Ruwa Romman 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. 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.
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 2022, Romman won the general election, making her the first Muslim woman to be elected into the Georgia State House of Representatives. Romman campaigned on expanding health care access, protecting voting rights, supporting access to abortion and helping working families.Since November 2022, Romman has been part of Georgia’s first formal “Legislative Asian American Pacific Islander Caucus.”
