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Ruwa Romman
DEMOCRAT
Ruwa Romman is running for Georgia State Representative, District 97.
Personal background
Ruwa has a bachelor's degree in politics from Oglethorpe University and a master's degree in public policy from Georgetown University.
Professional background
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.
Political background
Ruwa Romman's campaign for state representative is her first entry into politics.
Voting & Elections
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.
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Economy
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.
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Healthcare
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.
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Public Safety
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.
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Education
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.
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