2026 Georgia Primary Runoff

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Rahul Garabadu is from Georgia. He has a bachelor 27s degree from Georgetown University and a law degree from Harvard Law School. He lives in Norcross with his wife, Julia.

Rahul Garabadu has a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University and a law degree from Harvard Law School. He lives in Norcross with his wife, Julia.

Rahul is an attorney. He previously worked as a civil rights prosecutor and an ACLU lawyer. 

Rahul's campaign for Georgia State Senator, District 7, is his first time running for public office.

Plans to "take on politicians in the pockets of corporations and champion policies that put more money back in the pockets of hardworking families."

Advocates for affordable housing and seeks to prioritize working families.

- Plans to "take on politicians in the pockets of corporations and champion policies that put more money back in the pockets of hardworking families."
- Advocates for affordable housing and seeks to prioritize working families.

Economy

Supports a transition to clean energy by expanding solar infrastructure, incentivizing electric vehicle adoption, and expanding mass transit.

Supports enacting "common-sense" regulatory guardrails to ensure development is sustainable, responsible, and accountable.

Supports investing in green jobs and resilient infrastructure.

Supports protecting consumers by ensuring big tech companies "pay their fair share" for necessary data center grid upgrades "rather than shift the financial burden onto working families."

- Supports a transition to clean energy by expanding solar infrastructure, incentivizing electric vehicle adoption, and expanding mass transit.
- Supports enacting "common-sense" regulatory guardrails to ensure development is sustainable, responsible, and accountable.
- Supports investing in green jobs and resilient infrastructure.
- Supports protecting consumers by ensuring big tech companies "pay their fair share" for necessary data center grid upgrades "rather than shift the financial burden onto working families."

Energy & the Environment

Supports expanding Medicaid and "closing the coverage gap."

Seeks to repeal Georgia's 6-week abortion ban and "restore a woman's right to make her own healthcare decisions."

Supports funding mental health services and crisis intervention programs to address the root causes of crime.

- Supports expanding Medicaid and "closing the coverage gap."
- Seeks to repeal Georgia's 6-week abortion ban and "restore a woman's right to make her own healthcare decisions."
- Supports funding mental health services and crisis intervention programs to address the root causes of crime.

Healthcare

Supports protecting voting rights, fair electoral maps, preventing unlawful voter roll removals, and ensuring accessible polling locations.

Opposes gerrymandering, the practice of drawing voting districts in a way that gives one political party or candidate an advantage over others.

Supports passing a state level Voting Rights Act to protect against discrimination.

- Supports protecting voting rights, fair electoral maps, preventing unlawful voter roll removals, and ensuring accessible polling locations.
- Opposes gerrymandering, the practice of drawing voting districts in a way that gives one political party or candidate an advantage over others.
- Supports passing a state level Voting Rights Act to protect against discrimination.

Voting & Elections

Advocates for "common-sense" gun safety laws and universal background checks.

Said he will "fight to protect [immigrant] communities, stand up to Donald Trump’s attacks, and ensure District 7 remains safe for everyone."

- Advocates for "common-sense" gun safety laws and universal background checks.
- Said he will "fight to protect [immigrant] communities, stand up to Donald Trump’s attacks, and ensure District 7 remains safe for everyone."

Public Safety

Supports expanding access to early childhood education and vocational training.

- Supports fully funding public schools.
- Supports raising teacher salaries.
- Supports expanding access to early childhood education and vocational training.

Education

Rahul Garabadu

Ruwa Romman was born in Jordan and moved to the United States when she was seven years old. She attended South Forsyth High School before earning her bachelor's degree from Oglethorpe University and her master's degree in public policy from Georgetown University. Ruwa lives in Georgia with her husband.

Ruwa is a state representative. She works at the Georgia House of Representatives, where she represents House District 97.

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Ruwa currently works as a senior consultant at Deloitte. She previously worked as the communications director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Georgia and as a field organizer for the Georgia Muslim Voter Project and the Asian American Advocacy Fund. She also co-founded the Georgia Volunteer Hub.

Ruwa Romman is currently the Georgia State Representative for House District 97.

Ruwa is currently the Georgia State Representative for House District 97.

Supports raising the minimum wage, increasing worker protections, and repealing right to work laws.

Plans to provide tax relief for homeowners and small businesses.

Supports an income tax rebate for Georgians.

Supports expanding the Homestead exemption and providing property tax relief for homeowners and small businesses.

- Supports raising the minimum wage, increasing worker protections, and repealing right to work laws.
- Plans to provide tax relief for homeowners and small businesses.
- Supports an income tax rebate for Georgians.
- Supports expanding the Homestead exemption and providing property tax relief for homeowners and small businesses.

Supports the Green New Deal at every government level.

Supports reducing fossil fuel emissions to zero and aims to transition Georgia to a net zero carbon economy by emphasizing clean energy and green transportation.

Supports expanding electric vehicle (EV) tax credits and public transportation.

Supports climate policies that address racial equity, including the Georgia Environmental Justice Act of 2021.

- Supports the Green New Deal at every government level.
- Supports reducing fossil fuel emissions to zero and aims to transition Georgia to a net zero carbon economy by emphasizing clean energy and green transportation.
- Supports expanding electric vehicle (EV) tax credits and public transportation.
- Supports climate policies that address racial equity, including the Georgia Environmental Justice Act of 2021.

Supports expanding Medicaid and advocates for Medicare for All.

- Supports abortion access.
- Supports expanding Medicaid and advocates for Medicare for All.

Supports increasing voting locations to reduce long lines.

Supports expanding language resources to increase participation.

Supports increasing the early voting period to allow for a variety of voting days.

Plans to repeal "confusing and inconsistent ID laws that do not make our elections more secure."

- Supports increasing voting locations to reduce long lines.
- Supports expanding language resources to increase participation.
- Supports increasing the early voting period to allow for a variety of voting days.
- Plans to repeal "confusing and inconsistent ID laws that do not make our elections more secure."

Supports gun control and said, "Implement common-sense gun safety policies that keep guns out of the hands of abusers and violent criminals, and out of our schools and parks."

Supports increasing certification requirements for law enforcement.

Wants to increase pay for first responders.

Plans to address human trafficking and the opioid crisis locally.

Supports policies that allow law enforcement and prosecutors to focus on violent crime rather than non-violent crime such as marijuana cases.

Wants to eliminate the backlog of cases in the court system to reduce delays in hearing cases.

Wants to increase support for mental health and substance abuse treatment in the community.

- Supports gun control and said, "Implement common-sense gun safety policies that keep guns out of the hands of abusers and violent criminals, and out of our schools and parks."
- Supports increasing certification requirements for law enforcement.
- Wants to increase pay for first responders.
- Plans to address human trafficking and the opioid crisis locally.
- Supports policies that allow law enforcement and prosecutors to focus on violent crime rather than non-violent crime such as marijuana cases.
- Wants to eliminate the backlog of cases in the court system to reduce delays in hearing cases.
- Wants to increase support for mental health and substance abuse treatment in the community.

Said, "Underinvesting in education has real consequences for our community. Education accounts for 50% of Georgia’s budget, yet Georgia ranks 38th in the nation and teachers are leaving the profession completely."

Supports fully funding the HOPE scholarship and addressing the increasing costs of college education.

Wants to increase reporting transparency.

Supports meeting the basic needs of students and their families.

Supports life skills and apprenticeship programs.

- Said, "Underinvesting in education has real consequences for our community. Education accounts for 50% of Georgia’s budget, yet Georgia ranks 38th in the nation and teachers are leaving the profession completely."
- Supports fully funding the HOPE scholarship and addressing the increasing costs of college education.
- Wants to increase reporting transparency.
- Supports meeting the basic needs of students and their families.
- Supports life skills and apprenticeship programs.
- Supports investing in schools.

Ruwa Romman

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Georgia State Senator Runoff, District 7, Democratic Primary

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