Overview

• The Gwinnett County lawmaker became at least the eighth Democrat to declare, joining Keisha Lance Bottoms, Michael Thurmond, Geoff Duncan, Jason Esteves, and Derrick Jackson.
• Her agenda includes raising Georgia’s minimum wage, reopening shuttered hospitals, and compelling corporate investors to sell single-family homes.
• Romman, 32, highlights her Jordan birth and Palestinian refugee family roots, saying her Muslim identity strengthens her candidacy.
• She took part in the 2024 Democratic National Convention “uncommitted” effort over the Israel-Hamas war and opposed a bill defining antisemitism in state law.
• Democrats seek to end the GOP’s 24-year hold on the governor’s office as Gov. Brian Kemp is term-limited and Republicans line up contenders including Burt Jones, Chris Carr, and Brad Raffensperger.