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Mayor of atlanta georgia husband. In july 2009 mayor franklin along with frances townsend and judge william h. The atlanta mayor who took office in january came to work monday and told everyone in her entire cabinet which includes 35 top city officials to turn in their resignations by the end of the. Mayor bottoms is the daughter of sylvia robinson and r b icon major lance. Bottoms in october 1994.
Born on january 18 1970 in atlanta georgia keisha lance bottoms age is 47. Elected in november 2017 mayor keisha lance bottoms serves as the executive officer of the city of atlanta. The 58th mayor of atlanta she was the first woman to hold the post and the first black woman to be elected mayor of a major southern city. She was sworn into atlanta s highest office on jan.
As chief administrator and official representative mayor bottoms is responsible for the general management of the city and for seeing that all laws and ordinances are enforced. This is a list of mayors of atlanta in the state of georgia in the united states the term of office was one year until cicero c. Bottoms was elected to atlanta city council in 2009 and re elected in 2013 representing district 11 which covers a large portion of southwest atlanta. She was elected as mayor in 2017 after receiving a plurality of votes.
The couple both attorneys met three years prior during their first year at georgia state university college of law. Bottoms was born in atlanta georgia on january 18 1970 to mother sylvia robinson and father r b singer songwriter major lance. Bottoms is a graduate of frederick douglass high school florida a m university and georgia state university college of law 1994. The mayor is the highest elected official in atlanta georgia since its incorporation in 1847 the town has had 60 mayors.
Atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms married derek w. Webster was appointed to an ad hoc department of homeland security special task force for 60 day review of the homeland. In 2010 she ran for and won a seat on the atlanta city council a position she held until her race for mayor. Outgoing atlanta mayor kasim reed endorsed.
Her father was a famous r b singer songwriter named major lance. Speaking to supporters that day she admitted becoming mayor was never a path i imagined for myself and admitted it took a lot of soul searching for her to enter the race. She resides in historic southwest atlanta with her husband derek w. Franklin was atlanta s fourth african american mayor.
She was raised in atlanta. Hammock s second term 1875 77 when a new city charter changed it to two years.