Keisha Lance Bottoms makes history as Georgia’s first Black woman governor
Headline from Al Jazeera · First reported Nov 3, 9:19 PM ET () · Updated Nov 3, 11:30 PM ET · 11 sources, 11 articles
What's being reported
Bottoms, a former adviser to ex-President Joe Biden, beat Republican Rick Jackson.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms makes history as Georgia’s first Black woman governor
Bottoms, a former adviser to ex-President Joe Biden, beat Republican Rick Jackson.
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