ATLANTA — Governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms will be the first Black woman to serve as governor in U.S. history.
In Georgia, she joins seven other Black women who won major races on Tuesday night.
Of the state’s eight executive offices, seven of them from are now held by Black women.
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The state’s executive offices include:
- Governor - Keisha Lance Bottoms
- Lieutenant Governor - Josh McLaurin
- Secretary of State - Penny Brown Reynolds
- Attorney General - Tanya Miller
- Agriculture Commissioner - Katherine Juhan-Arnold
- Labor Commissioner - Nikki Porcher
- Insurance Commissioner - Keisha Sean Waites
- State School Superintendent - Dr. Lydia Powell
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Judge Penny Brown Reynolds will be the first Black woman elected Georgia Secretary of State.
“I understand the moment and the seriousness of it but I have to get past history now and think about the future,” Reynolds told Channel 2’s Candace McCowan. “To be the person who has to oversee our elections, particularly our 2028 presidential election, it’s a serious matter.”
Fulton County also elected its first Black woman as County Commission Chair.
“I’m looking forward to working with all of those partners to work together to make Georgia a better place,” Chairwoman-elect Mo Ivory said. “Change has come and we’re gonna do the right thing with it.”
While not one of the state’s main executive offices, Shelia Edwards was elected to the Public Service Commission.
Those who worked behind the scenes to get these women elected say they have big expectations, but this group of women say they are ready to meet the moment.
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