The 26 endorsements include state Rep. Billy Mitchell, the president-elect of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, state Rep. Karen Bennett, the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Chair and state Rep. Carolyn Hugley, the former No. 2 Democrat in the state House.

The show of support for Biden comes on the heels of a string of other Democratic figures who backed his campaign. Former U.S. Sen. Max Cleland endorsed Biden shortly after he entered the race, and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is one of his most prominent supporters in Georgia.