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Tom Crawford: Women are on the rise in Georgia politics
12132017 ATLANTA MAYOR
Atlanta Mayor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms greets supporters during an election-night watch party Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, in Atlanta. (John Bazemore) - photo by Associated Press
It has been a good year for women in politics. In the Nov. 7 elections, a wave of women who had never run for office before won races across the country, in many cases ousting male incumbents.