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John is originally from Columbus, Ohio. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.

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John's candidacy for State Representative is his first entry into politics.

Wants to lower taxes and deregulate business.

- Wants to lower taxes and deregulate business.

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As of June 17, 2025, John Chan did not have a website or any information online.

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Opposes teaching about race and racism in schools and supports "[p]arental rights in the education of their children."

- Opposes teaching about race and racism in schools and supports "[p]arental rights in the education of their children."

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Wants to reduce crime and fund the police.

- Wants to reduce crime and fund the police.

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Ruwa has a bachelor's degree in politics from Oglethorpe University and a master's degree in public policy from Georgetown University.

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Ruwa is a senior consultant at Deloitte. She used to work at Poligon Education Fund, CAIR-Georgia, Mercy Corps, Points of Light, the Asian American Advocacy Fund, the Georgia Muslim Voter Project, and the Center for Civil and Human Rights.

Ruwa Romman's campaign for state representative is her first entry into politics.

Promises to protect the fundamental right to vote.

Wants to repeal SB 202, a republican led bill that is now law. SB 202 reduces the number of ballot boxes, shortens early voting dates and times, and eliminates weekend voting, and allows the state legislature to take over local election boards.

Supports policies that would increase voting locations to reduce long lines, expands language resources to increase voter participation, and increase early voting periods.

- Promises to protect the fundamental right to vote. 
- Wants to repeal SB 202, a republican led bill that is now law. SB 202 reduces the number of ballot boxes, shortens early voting dates and times, and eliminates weekend voting, and allows the state legislature to take over local election boards. 
- Supports policies that would increase voting locations to reduce long lines, expands language resources to increase voter participation, and increase early voting periods.

Wants to "eas[e] the current economic burdens on Georgia families by lowering taxes to help our economy work for everyone."

Promises to fight for worker protections like the right to organize and paid family and sick leave.

Wants to raise the minimum wage and believes that a person without children needs to make at least $16.72 an hour to afford living in Gwinnett.

Promises to invest in infrastructure and public transit.

Supports a tax structure that is "pro business."

- Wants to "eas[e] the current economic burdens on Georgia families by lowering taxes to help our economy work for everyone." 
- Promises to fight for worker protections like the right to organize and paid family and sick leave.
- Wants to raise the minimum wage and believes that a person without children needs to make at least $16.72 an hour to afford living in Gwinnett. 
- Promises to invest in infrastructure and public transit.
- Supports a tax structure that is "pro business."

Supports expanding Medicaid to cover uninsured Georgians.

Supports policies that would reduce maternal mortality rates and ensure full access to reproductive care, including abortions. Said, "[u]ndermining access to healthcare, including access to abortion, puts the lives of Georgia woman at risk."

Supports addiction recovery services and mental health services in healthcare.

Wants to address the rising costs of healthcare and prescription drug prices.

- Supports expanding Medicaid to cover uninsured Georgians. 
- Supports policies that would reduce maternal mortality rates and ensure full access to reproductive care, including abortions. Said, "[u]ndermining access to healthcare, including access to abortion, puts the lives of Georgia woman at risk." 
- Supports addiction recovery services and mental health services in healthcare. 
- Wants to address the rising costs of healthcare and prescription drug prices.

Believes that gun violence is a public health issue.

Promises to advocate for improved background checks, studies on preventing gun violence, and for solutions to keep guns out the hands of domestic abusers.

Wants to invest more in mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Supports raising police pay and more training requirements for the police.

- Believes that gun violence is a public health issue.
- Promises to advocate for improved background checks, studies on preventing gun violence, and for solutions to keep guns out the hands of domestic abusers. 
- Wants to invest more in mental health and substance abuse treatment. 
- Supports raising police pay and more training requirements for the police.

Said, “it is essential that we provide quality, affordable education to every Georgian”.

Wants to increase teacher pay and address the cost of childcare and early childhood education.

Supports restoring cuts that were made to the HOPE scholarship and increasing access to vocational, technical, apprenticeship, and higher education.

Opposes "[a]ttempts to manipulate and censor state school curriculum."

- Said, “it is essential that we provide quality, affordable education to every Georgian”. 
- Wants to increase teacher pay and address the cost of childcare and early childhood education. 
- Supports restoring cuts that were made to the HOPE scholarship and increasing access to vocational, technical, apprenticeship, and higher education. 
- Opposes "[a]ttempts to manipulate and censor state school curriculum."

Ruwa Romman

- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Georgia State House of Representatives.
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws. All bills dealing with the state budget originate in the Georgia House of Representatives.
- The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up our state lawmaking body: the Georgia General Assembly.
- There are 180 members of the Georgia House of Representatives, each representing a single district.
- State Representatives are elected to two-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $17,342. They only serve in the role part-time.

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