ATLANTA MAYORAL RACE
ATLANTA MAYORAL RACE

Ethics commission to investigate mayoral candidate’s campaign filings

Keisha Lance Bottoms (left) and Mary Norwood will face off in a Dec. 5 runoff to be the next mayor of Atlanta.
Keisha Lance Bottoms (left) and Mary Norwood will face off in a Dec. 5 runoff to be the next mayor of Atlanta.
By and Stephen Deere
Nov 27, 2017

The state ethics commission is investigating the campaign filings of Atlanta mayoral candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution revealed last week that Bottoms' failed to properly identify people and entities she paid for campaign work on campaign expenditure reports filed with the city and state.

The AJC's reporting also raised questions about candidate Mary Norwood's use of city staff on her campaign.

Read the full story on myAJC.com.

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Dan Klepal is editor of the local government team, supervising nine reporters covering county and municipal governments and metro Atlanta. Klepal came to the AJC in 2012, after a long career covering city halls in Cincinnati and Louisville, Ky. He has covered Gwinnett and Cobb counties before spending three years on the investigative team.

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Stephen Deere covers Atlanta City Hall and Atlanta government.

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