Ruwa Romman

Ruwa Romman (June 14, 1993) is a Palestinian–American politician serving as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives for the 97th district. A Democrat, she is the first Muslim woman elected to the body.

Early life and education
Romman was born in Jordan and moved to the United States when she was 7. Romman attended Oglethorpe University and Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy. She graduated from McCourt with a Master's degree in Public Policy in 2019.

Career
After graduation, Romman worked for Deloitte as a senior consultant. 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..

In January 2022, she announced her candidacy for the Georgia House of Representative in District 97. On May 24, 2022, Romman won the Democratic primary against JT Wu. 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.

During her 2022 campaign, Romman was endorsed by NARAL, Fair Fight, the Georgia Working Families Party, and the Asian-American Advocacy Fund. Romman campaigned on expanding health care access, protecting voting rights, supporting access to abortion and helping working families.

On November 22, 2022, Romman was interviewed by Journalist Peter Biello for Georgia Public Boadcasting. In December 2022, Romman was interviewed by Geoff Bennett for a PBS NewsHour segment titled "How Muslim American candidates made history in the midterms"

Since November 2022, Romman is part of Georgia's first formal "Legislative Asian American Pacific Islander Caucus."