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First Palestinian American elected to public office in US state of Georgia
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WASHINGTON: A young community organizer has become the first Palestinian American elected to public office in the US state of Georgia.
Ruwa Romman, a 29-year-old progressive Democrat, was elected in the midterm elections this week to represent District 97 in the state’s House of Representatives at the Georgia General Assembly.
Romman defeated her Republican opponent, who was accused of using racist, anti-Muslim tactics to intimidate voters and tarnish her image. Nevertheless, Romman won by a clear margin, claiming almost 58 percent of the vote.
She told media “the majority of people in her district had supported her during her campaign and protected her whenever she felt threatened by the supporters of her opponent, John Chan, who described himself as a ‘MAGA Republican’ a reference to former former president Donald Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ slogan.”
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