Keisha Lance Bottoms vows to fight maps she says weaken black voting power during Fort Valley campaign stop

Bottoms made the comments Thursday during a stop in Fort Valley as part of her statewide “Our Rights, Our Future” get-out-the-vote tour. The event was held at Usher's Temple CME Church.

FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms says she is prepared to use veto power and legal action to fight any political maps she believes weaken Black voting power in Georgia.

During an interview with 41NBC’s Tyrik Wynn, Bottoms was asked how far she is willing to go politically and legally to stop maps she believes are discriminatory following the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling involving race-based redistricting.

“I’ll veto any maps that dilute the representation of communities across this state and then just secondly, this is the reason why it’s so important for people to vote down ballot because we have to have control of the house in the Senate for us to be able to have these fair maps,” Bottoms said. “So we’re going to use every tool in our toolbox whether it be taking the Trump Administration Department Justice to court, whether it be putting forth policy legislation that can help change the tide.”

Bottoms also emphasized the importance of down-ballot races, arguing that control of the Georgia House and Senate will be critical in future redistricting decisions.

The Fort Valley stop was part of Bottoms’ broader effort to energize voters across Georgia ahead of the upcoming election.