The field of candidates vying for Georgia governor in 2026 is getting more crowded. Two lieutenant governors. A Secretary of State. An attorney general. A former mayor.
But something five of the contenders have in common: Their political lives were profoundly shaped by a turbulent 2020.
In 2020, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms was in her third year as Atlanta mayor when COVID-19 began spreading across the country.
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