Bottoms Unveils Georgia's Promise Transition Team
Governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms introduced her transition leadership team, naming John King chief operating officer, at the State Capitol.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in People
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Keisha Lance Bottoms, elected Governor of Georgia, unveiled her gubernatorial transition leadership team, called Georgia's Promise, at the State Capitol on Friday. John King, a military veteran and former City of Atlanta chief operating officer, was named chief operating officer of the team.
Why it matters
The transition team will prepare Georgia's incoming administration ahead of the governor's January inauguration, including consultations with national governors and state legislative leaders on federal reductions and the state budget. Bottoms also spoke with Gov. Brian Kemp, who offered administrative support for the transition.
The transition team was announced with four co-chairs, Arthur Blank, Roz Brewer, Jason Carter, and Tyler Perry, alongside honorary and additional co-chairs. The full roster of agency heads and senior staff has not yet been disclosed.
The players
Keisha Lance Bottoms
Bottoms is the newly elected Governor of Georgia, a former mayor of Atlanta and Democrat who previously served in the Georgia House and as a Biden White House official.
John King
King is a military veteran and former City of Atlanta chief operating officer who now leads operations for the transition team.
Brian Kemp
Kemp is the sitting Republican Governor of Georgia, who offered administrative support to help with the transition.
The details
Bottoms introduced the Georgia's Promise leadership team during a conference at the State Capitol, with honorary and additional co-chairs also named. Additional co-chairs, policy leads, and senior staff are expected to be announced over the coming weeks.
Timeline
Nov. 6, 2026: Transition leadership team unveiled at the State Capitol in Atlanta.
Coming days: Full list of agency heads and staff expected to be announced.
Coming weeks: Additional co-chairs, policy leads, and senior staff to be named.
January 2027: Bottoms is scheduled to be inaugurated as governor.
Market Landscape
The transition comes as Georgia's incoming governor coordinates with the outgoing Republican administration of Brian Kemp, whose administrative support will shape the handoff. The leadership team's consultations on federal reductions and the state budget will set the early fiscal agenda.
Georgians will see the new administration's leadership and priorities take shape over the coming weeks as agency heads and senior staff are named. The transition's budget and federal-reduction consultations could affect state spending decisions that residents experience directly.
The takeaway
The Georgia's Promise transition will determine much of the incoming administration's early direction, so tracking agency appointments in the coming weeks offers the clearest view of its priorities.
What happens next
Full agency head and senior staff list expected in coming days; additional co-chairs and policy leads expected in coming weeks; inauguration in January 2027.
Further reading
Explore more People coverage on Georgia's incoming leadership.
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