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Keisha Lance Bottoms elected Georgia governor, first Black woman to lead any US state

Original: 🎉Congrats Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democrat and Governor-elect of Georgia! The former Atlanta mayor will be the first Black

Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democrat and former mayor of Atlanta, has been elected governor of Georgia. Supporters are celebrating her as the first Black person and first woman to govern the state, and the first Black woman elected governor anywhere in the United States. Democrats in Georgia and abroad are congratulating her, framing the result as a historic milestone for the state and the country.

Why now: A historic gubernatorial election result that breaks racial and gender barriers in Georgia and nationwide.

Keisha Lance BottomsGeorgiaAtlantaDemocratic Party

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• 🎉Congrats Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democrat and Governor-elect of Georgia! The former Atlanta mayor will be the first Black and female governor of the Peach State and the first Black woman to serve as governor anywhere in the U.S. 🍑 # Elections # Georgia · democratsabroad · 16

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