Keisha Lance Bottoms Bio-Wiki, Age, Parents, Husband, and Net Worth

Who is Keisha Lance Bottoms?

Keisha Lance Bottoms is an American Democratic legislator and lawyer. She served as the 60th Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia from 2018 to 2022. Previously, she served as a member of the Atlanta City Council representing part of Southwest Atlanta. But she did not run for a second time as mayor. She serves as a member of the State Bar of Georgia, Jack and Jill of America, The Links, Incorporated, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

She was nominated by President Joe Biden as vice chair of civic engagement and voter protection at the DNC for the 2021-2025 term. In June 2022, she joined the Biden administration as senior advisor and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement where she served until February 2023. Being a long-time public servant, Mayor Lance is the Mayor in Atlanta’s history to have served in all three branches of government. She served as a judge and City Councilmember before being sworn in as Mayor.

Lance has also served on the board of Families First. She also shares her personal story of adoption and advocates on behalf of adoption and fosters care. She was named 2020 Georgian of the Year by Georgia Trend magazine.

A photo of Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms
A photo of Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms

In April 2020, she strongly rebuked Georgia Governor Brian Kemp after he announced the re-opening of Georgia businesses following the Covid-19 epidemic.

How Old is Keisha Lance Bottoms?

She is 53 years old as of March 2023, having been born on January 18, 1970, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Keisha Lance Bottoms shares her birthdate with celebrities such as; Karan Brar, Carlacia Grant, Billy LeBlanc, Sarah Graysun, Jabez Noel Villalobos, and many more.

Keisha Lance Bottoms Family

Who are Keisha Lance Bottoms Parents?

Mayor Bottoms was born to Major Lance (Father, born on April 4, 1939, but died on September 3, 1994) was an American R&B singer. And Sylvia Robinson (Mother).

Does Keisha Lance Bottoms have Siblings?

There is no news on the internet showing whether she has siblings or was born as an only child. In case there is news regarding this matter, we will update it here as soon as possible.

Keisha Lance Bottoms Education

She received her high school education at Frederick Douglas High School where she graduated. After graduating from high school, she attended Florida A&M University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in communications, concentrating on broadcast journalism. Later, she attended The Georgia State University of College of Law where she earned a J.D. in 1994. Also, she is a member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority.

Husband

Lance is married to the love of her life Derek Bottoms. Derek is vice president of employment practices and associate relations at Home Depot. The Bottoms reside in historic Southwest Atlanta. They married in October 1994 at Ben Hill United Methodist Church in Atlanta.

Keisha Lance Bottoms Kids

Together, they are adoptive parents to four children Lance, Langston, Lennox, and Lincoln. They have a family dog, Logan.

Kaisha Lance Height | Measurements

Adding up to her well-curved and beautiful body, she stands at an approximate height of 5ft 6 inches (1.68m) and a weight of 60kg (132 lbs).

Keisha Lance Early Career

In her early career, she was a prosecutor and also represented children in juvenile court. She then became a magistrate judge in 2002 in Atlanta. In 2008, she ran unsuccessfully for a judgeship on the Fulton Superior Court. In 2009 and 2013, she was elected to the Atlanta City Council, representing District 11 in southwest Atlanta. She served in the position until 2017. And was concurrently the executive director of Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority starting in 2015.

A Career as Mayor of Atlanta

Elections

In 2017, she was elected mayor of Atlanta after receiving a plurality of votes (26%) in a crowded field of candidates on election day. Then defeating fellow city council member Mary Norwood in the runoff election. She is thus the sixth African American and the second African American woman to serve as mayor of Atlanta.

In October 2017, she voluntarily returned $25,700 in campaign contributions she had received from PRAD Group, an engineering contractor whose office had been raided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation the previous month. She then called on the attorney general of Georgia to investigate fake robocalls made in her name.

Keisha Lance Bottoms Accomplishments

As a Mayor, she has led the establishment of the City’s first fully-staffed Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. She saw the appointments of an LGBTQ Affairs Coordinator and a Human Trafficking Fellow. Another notable accomplishment is that she saw the citywide elimination of cash bail bonds, the closure of the Atlanta City Detention Center to ICE detainees, and also the rollout of the most far-reaching financial transparency platform in the City’s history – Atlanta’s Open Checkbook.

The 2020 Presidential Election

In June 2019, she endorsed Joe Biden in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries. This was after Biden promised during a Mach 2020 CNN debate to choose a woman as his running mate, Politico reported Keish as a possible pick. In June, CNN reported that Keisha was among his top four choices; along with Representative Val Demings and Senators Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren.

On August 11, 2020, Harris was officially announced as Biden’s running mate. And Keisha was named a permanent co-chair of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, at which she was featured as a speaker.

Joe Biden

Mayor Bottoms announced her endorsement of Joe Biden in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries in June 2019. According to Politico’s report in March 2020, Mayor Bottoms might be a possible Vice Presidential pick for Biden. It was announced in June 2022, that President Biden had picked Keisha to replace Cedric Richmond as the director of the Office of Public Liason. It was then announced on February 27, 2023, that Keisha would be replaced by Stephen K. Benjamin in April 2023.

Keisha Lance Bottoms Salary and Net Worth

Through her political career, Lance has earned great wealth. She thus has an estimated net worth of between $1 and $5 million. However, her salary is not mentioned on the internet.