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Adalina Merello
Adalina Merello (Democratic Party) (also known as Ada) ran for election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 56. She lost in the Democratic primary on May 21, 2024.
Merello completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Adalina Merello was born in Scotts Valley, California. She earned an associate degree from City University of New York, Borough of Manhattan Community College in 2004. She earned a bachelor's degree from City University of New York, Hunter College in 2006. She is attending Cornell University as of 2022.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 56
Bryce Berry defeated incumbent Mesha Mainor in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 56 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bryce Berry (D)  | 83.8 | 19,223 |
 | Mesha Mainor (R) | 16.2 | 3,722 | |
| Total votes: 22,945 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 56
Bryce Berry defeated William Watkins, Adalina Merello, and Corwin Monson in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 56 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bryce Berry | 54.1 | 1,976 |
| William Watkins | 20.9 | 763 | ||
| Adalina Merello | 19.7 | 721 | ||
| Corwin Monson | 5.3 | 194 | ||
| Total votes: 3,654 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dawn Samad (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 56
Incumbent Mesha Mainor advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 56 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mesha Mainor | 100.0 | 114 |
| Total votes: 114 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Merello in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Adalina Merello completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Merello's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I was born in Scotts Valley, California and raised in Eugene, Oregon to a single mother who migrated to the United States from South America. My father is indigenous to Peru. The struggles we, my sisters, my mother, and I overcame as Latina women inspired me to pursue a lifelong career in public service.
At the age of 19, I moved to New York City to pursue a degree in Liberal Arts at Borough of Manhattan Community College - City University of New York (CUNY), my degree in Political Science and Urban Affairs at Hunter College-CUNY, where I self-financed her education by teaching gymnastics at 74th Street MAGIC. As a college student, I worked for the Urban Justice Center’s Human Rights Project and was a Public Service Scholar for New York State Senator Liz Krueger (D-NY-28), where I developed a passion for working on behalf of those grappling with poverty and food insecurity. Thus began a 25-year career in politics and advocacy focused on empowering marginalized and underrepresented communities, including work on the campaigns to elect Stacey Abrams and Reverend Raphael Warnock here in Georgia as well as Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren nationally.
I am a lifelong Democrat.- That I have experience on both the organizing and the policy side to be an effective member of the legislature.
- I am passionate and care about being a voice for the unrepresented.
- I want to meet the voter where they are.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 15, 2024
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