Bottoms, who narrowly received a runoff election 4 years in the past, pushed backed in opposition to any questions on whether or not she may have
Bottoms, who narrowly received a runoff election 4 years in the past, pushed backed in opposition to any questions on whether or not she may have secured a second victory later this yr. She famous a re-election fundraiser she held with Biden and stated polls confirmed her in a powerful place.
“‘Is she afraid of the competitors?’ NEVER,” Bottoms wrote.
Bottoms’ tenure has been a mixture of rough-and-tumble Metropolis Corridor politics and an ever-brightening nationwide highlight for her past the town. She was amongst Biden’s earliest endorsers and watched her profile rise early in the course of the coronavirus pandemic and the renewed consideration on policing in the US after George Floyd’s killing by a white Minneapolis officer final spring.
She drew plaudits for a nationally televised information convention by which she chided protesters to “go dwelling” whereas noting her personal experiences as a mom of Black sons to empathize with residents distraught over police violence.
Bottoms turned the main focus of criticism herself weeks later when an Atlanta police officer shot and killed Rayshard Brooks. The officer, Garrett Rolfe, was fired final June, a day after he shot the Black man within the parking zone of a quick meals restaurant. Rolfe was later charged with homicide.
However the Atlanta Civil Service Board on Wednesday reversed the firing, discovering that the town did comply with its personal procedures and did not grant Rolfe due course of. Bottoms stated then that Rolfe would stay on administrative depart whereas felony fees in opposition to him are resolved.
The mayor didn’t point out Floyd or Brooks in her announcement letter, alluding solely “social justice motion (that) took over our streets … and we persevered.”