Ruwa Romman

Ruwa Romman (Arabic: رواء رمان, born June 14, 1993) is an American politician serving as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives for the 97th district. A Democrat, she is the first Palestinian and Muslim woman elected to the body. She briefly ran for Governor of Georgia in the 2026 gubernatorial election, but withdrew before the primary and announced her campaign for State Senate.

Early life and education Romman was born in Jordan to a Palestinian family and moved to the United States when she was seven years old. 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. Fair Fight, Romman campaigned on expanding health care access, protecting voting rights, supporting access to abortion and helping working families. In December 2022, Romman was interviewed by Geoff Bennett for a PBS News Hour 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."

In August 2024, Romman was one of three Palestinian-American names put forward by the Uncommitted National Movement to speak at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Upon refusal, the Uncommitted delegates staged a sit-in protest outside the doors of United Center and inside the security perimeter and stayed overnight before the last day of the convention. None of the names put forward were allowed to speak.

On November 5, 2024, Romman won re-election in Georgia State House of Representatives for House District 97.

2026 gubernatorial campaign

On September 29, 2025, Romman announced she was running for Governor of Georgia in the 2026 election. She withdrew from the campaign on February 25, 2026, saying she saw no path to victory, and instead announced a campaign for the Georgia State Senate in the 7th district. She did not immediately endorse another candidate, but did say that that she opposed former Republican Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan's campaign for the Democratic nomination.