Atlanta Mayor Won’t Seek Re-Election

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Jan. 10, 2020. Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette via AP/ File

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, a Democrat, announced on Thursday that she will not be running for a second term as mayor.

Bottoms made the announcement in a lengthy statement and an accompanying video after sharing her decision with friends and close associates.