Overview

• The Gwinnett County lawmaker, 32, announced a platform centered on raising the minimum wage, reopening shuttered hospitals, feeding children, curbing corporate purchases of single-family homes, and investing in small businesses.
• Elected in 2022 as Georgia’s first Muslim woman legislator and first Palestinian American in public office in the state, she would be the first Muslim-American governor in U.S. history if elected.
• Romman previously aligned with the DNC 'uncommitted' movement over Gaza policy and, after being blocked from speaking at the convention, released remarks calling for a ceasefire while endorsing Kamala Harris.
• Her campaign stresses face-to-face organizing and a new recruiter effort, Project 159, designed to build volunteer teams across all 159 Georgia counties.
• She becomes at least the eighth Democrat in the race, joining figures such as Keisha Lance Bottoms, Michael Thurmond, Geoff Duncan, Jason Esteves and Derrick Jackson, with a May 19, 2026 primary in a race rated competitive and early criticism from Democratic Rep. Esther Panitch.