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Arefeen Chowdhury
Arefeen Chowdhury (Republican Party) ran for election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 105. He was disqualified from the general election scheduled on November 8, 2022.
Chowdhury completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Arefeen Chowdhury served in the U.S. Army from 2016 to 2019. Chowdhury earned a bachelor's degree from Georgia State University in 2009 and a graduate degree from the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University in 2014. He also graduated from the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University in 2013. He has been affiliated with the Gwinnett County Republican Party.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 105
Farooq Mughal defeated Sandy Donatucci in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 105 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Farooq Mughal (D) | 51.7 | 10,505 |
 | Sandy Donatucci (R) | 48.3 | 9,804 | |
| Total votes: 20,309 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 105
Farooq Mughal advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 105 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Farooq Mughal | 100.0 | 3,415 |
| Total votes: 3,415 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 105
Arefeen Chowdhury advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 105 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Arefeen Chowdhury | 100.0 | 4,040 |
| Total votes: 4,040 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Arefeen Chowdhury completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Chowdhury'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 have earned my Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Biological Science and Chemistry Minor; Masters of Science (M.S.) in Biology; Graduate Certificate in Disaster Management and Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance from Georgia State University. I was also had the opportunity to attend a study abroad program at Oxford University, UK. During my internship at Atlanta Police Foundation, I observed up close the kind of sacrifices our Police Officers undertake every single day on their job. Thus, I am a strong supporter of our men and women in Law enforcement I worked for the State Government as a Chemical Safety Specialist, Occupational Health and Safety Officer, Worker's Compensation Administrator and Right to Know Coordinator where I had successfully managed some high-security Biological Research Laboratories. I had received extensive training from FEMA and US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on counterterrorism and Emergency Response in a Catastrophic incident. I had travelled through numerous countries across 5 continents and tried to learn the best from each of those cultures.
I believe in actions over promises. I intend to represent my community and their interests and deliver actionable solutions. Georgia is always on my Mind!- For a Better Georgia
- A proven Conservative with Real world experiences
- We need diversity and new ideas in Georgia Politics
One of my key policy initiatives would be improving the infrastructures and ensure security of our physical and Cyber realms.
As a Financial professional, I also feel very passionate about limited Government interference with local and small businesses, free enterprises and Fiscal responsibilities in both local and Federal Government.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Georgia House of Representatives District 105 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 25, 2022
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