Statement: Atlanta mayor turned down Biden's Cabinet offer A spokesperson for Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says the prominent Democrat turned down an opportunity to serve in President-elect Joe Biden’s CabinetATLANTA -- Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms turned down an opportunity to serve in President-elect Joe Biden's Cabinet, a spokesperson for the mayor said Saturday. Bottoms, one of the state's most influential Democrats, had previously been under consideration to become Biden’s vice presidential nominee. “Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms was honored to have been offered a role in the Cabinet, which she respectfully declined,” a Bottoms spokesperson said in a statement. The statement did not say what Cabinet position she had been offered. “The Mayor’s focus remains on the people of Atlanta and the great state of Georgia,” the statement said.

Source: ABC News December 13, 2020 00:00 UTC