Ruwa Romman
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| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 97th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Beth Moore (redistricting) |
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| Born | (1993-06-14) June 14, 1993 (age 31) Jordan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Shahzaib |
| Education | Oglethorpe University (BA) Georgetown University (MPP) |
| Website | Campaign website |
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Ruwa Romman (June 14, 1993) is a Palestinian–American politician serving as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives for the 97th district.[1][2][3]ADemocrat, she is the first Muslim woman elected to the body.[4][1][3][5]
Romman was born in Jordan and moved to the United States when she was 7.[6][7] Romman attended Oglethorpe University and Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy.[6] She graduated from McCourt with a Master's degree in Public Policy in 2019.[3]
After graduation, Romman worked for Deloitte as a senior consultant.[6] She has been involved in local politics and civic engagement groups since 2014 and co-founded the Georgia Volunteer Hub in 2020, which trained thousands of volunteers to support the Georgia Senate Runoff election..[2][3]
In January 2022, she announced her candidacy for the Georgia House of Representative in District 97.[3] On May 24, 2022, Romman won the Democratic primary against JT Wu.[7] On November 8, 2022, Romman won the general election, making her the first Muslim woman to be elected into the Georgia State House of Representatives.[4][1]
During her 2022 campaign, Romman was endorsed by NARAL,[8] Fair Fight,[6] the Georgia Working Families Party,[6] and the Asian-American Advocacy Fund.[6][9] Romman campaigned on expanding health care access, protecting voting rights, supporting access to abortion and helping working families.[2]
On November 22, 2022, Romman was interviewed by Journalist Peter Biello for Georgia Public Boadcasting.[10] In December 2022, Romman was interviewed by Geoff Bennett for a PBS NewsHour segment titled "How Muslim American candidates made history in the midterms" [11]
Since November 2022, Romman is part of Georgia's first formal "Legislative Asian American Pacific Islander Caucus."[12]
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