools: qualifying kindergartners get a savings account with a $50 deposit. The release says the city's $2 million was made possible by community incentives she negotiated in the Gulch redevelopment deal.

Limit: Only qualifying kindergartners get an account: the family or the school must meet income and equity criteria. Operation HOPE sets up the accounts and puts in the $50, and the city's releases do not say how many children got one.

Keisha Lance Bottoms

Diversion instead of jail

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her campaign says she would expand diversion and treatment for people in nonviolent cases.

What the record shows ·

As mayor she expanded pretrial diversion citywide, and the council let her sign a deal for a county diversion center, which broke ground after she left office.

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What they say

Her campaign says she would expand diversion and treatment for people in nonviolent cases.

“expand diversion and treatment options for nonviolent cases”

What the record shows ·

Her FY21 budget, passed in June 2020, expanded the city's pretrial diversion program citywide, the city's reform site says. By July 2021, police in every zone could send people to the Policing Alternatives and Diversion program instead of jail. On Nov. 1, 2021, the council authorized her to sign a deal with Fulton County for a diversion center, which she said would help people charged with minor, non-violent offenses.

Limit: The city pages read here do not show her signing the county deal. Ground was broken on the center in April 2023, after she left office.

Matches stated record claim

What they say

Her campaign says she brought in leading civil rights attorneys and policing experts to advise the Atlanta police on use of force and de-escalation.

What the record shows ·

In 2020 she set up a use-of-force advisory council whose members included lawyers, acted on 16 of its 33 recommendations, and hired a police research group to review policy.

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What they say

Her campaign says she brought in leading civil rights attorneys and policing experts to advise the Atlanta police on use of force and de-escalation.

“Brought in some of the country’s leading civil rights attorneys and policing experts to advise on Atlanta Police Department tactics and policies, including use-of-force standards and de-escalation training”

What the record shows ·

In June 2020 she set up a use-of-force advisory council by administrative order and ordered new police rules, including de-escalation. The council's report says its members included lawyers, with co-chairs from Gideon's Promise and the Southern Center for Human Rights. On Nov. 18, 2020, she announced the city had retained the Police Executive Research Forum to review police policy and training.

Limit: Her August 2020 orders acted on 16 of the council's 33 recommendations.

Matches stated record claim

What they say

Her campaign says she worked with the United Way to expand the Youth Entrepreneurship Program, putting in $2 million so young people get $200 a month while they train.

What the record shows ·

In November 2021 she announced $2 million in federal pandemic aid for the program, run with the United Way, paying young people $200 a month while they train.

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What they say

Her campaign says she worked with the United Way to expand the Youth Entrepreneurship Program, putting in $2 million so young people get $200 a month while they train.

“Partnered with United Way of Greater Atlanta to expand the Youth Entrepreneurship Program (YEP) and provided a $2 million investment to offer young people $200 monthly stipends”

What the record shows ·

On Nov. 19, 2021, she announced $2 million of the city's American Rescue Plan money for the program, run with the United Way of Greater Atlanta. Young people get $200 a month while in mentoring, job training and entrepreneurship courses.

Limit: The money was federal pandemic aid. The program began as a way to give jobs and support to young people selling water to drivers.

Keisha Lance Bottoms

Atlanta's clean energy plan

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her campaign says she advanced Clean Energy Atlanta, a plan for 100% clean energy by 2035, and set up a Clean Energy Advisory Board.

What the record shows ·

The city adopted the Clean Energy Atlanta plan in 2019 with an advisory board, but the 2035 goal predates her, and the plan says her office proposed moving it to 2050.

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What they say

Her campaign says she advanced Clean Energy Atlanta, a plan for 100% clean energy by 2035, and set up a Clean Energy Advisory Board.

“Advanced Clean Energy Atlanta, a citywide vision for a 100% clean energy future by 2035, and established a Clean Energy Advisory Board”

What the record shows ·

The city adopted the Clean Energy Atlanta plan in March 2019. It includes a letter from her and says the city will form an advisory board. The mayor's sustainability office lists board meetings from March 18, 2021.

Limit: The 100% by 2035 goal came from a council resolution on May 1, 2017, before she took office. The plan itself says her office recommended moving the citywide target to 2050.

Keisha Lance Bottoms

A $15 wage for city workers

Matches stated record claim

What they say

In the October 6 debate she said Atlanta raised the minimum wage for its own employees to $15 an hour, and that as governor she would bring that wage to the state and urge private employers to follow.

What the record shows ·

Her 2019 city budget paid for raising city workers' pay floor to $15 an hour; Mayor Kasim Reed set that goal in 2017, and it covers city workers only.

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What they say

In the October 6 debate she said Atlanta raised the minimum wage for its own employees to $15 an hour, and that as governor she would bring that wage to the state and urge private employers to follow.

What the record shows ·

Her budget for fiscal 2020, passed unanimously by the council in June 2019, paid for raising city workers' minimum wage to $15 an hour from July 1, 2019. The goal was set in June 2017, before she was mayor, when Mayor Kasim Reed announced a rise to $13 that year and to $15 over two years.

Limit: The $15 floor covers city employees only. Mayor Reed set the goal in 2017; her budget paid for the last step.

Keisha Lance Bottoms

The 2018 police pay raise

Matches stated direction

What they say

In the October 6 debate she said that as mayor she gave law enforcement the largest pay raise in Atlanta's history.

What the record shows ·

In 2018 she proposed a police raise of about 30 percent over three years and the council funded the first $10 million; no record we read ranks it against earlier raises.

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What they say

In the October 6 debate she said that as mayor she gave law enforcement the largest pay raise in Atlanta's history.

What the record shows ·

In October 2018 she announced a plan to raise police pay, which her office called unprecedented; the city's reform site puts it at 30 percent over three years. On Oct. 15, 2018 the council voted 13-0 for the first $10 million. The ordinance, sponsored by council members, follows her proposal and plans raises of about $11 million a year through July 2021.

Limit: No record we read compares this raise with earlier ones, so "largest in history" is not checked. We did not confirm that each later yearly raise was paid.

Keisha Lance Bottoms

The 2019 firefighter pay plan

Matches stated direction

What they say

Bottoms said she delivered Atlanta’s largest raises for police and firefighters and addressed pay compression.

What the record shows ·

Bottoms approved firefighter-pay funding and a plan targeting compression; police compression, payments, retention and a largest-ever ranking remain unchecked.

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What they say

Bottoms said she delivered Atlanta’s largest raises for police and firefighters and addressed pay compression.

What the record shows ·

Atlanta’s December 2019 plan committed $15.6 million over 3½ years; its announcement called this the most significant raise in 15 years. On January 27, 2020, Bottoms approved an ordinance authorizing up to $2.5 million in vacancy savings for firefighter pay. A May 2022 city presentation says the original plan targeted pay compression.

Limit: This checks firefighter action, not police compression, payments, retention or a largest-ever ranking. The schedule continued through July 2023, after her term.

Keisha Lance Bottoms

FY2021 city property-tax rate

Matches stated direction

What they say

Bottoms said she balanced four budgets without raising taxes.

What the record shows ·

Atlanta’s FY2021 budget kept the city property-tax rate unchanged. This checks one year, not every tax or four balanced budgets.

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What they say

Bottoms said she balanced four budgets without raising taxes.

What the record shows ·

Atlanta’s certified ordinance records FY2021 budget adoption on June 19, 2020, with a $673 million general fund. The council reported no city property-tax-rate increase.

Limit: This checks one year’s rate, not tax bills, other taxes or four balanced budgets.

Matches stated record claim

What they say

Bottoms said she balanced Atlanta’s budget four years in a row.

What the record shows ·

Bottoms’s FY2019–FY2022 General Fund budgets were balanced at adoption; year-end results and her no-tax-increase claim remain outside this check.

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What they say

Bottoms said she balanced Atlanta’s budget four years in a row.

What the record shows ·

Each FY2019–FY2022 budget ordinance states the budget was balanced. The adopted books show equal general-fund revenue and spending totals.

Limit: This checks only balance at adoption, not year-end results or her no-tax-increase claim. Atlanta enacted a separate 2-mill levy within the BeltLine district in March 2021.

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Evidence timeline

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  1. race event

    Republican runoff

    Jackson wins the Republican runoff with 52.6 percent.

  2. race event

    Primary day

    Bottoms wins the Democratic primary with 56.2 percent. No Republican reaches 50 percent, so the top two go to a runoff.

  3. race event

    Bottoms joins the White House

    President Biden names her a senior adviser for public engagement.

  4. race event

    Bottoms testifies to a House committee

    She testifies as mayor to the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis and answers a question on urban heat.

  5. race event

    Pandemic grant fund announced

    Bottoms announces the Resurgence Grant Fund, with grants of up to $40,000 for small businesses.

  6. race event

    Atlanta creates an inspector general

    Bottoms signs the law adding an independent Office of the Inspector General to the city charter.

  7. race event

    Bottoms calls for an inspector general

    Her executive order urges the council to pass the inspector general law.

  8. race event

    Bottoms testifies on climate

    As mayor, she tells the Senate Democrats' climate panel about heat, flooding and tree loss in Atlanta.

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Sources72 source records

How we use sources

  1. Keisha for Governor, abouthttps://www.keishaforgovernor.com/bio

    Keisha for Governor · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Captured 2026-09-23. Her biography.

    candidate statement

    For: Current role; Background, goals, record and campaign money

  2. Statement on the Appointment of Keisha Lance Bottoms as White House Senior Adviser for Public Engagementhttps://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/DCPD-202200536

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Jun 15, 2022 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    President Biden's statement of June 15, 2022, in the Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents.

    official office record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Bottoms joins the White House

  3. May 19, 2026 general primary, official resultshttps://results.sos.ga.gov/results/public/Georgia/elections/GeneralPrimary51926

    Georgia Secretary of State · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Marked official by the state. Read from the results site's data feed on 2026-09-23. Democratic governor: Bottoms 608,264 of 1,081,811 votes (56.2%). Republican governor: no one reached 50%, so the top two went to a runoff.

    official election record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Primary day

  4. Keisha for Governor, issueshttps://www.keishaforgovernor.com/issues

    Keisha for Governor · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Captured 2026-09-23. Her platform, in ten sections.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Diversion instead of jail

  5. Atlanta Code, Chapter 3, Transparencyhttps://library.municode.com/ga/atlanta/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOORENOR_CH3TR_ARTIITROF

    City of Atlanta (Code of Ordinances, published by Municode) · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Creates a transparency officer to oversee the city's compliance with the Georgia Open Records Act. From Ord. No. 2018-41 (18-O-1266), dated Sept. 25, 2018.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; City ethics and transparency reforms

  6. Atlanta Code, Chapter 2, Division 3, purchasing card policyhttps://library.municode.com/ga/atlanta/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOORENOR_CH2AD_ARTVIIOFEM_DIV3PUCAPO

    City of Atlanta (Code of Ordinances, published by Municode) · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Sets rules for city purchasing and credit cards and bars personal use. Every section derives from Ord. No. 2019-13 (19-O-1004), dated Jan. 28, 2019.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; City ethics and transparency reforms

  7. Atlanta City Charter, Article 8, the Office of the Inspector Generalhttps://library.municode.com/ga/atlanta/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICHRELA_SPACH_ART8THOFINGE

    City of Atlanta (Code of Ordinances, published by Municode) · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Section 8-101 establishes the Office of the Inspector General. Its history note begins with Ord. No. 2020-09 (19-O-1729), dated Feb. 6, 2020. Later changes came in 2023 and 2025. Read from Supplement 107 on 2026-09-23.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; City ethics and transparency reforms; Atlanta creates an inspector general

  8. Executive Order 2020-01, calling for an Office of Inspector General (document)

    City of Atlanta, Office of the Mayor · Published Jan 13, 2020 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Her executive order of Jan. 13, 2020. Says the inspector general law was introduced in coordination with her administration and urges the council to pass it. Archived copy of the city's file; the city's site blocks this desk. sha256 6805d146df18.

    official office record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; City ethics and transparency reforms; Bottoms calls for an inspector general

  9. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Signs Legislation Creating Office of Inspector Generalhttps://web.archive.org/web/20201029083202/https://www.atlantaga.gov/Home/Components/News/News/13260/1338?arch=1&npage=4

    City of Atlanta, Mayor's Office of Communications · Published Feb 7, 2020 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Her office's release. Says she signed the inspector general law. Archived copy; the city's site blocks this desk.

    official office record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; City ethics and transparency reforms; Atlanta creates an inspector general

  10. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces New Grant Funding to Support Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19https://www.investatlanta.com/about-us/news-press/mayor-keisha-lance-bottoms-announces-new-grant-funding-to-support-small-businesses-impacted-by-covid-19

    Invest Atlanta · Published Jul 27, 2020 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Invest Atlanta is the city's development authority and runs the fund. Dated July 27, 2020: grants up to $40,000, paid from the city's federal CARES Act money.

    official office record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Pandemic grants for small businesses; Pandemic grant fund announced

  11. Building Climate Resilient Communities, hearing of June 11, 2021https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=112748

    U.S. House of Representatives, Select Committee on the Climate Crisis · Published Jun 11, 2021 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The committee's hearing page. Lists "The Honorable Keisha Lance Bottoms, Mayor of the City of Atlanta" as a witness, with her testimony and biography.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Testifying to Congress on climate; Bottoms testifies to a House committee

  12. Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commissionhttps://ethics.ga.gov/

    Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Where Georgia candidates for governor file their campaign finance reports. This desk has not read or added those reports.

    official office record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  13. Atlanta Press Club governor debate, October 12, 2026, about 13:02https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x8O5cq2I_k&t=782s

    Atlanta Press Club · Published Oct 12, 2026 · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026

    Paraphrase from one saved native-caption original. Budget passage at original indexes 397–399, overlapping locator 13:02.447–13:14.592; full public-safety answer checked. This is separate from the preceding firefighter-compression passage.

    candidate statement

    For: Police and fire operating budgets

  14. City of Atlanta FY2019 Adopted Budget, printed 57–58 / PDF 59–60 (document)

    City of Atlanta · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026

    City of Atlanta, FY2019 Adopted Budget, printed pages 57–58 (PDF 59–60), and FY2022 Adopted Budget, printed pages 55–56 (PDF 57–58), Summary of Operating Budget by Fund and Department. Sum all listed Fire Services and Police Services rows in General, Airport Revenue, Water & Wastewater and Emergency Telephone funds. Solid Waste Police is $0 in FY2018 and FY2019 and absent from the FY2022 table; no amount is added for it. Exclude unassigned citywide Non-Departmental amounts and separate capital/grant schedules. Totals: $346,080,294 in inherited FY2018, $351,718,796 in first-adopted FY2019 and $412,181,823 in final-adopted FY2022; increases are 19.1000557% and 17.1907296%. FY2022 covers July 2021–June 2022, partly after her term ended. This defined comparison does not establish her own calculation, actual spending or inflation-adjusted resources. No single action date is assigned to the multiyear comparison.

    official legislative record

    Atlanta FY2019 adopted budget, General Fund, printed page 67 (PDF page 69)

    City of Atlanta · Reviewed Oct 30, 2026

    FY2019 adopted column: printed General Fund revenue and spending totals are each $661,392,792. Adoption ordinance dated 2018-06-18; online publication date unestablished. FY2019’s book is $72,000 above its ordinance’s revenue total; the difference is unreconciled. Three component sums differ $1 from printed totals; the cause is unknown. This check uses reported balance, not reconciled dollar amounts.

    official office record

    For: Police and fire operating budgets; Four Atlanta budgets balanced at adoption

  15. City of Atlanta FY2022 Adopted Budget, printed 55–56 / PDF 57–58 (document)

    City of Atlanta · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026

    Summary of Operating Budget by Fund and Department, both complete pages. FY2022 planned Police/Fire operating total: $412,181,823. Separate capital/grant schedules and actual spending are not checked; FY2022 extends partly beyond Bottoms’s term.

    official legislative record

    Atlanta FY2022 adopted budget, General Fund, printed page 63 (PDF page 65)

    City of Atlanta · Reviewed Oct 30, 2026

    FY2022 adopted column: printed General Fund revenue and spending totals are each $710,036,753. Adoption ordinance dated 2021-06-07; online publication date unestablished.

    official office record

    For: Police and fire operating budgets; Four Atlanta budgets balanced at adoption

  16. Keisha for Governor, track record: environment and healthhttps://www.keishaforgovernor.com/issues/small-business

    Keisha for Governor · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Captured 2026-09-23. The detail page behind the environment item on her track record page. The site files it at /issues/small-business.

    candidate statement

    For: Testifying to Congress on climate; Atlanta's first chief health officer; City money for HIV prevention; Atlanta's clean energy plan

  17. Building Climate Resilient Communities, hearing transcript (Serial No. 117-5)https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CHRG-117hhrg45197

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Jun 11, 2021 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The printed record of the June 11, 2021 hearing. On page 40 Rep. Huffman asks the mayors about the urban heat island effect, and she answers that Atlanta is studying it with Spelman College and Georgia Tech. Her oral statement also covers asthma and poor air quality. She does not mention flooding or trees. sha256 537158e0da82.

    official legislative record

    For: Testifying to Congress on climate; Bottoms testifies to a House committee

  18. Testimony of Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis (document)

    U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jun 11, 2021 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Her two-page written statement. Covers clean energy goals and asks Congress for direct aid to cities. It does not mention flooding, heat or trees; she spoke about heat at the hearing itself (house-climate-hearing-transcript-2021). sha256 fe9bb15e1c1d.

    official legislative record

    For: Testifying to Congress on climate

  19. Testimony of Keisha Lance Bottoms, Senate Special Committee on the Climate Crisis (document)

    Senate Democrats · Published Jul 17, 2019 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Her written testimony as mayor, nine pages, dated July 17, 2019. Covers extreme heat, the loss of 14% of Atlanta's native tree species, and flooding. The panel was set up by Senate Democrats; it was not a committee of the Senate, so this is not a record of Congress. sha256 f5a1bc00b0e3.

    official office record

    For: Testifying to Congress on climate; Bottoms testifies on climate

  20. Keisha for Governor, track record: economy and educationhttps://www.keishaforgovernor.com/issues/education

    Keisha for Governor · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Captured 2026-09-23. The detail page behind the economy item on her track record page. The site files it at /issues/education.

    candidate statement

    For: Pandemic grants for small businesses; Savings accounts for kindergartners; Stipends for young entrepreneurs

  21. Mayor Andre Dickens Announces Resurgence Grant Fund Awardshttps://www.investatlanta.com/about-us/news-press/mayor-andre-dickens-announces-resurgence-grant-fund-awards-to-support-small-businesses-and-nonprofits-impacted-by-covid-19

    Invest Atlanta · Published Aug 30, 2022 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Dated Aug. 30, 2022. A 2022 round of more than 420 grants totaling $8.2 million, paid from federal American Rescue Plan money. Says the 2020 and 2022 rounds together gave nearly $30 million to over 1,000 businesses and nonprofits.

    official office record

    For: Pandemic grants for small businesses

  22. Keisha for Governor, track record: transparent and ethical leadershiphttps://www.keishaforgovernor.com/issues/farmers

    Keisha for Governor · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Captured 2026-09-23. The detail page behind the ethics item on her track record page. The site files it at /issues/farmers.

    candidate statement

    For: City ethics and transparency reforms

  23. Ordinance 18-O-1266, creating a transparency officerhttps://atlantacityga.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?ID=15161

    Atlanta City Council (legislative records) · Published Sep 17, 2018 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The council's file for the transparency law. Headed "An ordinance by Councilmembers Andre Dickens, Joyce M. Sheperd, Marci Collier Overstreet" and 12 more. Adopted 14-0 on Sept. 17, 2018. The officer is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council.

    official legislative record

    For: City ethics and transparency reforms

  24. Ordinance 19-O-1004, a credit card use policy for the cityhttps://atlantacityga.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?ID=17008

    Atlanta City Council (legislative records) · Published Jan 22, 2019 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The council's file for the credit card law. Headed "An ordinance by Councilmembers Andre Dickens and J.P. Matzigkeit". Adopted 13-0 on Jan. 22, 2019.

    official legislative record

    For: City ethics and transparency reforms

  25. Resolution 19-R-3148, the Task Force for the Promotion of Public Trusthttps://atlantacityga.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?ID=17158

    Atlanta City Council (legislative records) · Published Feb 18, 2019 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The council's file for the task force that later recommended an inspector general. Headed "A resolution by Councilmember Marci Collier Overstreet". Adopted 13-0 on Feb. 18, 2019. The mayor appoints five of its 12 members and its chair.

    official legislative record

    For: City ethics and transparency reforms

  26. Ordinance 19-O-1729, creating the Office of Inspector Generalhttps://atlantacityga.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?ID=20369

    Atlanta City Council (legislative records) · Published Feb 3, 2020 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The council's file for the inspector general law. Its heading lists all 15 council members; the Sponsors field names Jennifer Ide, Marci Collier Overstreet and Howard Shook. It says a task force set up under resolution 19-R-3148 recommended an inspector general. Adopted 14-0 on Feb. 3, 2020 and sent to the mayor's office. It does not show her signature.

    official legislative record

    For: City ethics and transparency reforms

  27. Atlanta City Charter, Section 2-403, submission to mayor; mayor's vetohttps://library.municode.com/ga/atlanta/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICHRELA_SPACH_ART2LE_CH4PRCO_S2-403SUMAMAVE

    City of Atlanta (Code of Ordinances, published by Municode) · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The mayor approves or vetoes each ordinance within eight days of adoption. The code dates for the three laws fall 8, 6 and 3 days after the council votes.

    official legislative record

    For: City ethics and transparency reforms

  28. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Ushers in New Standard for Open Governmenthttps://web.archive.org/web/20260123145815/https://www.atlantaga.gov/Home/Components/News/News/11709/672?npage=60&arch=1

    City of Atlanta, Mayor's Office of Communications · Published Sep 17, 2018 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Her office's release. Says the transparency officer comes from legislation she proposed. Archived copy; the city's site blocks this desk.

    official office record

    For: City ethics and transparency reforms

  29. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' Task Force for the Promotion of Public Trust Approved by City Councilhttps://web.archive.org/web/20260207131144/https://www.atlantaga.gov/Home/Components/News/News/11946/672?npage=56&arch=1

    City of Atlanta, Mayor's Office of Communications · Published Feb 18, 2019 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Her office's release. Calls the task force hers and lists her credit card reforms and the appointment of the city's first Chief Transparency Officer. Archived copy; the city's site blocks this desk.

    official office record

    For: City ethics and transparency reforms

  30. Keisha for Governor, track record: affordable housinghttps://www.keishaforgovernor.com/issues/affordablehousing

    Keisha for Governor · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Captured 2026-09-23. The detail page behind the housing item on her track record page.

    candidate statement

    For: $700 million and 7,000 affordable homes

  31. Mayor Bottoms Announces $60 Million in Funding for Affordable Housinghttps://www.investatlanta.com/impact-insights/mayor-bottoms-announces-60-million-in-funding-for-affordable-housing

    Invest Atlanta · Published Apr 26, 2019 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Dated April 26, 2019. Says her pledge was $1 billion for 20,000 affordable homes by 2026, and that the administration had reached 20 percent of that goal.

    official office record

    For: $700 million and 7,000 affordable homes

  32. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Releases Housing Affordability Action Planhttps://www.investatlanta.com/impact-insights/mayor-keisha-lance-bottoms-releases-housing-affordability-action-plan

    Invest Atlanta · Published Jun 25, 2019 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Dated June 25, 2019. The plan's goals include investing $1 billion from public, private and philanthropic sources in affordable housing.

    official office record

    For: $700 million and 7,000 affordable homes

  33. One Atlanta Housing Affordability Action Plan: Progress Report, December 2020 (document)

    City of Atlanta · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Dated December 2020. Says the city and its agencies committed or invested over $497 million in city-controlled funds for 6,007 affordable homes since January 2018: 2,859 created or preserved and 3,148 in the pipeline. Archived copy; the city's site blocks this desk. sha256 841cc05a3248.

    official office record

    For: $700 million and 7,000 affordable homes

  34. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Delivers 2021 State of the City Addresshttps://web.archive.org/web/20230606001503/https://www.atlantaga.gov/Home/Components/News/News/13655/1338

    City of Atlanta · Published Mar 31, 2021 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Her March 31, 2021 address. Says nearly $500 million in locally controlled public funds had gone to affordable housing since she took office, and more than 6,000 homes were new or preserved. Archived copy; the city's site blocks this desk.

    official office record

    For: $700 million and 7,000 affordable homes

  35. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Appoints Atlanta's First Ever Chief Health Officerhttps://web.archive.org/web/20191122225155/https://www.atlantaga.gov/Home/Components/News/News/13100/1338

    City of Atlanta, Mayor's Office of Communications · Published Jul 25, 2019 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Her office's release of July 25, 2019. Names Dr. Angelica Geter Fugerson as the city's first chief health officer and says Fulton and DeKalb counties run public health under state law. Archived copy; the city's site blocks this desk.

    official office record

    For: Atlanta's first chief health officer

  36. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' Legislation to Expand Access to PrEP Unanimously Approved by City Councilhttps://web.archive.org/web/20190917173608/https://www.atlantaga.gov/Home/Components/News/News/12031/1338

    City of Atlanta, Mayor's Office of Communications · Published May 20, 2019 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Her office's release of May 20, 2019. The council approved $100,000 to the Fulton County Board of Health for PrEP; Councilmember Antonio Brown sponsored the resolution. Also lists a $10,000 city grant for a mobile HIV testing unit. Archived copy; the city's site blocks this desk.

    official office record

    For: City money for HIV prevention

  37. Mayor Bottoms' Child Savings Account Program and Mayors for a Guaranteed Income Pilot Legislation Approvedhttps://web.archive.org/web/20211215172153/https://www.atlantaga.gov/Home/Components/News/News/13909/672

    City of Atlanta, Mayor's Office of Communications · Published Nov 15, 2021 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Her office's release of Nov. 15, 2021. The council approved $2 million to Operation HOPE for savings accounts with a one-time $50 deposit for kindergartners from low-income households. Archived copy; the city's site blocks this desk.

    official office record

    For: Savings accounts for kindergartners

  38. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces Launch of Child Savings Account and Youth Entrepreneurship Programshttps://web.archive.org/web/20211119224946/https://www.atlantaga.gov/Home/Components/News/News/13917/672

    City of Atlanta, Mayor's Office of Communications · Published Nov 19, 2021 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Her office's release of Nov. 19, 2021. Launches the savings accounts with Atlanta Public Schools and Operation HOPE, and puts $2 million of American Rescue Plan money into the Youth Entrepreneurship Program with the United Way. Archived copy; the city's site blocks this desk.

    official office record

    For: Savings accounts for kindergartners; Stipends for young entrepreneurs

  39. Passage of FY21 Budgethttps://justicereform.atlantaga.gov/article/passage-of-fy21-budget-2

    City of Atlanta, One Atlanta criminal justice reform site · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    June 2020. Says her FY21 budget expanded the pretrial diversion program citywide.

    official office record

    Passage of FY21 Budget

    City of Atlanta · Reviewed Oct 29, 2026

    Official page identifies Bottoms’s FY21 budget; previously verified in the published diversion card.

    official office record

    For: Diversion instead of jail; FY2021 city property-tax rate

  40. Policing Alternatives and Diversion Now Available Citywidehttps://justicereform.atlantaga.gov/article/policing-alternatives-and-diversion-now-available-citywide

    City of Atlanta, One Atlanta criminal justice reform site · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    The city's reform site, dated July 2021. Says officers in all police zones may divert people to PAD instead of jail. Its topic list also shows the diversion center's groundbreaking in April 2023.

    official office record

    For: Diversion instead of jail

  41. Atlanta City Council Authorizes Agreement to Establish Center for Diversion and Serviceshttps://web.archive.org/web/20211115100908/https://citycouncil.atlantaga.gov/Home/Components/News/News/2734/17

    Atlanta City Council, Council Communications · Published Nov 1, 2021 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    The council's release of Nov. 1, 2021. Resolution 21-R-4118 authorizes the mayor to sign an agreement with Fulton County for a diversion center. Archived copy; the council's site blocks this desk.

    official legislative record

    For: Diversion instead of jail

  42. City of Atlanta and Fulton County Announce Strategic Partnership to Develop Center for Diversion and Serviceshttps://www.fultoncountyga.gov/news/2021/11/05/city-of-atlanta-and-fulton-county-announce-strategic-partnership

    Fulton County Government · Published Nov 5, 2021 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Dated Nov. 5, 2021. The county board adopted its resolution on Nov. 3. Quotes Mayor Bottoms on helping people charged with minor, non-violent offenses.

    official office record

    For: Diversion instead of jail

  43. Keisha for Governor, track record: public safety and community supporthttps://www.keishaforgovernor.com/issues/housing

    Keisha for Governor · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Read 2026-09-25. The detail page behind the public safety item on her track record page. The site files it at /issues/housing.

    candidate statement

    For: Outside advice on police use of force

  44. Convening of Use of Force Advisory Councilhttps://justicereform.atlantaga.gov/article/convening-of-use-of-force-advisory-council-2

    City of Atlanta, One Atlanta criminal justice reform site · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    June 2020. She issued an administrative order to convene an advisory council on the city's use of force policies.

    official office record

    For: Outside advice on police use of force

  45. Administrative Orders Related to Transforming APDhttps://justicereform.atlantaga.gov/article/administrative-orders-signed-2-3

    City of Atlanta, One Atlanta criminal justice reform site · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    June 2020. Her orders adopting use of force reforms, including de-escalation and a duty to intervene in unreasonable deadly force.

    official office record

    For: Outside advice on police use of force

  46. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Issues Orders to Act Upon Use of Force Advisory Council's 45-day Recommendationshttps://web.archive.org/web/20210401192441/https://www.atlantaga.gov/Home/Components/News/News/13424/

    City of Atlanta, Mayor's Office of Communications · Published Aug 5, 2020 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Her office's release of Aug. 5, 2020. Seven administrative orders address 16 of the council's 33 recommendations. Archived copy; the city's site blocks this desk.

    official office record

    For: Outside advice on police use of force

  47. Use of Force Advisory Council reporthttps://web.archive.org/web/20201017222322id_/https://www.atlantaga.gov/home/showdocument?id=47579

    City of Atlanta · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    The council's 2020 report, linked from the city's reform site. Lists its members, including co-chairs from Gideon's Promise and the Southern Center for Human Rights, and says they included lawyers. Archived copy; the city's site blocks this desk. sha256 e3aebe744bf0.

    official office record

    For: Outside advice on police use of force

  48. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces Next Steps to Reform Public Safety in Atlantahttps://web.archive.org/web/20201119180447/https://www.atlantaga.gov/Home/Components/News/News/13489/672

    City of Atlanta, Mayor's Office of Communications · Published Nov 18, 2020 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Her office's release of Nov. 18, 2020. The city retained the Police Executive Research Forum for a "top to bottom" review of police policy and training. Archived copy; the city's site blocks this desk.

    official office record

    For: Outside advice on police use of force

  49. Clean Energy Atlanta, the planhttps://www.100atl.com/cleanenergyatlanta

    City of Atlanta, Mayor's Office of Sustainability and Resilience · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Says the city adopted Clean Energy Atlanta in March 2019, and that a May 1, 2017 council resolution set the 100% clean energy goal and told the mayor's office to write the plan.

    official office record

    For: Atlanta's clean energy plan

  50. Clean Energy Atlanta: A Vision for a 100% Clean Energy Future (document)

    City of Atlanta, Mayor's Office of Resilience · Published Feb 13, 2019 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    The plan, linked from the sustainability office's site. Opens with a letter from Mayor Bottoms, recommends that the city form an advisory board, and recommends moving the citywide 100% target from 2035 to 2050. sha256 dc05bd2081db.

    official office record

    For: Atlanta's clean energy plan

  51. Climate Resilience Advisory Boardhttps://www.100atl.com/advisory-board

    City of Atlanta, Mayor's Office of Sustainability and Resilience · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Says the board grew out of the Clean Energy Advisory Board. Lists meetings from March 18, 2021.

    official office record

    For: Atlanta's clean energy plan

  52. Atlanta News First governor debate, October 6, 2026 (at 10:27)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7CnmPxFCdw&t=627s

    Atlanta News First · Published Oct 6, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    The host's full video of the town hall debate. Bottoms says Atlanta raised its employees' minimum wage to $15 an hour and that she would do the same for the state. Described from YouTube's English captions of the video, read October 10, 2026; not quoted, because a second transcript to check the wording against was not available. GPB's report of the debate gives the same account.

    candidate statement

    For: A $15 wage for city workers

  53. Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Submitted by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Unanimously Approved by City Councilhttps://web.archive.org/web/20190718141607/https://www.atlantaga.gov/Home/Components/News/News/13055/1338

    City of Atlanta, Mayor's Office of Communications · Published Jun 17, 2019 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Her office's release. Lists funding to raise the city's living wage to $15 an hour; the budget took effect July 1, 2019. Archived copy; the city's site blocks this desk.

    official office record

    For: A $15 wage for city workers

  54. Mayor Kasim Reed Raises Minimum Wage to $15 per Hour for City Workershttps://web.archive.org/web/20170702151632/https://www.atlantaga.gov/Home/Components/News/News/5010/672

    City of Atlanta, Mayor's Office of Communications · Published Jun 21, 2017 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Mayor Reed's release. City workers' minimum wage goes to $13 on July 1, 2017, and to $15 over the next two fiscal years. Archived copy; the city's site blocks this desk.

    official office record

    For: A $15 wage for city workers

  55. Atlanta News First governor debate, October 6, 2026 (at 36:01)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7CnmPxFCdw&t=2161s

    Atlanta News First · Published Oct 6, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    The host's full video of the town hall debate. Bottoms says that as mayor she gave law enforcement the largest pay raise in Atlanta's history. Described from YouTube's English captions of the video, read October 10, 2026; not quoted, because a second transcript to check the wording against was not available.

    candidate statement

    For: The 2018 police pay raise

  56. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces Comprehensive Plan to Raise Compensation for Atlanta Policehttps://web.archive.org/web/20210411124535/https://www.atlantaga.gov/Home/Components/News/News/11729/672

    City of Atlanta, Mayor's Office of Communications · Published Oct 1, 2018 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Her office's release. Calls the plan unprecedented and puts $10 million more into patrol and senior officers' pay by January 2019. Archived copy; the city's site blocks this desk.

    official office record

    For: The 2018 police pay raise

  57. APD Pay Raisehttps://justicereform.atlantaga.gov/article/apd-pay-raise-2

    City of Atlanta, One Atlanta criminal justice reform site · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    The city's reform site, dated September 2018. Puts the police raise at 30 percent over three years.

    official office record

    For: The 2018 police pay raise

  58. Ordinance 18-O-1629, police payhttps://atlantacityga.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?ID=16358

    Atlanta City Council (legislative records) · Published Oct 15, 2018 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    The council's file. Sponsored by council members, it moves $10 million to police pay under the mayor's proposal and plans about $11 million more each year through July 2021. Adopted 13-0 on Oct. 15, 2018.

    official legislative record

    For: The 2018 police pay raise

  59. Atlanta Press Club Georgia governor event, October 12, 2026, at 12:43https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x8O5cq2I_k&t=763s

    Atlanta Press Club · Published Oct 12, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 22, 2026

    Saved English native captions, 12:43–12:48. Statement paraphrased; no second independent transcript.

    candidate statement

    Atlanta Press Club Georgia governor event, October 12, 2026, 12:43–13:02

    Atlanta Press Club · Published Oct 12, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 30, 2026

    Native-caption paraphrase of adjacent largest-pay and compression statements, 12:43–13:02. The caption windows overlap; no second independent transcript. Firefighter action is checked separately from police compression and retention effects.

    candidate statement

    For: The 2019 firefighter pay plan

  60. Atlanta Fire Rescue Department Compensation, Fire Chief Roderick Smith, May 23, 2022, pages 3–5 (document)

    Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, Fire Chief Roderick Smith · Reviewed Oct 30, 2026

    Historical Perspective: studies submitted to then-Mayor Bottoms’s administration; city committed $15.6 million in December 2019 for firefighter pay over 3.5 years. Owner supplied the passage after opening the blocked document. Supports the commitment, not completed payments. On October 30, 2026, an independent agent read all five pages of the original PDF and visually checked pages 3–4. Page 4 describes the original plan as targeting compression and gives a January 2020–July 2023 schedule. Pages 2 and 5 separately describe Dickens administration proposals; those are not credited to Bottoms. This later agent read preserves the earlier owner-provided passage receipt. May 23 is the presentation date; online publication day is unestablished.

    official office record

    For: The 2019 firefighter pay plan

  61. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces Most Significant Atlanta Fire Rescue Department Compensation Raises in 15 Yearshttps://www.atlantaga.gov/Home/Components/News/News/13194/672

    City of Atlanta · Reviewed Oct 22, 2026

    Owner supplied a screenshot of this announcement. It names Bottoms and the $15.6 million, three-and-a-half-year base-pay plan; its comparison is 15 years, not all city history. Exact publication day is not established by the supplied image. Announced paycheck dates are plans, not evidence of completed payments.

    official office record

    For: The 2019 firefighter pay plan

  62. Ordinance 19-O-1744, firefighter compensation, certified copy, pages 2 and 7 (document)

    Atlanta City Council · Reviewed Oct 30, 2026

    Atlanta Press Club, Georgia governor event, October 12, 2026, 12:43–13:02 (native-caption paraphrase); Ordinance 19-O-1744, Atlanta City Council, adopted January 21, 2020 and approved January 27, 2020, PDF pages 2 and 7; Atlanta Fire Rescue Department Compensation, Fire Chief Roderick Smith, May 23, 2022, pages 3–5; City of Atlanta, “Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces Most Significant Atlanta Fire Rescue Department Compensation Raises in 15 Years” (announcement; exact publication day not established). The ordinance authorizes up to $2.5 million from personnel-vacancy savings: $2.05 million General Fund and $450,000 Aviation. The mayor, Human Resources and Finance developed the proposal; council adoption and mayoral approval do not establish sole authorship or completed transfers or payments. Online publication date unestablished.

    official legislative record

    For: The 2019 firefighter pay plan

  63. Atlanta Press Club debate, 2026-10-12https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x8O5cq2I_k&t=403s

    Atlanta Press Club · Published Oct 12, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 29, 2026

    Paraphrase from saved native captions; timestamp links to surrounding statement.

    candidate statement

    Atlanta Press Club Georgia governor debate, October 12, 2026, at 6:43

    Atlanta Press Club · Published Oct 12, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 30, 2026

    Saved native captions, 6:43–7:02. Paraphrase of the budget-balance clause; no second matching transcript. The no-tax-increase clause is outside this assessment.

    candidate statement

    For: FY2021 city property-tax rate; Four Atlanta budgets balanced at adoption

  64. Atlanta council FY2021 budget adoptionhttps://citycouncil.atlantaga.gov/Home/Components/News/News/2138/175?npage=2

    Atlanta City Council · Published Jun 20, 2020 · Reviewed Oct 29, 2026

    Council adopted 20-O-1260 without increasing the city millage rate; the general fund was approximately $673 million.

    official office record

    For: FY2021 city property-tax rate

  65. Atlanta ordinance 20-O-1260, certified copy, pages 1–2 (document)

    Atlanta City Council · Reviewed Oct 30, 2026

    Certified copy: council adoption June 19, 2020; Mayor Bottoms’s approval June 24. The council’s June 20 release describes Saturday’s approval; exact vote timing remains unresolved.

    official legislative record

    Atlanta ordinance 20-O-1260, FY2021 budget adoption, certified copy, pages 1–2

    Atlanta City Council · Reviewed Oct 30, 2026

    Council adoption 2020-06-19; Mayor Bottoms’s approval 2020-06-24. Recites that the annual budget was balanced; not audited year-end results. Online publication date unestablished.

    official legislative record

    For: FY2021 city property-tax rate; Four Atlanta budgets balanced at adoption

  66. Atlanta ordinance 18-O-1204, FY2019 budget adoption, certified copy, pages 2–3 (document)

    Atlanta City Council · Reviewed Oct 30, 2026

    Council adoption 2018-06-18; Mayor Bottoms’s approval 2018-06-26. Recites that the annual budget was balanced; not audited year-end results. Online publication date unestablished.

    official legislative record

    For: Four Atlanta budgets balanced at adoption

  67. Atlanta ordinance 19-O-1223, FY2020 budget adoption, certified copy, pages 2–3 (document)

    Atlanta City Council · Reviewed Oct 30, 2026

    Council adoption 2019-06-17; Mayor Bottoms’s approval 2019-06-24. Recites that the annual budget was balanced; not audited year-end results. Online publication date unestablished.

    official legislative record

    For: Four Atlanta budgets balanced at adoption

  68. Atlanta ordinance 21-O-0250, FY2022 budget adoption, certified copy, pages 1–2 (document)

    Atlanta City Council · Reviewed Oct 30, 2026

    Council adoption 2021-06-07; approval under City Charter Section 2-403 2021-06-16. Recites that the annual budget was balanced; not audited year-end results. Online publication date unestablished.

    official legislative record

    For: Four Atlanta budgets balanced at adoption

  69. Atlanta FY2020 adopted budget, General Fund, printed page 63 (PDF page 64) (document)

    City of Atlanta · Reviewed Oct 30, 2026

    FY2020 adopted column: printed General Fund revenue and spending totals are each $677,628,773. Adoption ordinance dated 2019-06-17; online publication date unestablished.

    official office record

    For: Four Atlanta budgets balanced at adoption

  70. Atlanta FY2021 adopted budget, General Fund, printed page 64 (PDF page 66) (document)

    City of Atlanta · Reviewed Oct 30, 2026

    FY2021 adopted column: printed General Fund revenue and spending totals are each $673,407,452. Adoption ordinance dated 2020-06-19; online publication date unestablished.

    official office record

    For: Four Atlanta budgets balanced at adoption

  71. Atlanta ordinance 21-O-0052, BeltLine special service district levy, certified copy, pages 3 and 9 (document)

    Atlanta City Council · Reviewed Oct 30, 2026

    Council adoption March 15, 2021; approval under City Charter Section 2-403 March 24. Section 2 adds a separate 2-mill levy on taxable real property within the BeltLine district. No mayoral signature or citywide application inferred. Online publication date unestablished.

    official legislative record

    For: Four Atlanta budgets balanced at adoption

  72. June 16, 2026 general primary runoff, official resultshttps://results.sos.ga.gov/results/public/Georgia/elections/06162026GeneralPrimaryRunoff

    Georgia Secretary of State · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Marked official by the state. Read from the results site's data feed on 2026-09-23. Republican governor: Jackson 373,543 of 709,554 votes (52.6%).

    official election record

    For: Republican runoff