Keisha Lance Bottoms Prepares for a Potential Governor Run in Georgia — With a MAGA Operative on the Payroll

The MAGA operative does work on a political nonprofit associated with the former Atlanta mayor.

Keisha Lance-Bottoms

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Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is considering a run for governor as a liberal foil to President Donald Trump. But for the last few years, the Democrat has had an unusual ally: MAGA-aligned operative Jason Boles.

Boles is the founder of Tabularius Group, a compliance firm for conservative groups, politicians, and political candidates. But he is also the listed treasurer of Georgia’s Promise Inc, a nonprofit 501(c)4 that is affiliated with Lance Bottoms.

Lance Bottoms’ professional ties to Boles stretch back as early as 2020, when Boles told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he had helped prepare one of her disclosure reports when he worked with RTA Strategy.