11/04/2026
Delta Sigma Theta - Official Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. salutes our history-making sisters Governor-Elect Keisha Lance Bottoms and Governor-Elect Stacey E. Plaskett! Their elections are victories not only for Georgia and the Virgin Islands but for the nation, inspiring Black women and all Americans to believe in the promise of American democracy, and showing future generations a reflection of their own possibilities.
🔺Soror Keisha Lance Bottoms has been elected Governor of Georgia and will be the FIRST Black woman to serve as a state’s chief executive in the history of our nation.
🔺Soror Stacey E. Plaskett has been elected Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands and will be the FIRST woman to lead the territory and the FIRST Black woman to serve as governor of a U.S. territory.
Governor-Elect Bottoms’ victory is the culmination of a career defined by visionary leadership, principled public service, and a steadfast commitment to expanding opportunity for all. She has served as a prosecutor, magistrate judge, Atlanta City Council member, Mayor of Atlanta, and adviser to President Joe Biden. A native of Atlanta, she earned a bachelor of arts degree in communications from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, where she joined Delta Sigma Theta through Beta Alpha Chapter. She later earned her law degree from Georgia State University.
Governor-Elect Plaskett has represented the Virgin Islands in the
U.S. House of Representatives since 2015, where she became a leading voice for the territory and served as a House impeachment manager. An attorney by training, she earned her undergraduate degree from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and her law degree from American University’s Washington College of Law. She now moves from nearly 12 years in Congress to the territory’s highest executive office.
Congratulations, Governor-Elect Keisha Lance Bottoms and Governor-Elect Stacey E. Plaskett!
