The race for Georgia’s governor will have a Republican and Democrat challenger because Gov. Brian Kemp cannot run for a third term.

Lance Bottoms says she is leaving her time in Washington behind as she looks forward to rejoining Georgia's political world, possibly as governor.

ATLANTA — Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms addressed recent claims by President Donald Trump that she was fired from her White House role.

“I said, ‘Oh, he thinks he fired me too from the job that I didn’t get paid for,” Bottoms said about Trump’s post. “I was quite tickled to see one that the Vice President of the United States was thinking about me the day after his inauguration at 1:30 a.m.”

Former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says that she may run for Governor of Georgia in 2026 following leaving the White House.

Keisha Lance Bottoms clarifies resignation: Atlanta's former mayor announced she resigned from her position on President Biden's Export Council on Jan. 4, one day before President Trump claimed she was fired as part of his removal of over 1,000 Biden-era appointees.

Add former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to the list of prominent Georgia Democrats openly considering a run to succeed Gov. Brian Kemp, who cannot seek a third term in office.

Alive's Faith Jessie sits down to talk with the former mayor about her departure from the White House and what might be next in her political career

Ex-Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' consideration for Georgia governor comes on the heels of her tenure as a federal senior adviser.

🗳️ Former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is considering running for governor in 2026. ( WSB) A federal judge has rejected Cobb County's plan to correct past racial bias in how it hired firefighters. ( AJC)

Formerly Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms was among the first names Trump announced as being terminated from their posts. Bottoms was appointed by President Biden to serve on the President’s Export Council, a national advisory committee on international trade.