Farooq grew up in Gwinnett County, Georgia, after his parents moved to the United States from Pakistan in 1995. He has been a resident of House District 105, encompassing Buford, Dacula, and Lawrenceville, for 17 years. Farooq attended Mercer University in Macon, where he graduated in 2000 with a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology. He is a husband and father.

Farooq is the owner of MS Global Partners, a government and business advising firm. He previously worked at King & Spalding LLP and served as a Legal Aide to the Chief Assistant Solicitor General of Gwinnett County. Farooq also held the position of Chairman of the Gwinnett County Community Outreach Board.

Georgia State Representative Farooq Mughal represents Georgia’s 105th District. He was elected to this position in 2022, and has served one term in this role. He serves on the House Special Rules Committee, Judiciary (Non-Civil) Committee, and State Planning & Community Affairs Committee. He is the Vice Chairman of the Georgia AAPI Legislative Caucus, Sub-Committee Chair on Public Safety for the Gwinnett Legislative Delegation, and a member of the Black Legislative Caucus.

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The candidate's website says, "Support minority businesses esp. people of color,"

Plans to support businesses owned by people of color, women, and veterans.

Plans to reduce property and income taxes, expand homestead and value offset exemptions in Gwinnett, and implement a minimum $500 income tax rebate to alleviate economic strain and promote prosperity for businesses and families.

Plans to reduce property and income taxes, as well as provide an income tax rebate of 500$, and "expand homestead and value offset exemptions" in Gwinnett.

Said, "workforce to meet the needs of the future. I will fight to lower inflation and taxes to reduce the cost of gas, groceries, and other essentials. We need to make sure our economy works for everyone."

Said, "I will fight... to reduce the cost of gas, groceries, and other essentials. We need to make sure our economy works for everyone."

Plans to advocate for workers' rights, "protect the community", and "incentivize free enterprise" in Georgia.

Supports small business-led growth, entrepreneurship, and innovation as economic drivers; acknowledges pandemic's impact on minority businesses; plans to advocate for workers' rights, protect communities, and incentivize free enterprise, particularly in Georgia.

Said, "our retailers, entrepreneurs, and small business owners are the heart and soul of the American economy. The global pandemic has also excessively impacted minority retailers".

Supports legislative amendments to enhance equitable access for minority, women, and veteran-owned businesses to state contracts, revising tax and revenue laws, and streamlining regulations, with provisions for implementation and repeal of conflicting statutes.

As State Representative, he supported House Bill 128, which increases equitable access to state contracts for minority, women, and veteran-owned businesses by revising tax and revenue laws, and making existing regulations more effective.

- Plans to reduce property and income taxes, as well as provide an income tax rebate of 500$, and "expand homestead and value offset exemptions" in Gwinnett.
- Said, "I will fight... to reduce the cost of gas, groceries, and other essentials. We need to make sure our economy works for everyone."
- Plans to advocate for workers' rights, "protect the community", and "incentivize free enterprise" in Georgia.
- Said, "our retailers, entrepreneurs, and small business owners are the heart and soul of the American economy. The global pandemic has also excessively impacted minority retailers".
- As State Representative, he supported House Bill 128, which increases equitable access to state contracts for minority, women, and veteran-owned businesses by revising tax and revenue laws, and making existing regulations more effective.

Economy

The candidate's website says, "Improving our infrastructure: roads & bridges, water & sewer, transit & rail, clean energy production"

Said, "Improving our infrastructure: roads & bridges, water & sewer, transit"

Wants to improve infrastructure like roads, bridges, water services, sewers, and transit.

- Wants to improve infrastructure like roads, bridges, water services, sewers, and transit.

Energy & the Environment

The candidate's website says, "education, lower out-of-pocket costs for healthcare"

The candidate's website says, "92M to Reduce Health Insurance Premiums"

Said, "I support freedom for Georgia women to control their own bodies and access reproductive healthcare, Republican efforts to completely ban abortion puts Georgia women in danger and will make our maternal healthcare crisis even worse."

Supports amending Georgia's mental health code to create a grant program for military families' behavioral health, overseen by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, and to repeal conflicting statutes.

As State Representative, he supported House Bill 414, which changes Georgia's mental health code to create a grant program for veterans and military families' behavioral health.

Said, "I believe that healthcare must be affordable and accessible for every individual."

Wants to expand Medicaid and said, "I believe that healthcare must be affordable and accessible for every individual."

The candidate's website says, "Reduce the Insulin Cost"

- Said, "I support freedom for Georgia women to control their own bodies and access reproductive healthcare, Republican efforts to completely ban abortion puts Georgia women in danger and will make our maternal healthcare crisis even worse."
- As State Representative, he supported House Bill 414, which changes Georgia's mental health code to create a grant program for veterans and military families' behavioral health.
- Wants to expand Medicaid and said, "I believe that healthcare must be affordable and accessible for every individual."
- Wants to reduce the cost of insulin.

Healthcare

Supports "protecting our civil and voting rights."

Said, "I believe we should make it easier to vote, not harder. Our democracy is stronger when everyone has a voice."

- Supports "protecting our civil and voting rights."
- Said, "I believe we should make it easier to vote, not harder. Our democracy is stronger when everyone has a voice."

Voting & Elections

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Supports substantial investment in public safety and mental health to ensure community safety, advocates for hiring diverse public safety professionals, and has collaborated with law enforcement to bolster safety initiatives.

Supports large investments in public safety and mental health to ensure community safety. 

Supports amending laws to impose harsher penalties for assaults on emergency and healthcare workers, clarifying offenses, and reconciling health-related legal inconsistencies, effective immediately upon enactment.

As State Representative, he supported House Bill 383, which imposes harsher penalties for assaults on emergency and healthcare workers.

Said, "I support strengthening border security and hiring more U.S. Border Protection officers. I will not support programs resulting in racial profiling, the stripping of liberties, & wrongful detentions of Hispanic Americans & Asian Americans."

Advocates for hiring diverse public safety professionals, and has collaborated with law enforcement to bolster safety initiatives.

- Supports large investments in public safety and mental health to ensure community safety. 
- As State Representative, he supported House Bill 383, which imposes harsher penalties for assaults on emergency and healthcare workers.
- Said, "I support strengthening border security and hiring more U.S. Border Protection officers. I will not support programs resulting in racial profiling, the stripping of liberties, & wrongful detentions of Hispanic Americans & Asian Americans."
- Advocates for hiring diverse public safety professionals, and has collaborated with law enforcement to bolster safety initiatives.

Public Safety

Said, "I am committed to working to achieve that access for every child in Georgia, regardless of their zip code, ethnic background, race, religion, and disability. ... I support collaborating with our schools, teachers, administrators, and parent communities to improve student achievement through a variety of initiatives."

Supports increasing "access [to education] for every child in Georgia, regardless of their zip code, ethnic background, race, religion, and disability."

Support collaborating with schools, teachers, administrators, and parents to "improve student achievement".

The candidate's website says, "Support our local schools, teachers, and young leaders"

Plans to support local schools, teachers, and young leaders"

- Supports increasing "access [to education] for every child in Georgia, regardless of their zip code, ethnic background, race, religion, and disability."
- Support collaborating with schools, teachers, administrators, and parents to "improve student achievement".
- Plans to support local schools, teachers, and young leaders"

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