Former President Joe Biden has entered Georgia’s governor’s race with a public endorsement of Keisha Lance Bottoms, a former Atlanta mayor and former senior adviser in his administration. That matters because Bottoms was already a nationally known Democrat, but Biden’s backing adds another layer of visibility and establishment support as the primary approaches. CBS reported that the endorsement is Biden’s first since leaving office, making it notable both for Georgia politics and for the broader Democratic map heading into the 2026 cycle. AP has separately reported on Bottoms’ candidacy and her effort to return Democrats to the governor’s office in a state Republicans have controlled for years.