Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes first black woman elected governor of a US state
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia's governor's race in Tuesday's US midterms, according to media projections. Democrats were also projected to win a South Carolina Senate seat for the first time in 28 years.
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won the race for governor of Georgia on Tuesday. She is the first black woman elected governor of a US state, the Daily Maverick reported, citing US media projections. The Eastleigh Voice reported the same result, based on Associated Press projections. Bottoms, 56, is a former mayor of Atlanta. She beat Republican Rick Jackson, a billionaire businessman who founded the healthcare staffing company Jackson Healthcare. She will also be Georgia's first female governor. She succeeds Republican Governor Brian Kemp, who is leaving after two terms. Republicans had held the governor's office for more than two decades. According to the Eastleigh Voice, the result is a major setback for President Donald Trump. He endorsed Jackson in July and campaigned with him around Atlanta in the final weeks of the race. Jackson ran as a political outsider who grew up in Georgia's foster care system. He spent more than $100 million of his own money on the campaign. He promised tax cuts, public safety and less regulation. Bottoms campaigned on expanding Medicaid health benefits for low-income people, lowering costs for families and protecting voting rights. Bottoms is a descendant of enslaved Georgians, the Eastleigh Voice reported. She said her family can be traced…
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