Overview
- Biden released a video Friday praising Bottoms as smart and focused and telling voters, “Georgia, she’s ready.”
- Bottoms leads in a crowded Democratic field, but a June runoff looms if no candidate tops 50% in the May 19 primary, with early voting open through May 15.
- The former Atlanta mayor also served as a senior adviser in the Biden White House, and Biden highlighted her pay raises for first responders, a child savings program, and a roughly $180 million reserve cited by her campaign.
- Republicans are also in a tight fight as President Donald Trump backs Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and health care executive Rick Jackson has pledged about $50 million for his bid.
- Georgia has not elected a Democratic governor since 1999, so national endorsements and heavy spending could shape who reaches November and how each party frames a winnable path.