Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is jumping into the race to become Georgia's next governor. Why it matters: Bottoms, who is the second Democrat to formally enter the race, is casting herself as a leader who can help steer the state through the turbulent waters of a second Trump administration.

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms says her one term as Atlanta mayor gave her "battle-tested executive leadership" that she can offer to Georgia voters as she runs for governor.