Sheikh Rahman

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Sheikh Rahman
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Georgia State Senate District 5
Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

6

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$24,341.64/year

Per diem

$247/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

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Sheikh Rahman (Democratic Party) is a member of the Georgia State Senate, representing District 5. He assumed office on January 14, 2019. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Rahman (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Georgia State Senate to represent District 5. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Sheikh Rahman was born in Bangladesh and earned a bachelor's degree in economics and global studies from the University of Georgia in 1995. Rahman's career experience includes working as a corporate executive with Pizza Hut. He served as a member of the NAACP, the National Action Network, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the national advisor of the Alliance for South Asian American Labor. Rahman was elected to state senate in 2019. [1]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Rahman was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Rahman was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Rahman was assigned to the following committees:


The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 5

Incumbent Sheikh Rahman defeated Lisa Babbage in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 5 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sheikh Rahman
Sheikh Rahman (D)
 
67.6
 
32,382
Image of Lisa Babbage
Lisa Babbage (R)
 
32.4
 
15,511

Total votes: 47,893
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 5

Incumbent Sheikh Rahman advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 5 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sheikh Rahman
Sheikh Rahman
 
100.0
 
4,152

Total votes: 4,152
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 5

Lisa Babbage advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 5 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lisa Babbage
Lisa Babbage
 
100.0
 
1,448

Total votes: 1,448
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 5

Incumbent Sheikh Rahman won election in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 5 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sheikh Rahman
Sheikh Rahman (D)
 
100.0
 
26,340

Total votes: 26,340
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 5

Incumbent Sheikh Rahman defeated Michel Powell in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 5 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sheikh Rahman
Sheikh Rahman
 
100.0
 
5,071
Michel Powell
 
0.0
 
0

Total votes: 5,071
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2020

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 5

Incumbent Sheikh Rahman won election in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sheikh Rahman
Sheikh Rahman (D)
 
100.0
 
44,991

Total votes: 44,991
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 5

Incumbent Sheikh Rahman advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 5 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sheikh Rahman
Sheikh Rahman
 
100.0
 
14,904

Total votes: 14,904
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2018

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 5

Sheikh Rahman won election in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 5 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sheikh Rahman
Sheikh Rahman (D)
 
100.0
 
34,429

Total votes: 34,429
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 5

Sheikh Rahman defeated incumbent Curt Thompson in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 5 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sheikh Rahman
Sheikh Rahman
 
68.0
 
4,010
Image of Curt Thompson
Curt Thompson
 
32.0
 
1,888

Total votes: 5,898
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2014

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Georgia State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014, with a runoff election taking place where necessary on July 22, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Sheikh M. "Chad" Rahman was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent T. Ross Tolleson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Tolleson defeated Rahman in the general election.[2][3][4]

Georgia State Senate, District 20 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngT. Ross Tolleson Incumbent 70.2% 32,726
     Democratic Sheikh Rahman 29.8% 13,902
Total Votes 46,628

2012

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2012

Rahman ran in the 2012 election for Georgia House of Representatives District 150. Rahman ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on July 31, 2012. Rahman was defeated in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 150, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Hatchett Incumbent 67.3% 13,803
     Democratic Sheikh Rahman 32.7% 6,699
Total Votes 20,502

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Sheikh Rahman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Sheikh Rahman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.


Campaign finance summary


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Sheikh Rahman campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Georgia State Senate District 5Won general$25,575 $21,059
2022Georgia State Senate District 5Won general$47,085 $0
2020Georgia State Senate District 5Won general$24,845 N/A**
2018Georgia State Senate District 5Won general$29,200 N/A**
Grand total$126,705 $21,059
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2021


2020


2019






Noteworthy events

Decision to self-quarantine for coronavirus on March 19, 2020

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Rahman, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen.Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[6]

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Preceded by
Curt Thompson (D)
Georgia State Senate District 5
2019-Present
Succeeded by
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