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Sheikh Rahman
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:
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee
- Government Oversight Committee
- Natural Resources and the Environment Committee
- Urban Affairs Committee
2021-2022
Rahman was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee
- Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee
- Government Oversight Committee
- Special Judiciary Committee (decommissioned)
- Urban Affairs Committee, Secretary
2019-2020
Rahman was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee
- Government Oversight Committee
- Urban Affairs Committee
- State Institutions and Property Committee
Sponsored legislation
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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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Sheikh Rahman (D) | 67.6 | 32,382 |
 | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Sheikh Rahman | 68.0 | 4,010 |
 | 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]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  T. Ross Tolleson Incumbent |
70.2% | 32,726 | |
| Democratic | Sheikh Rahman | 29.8% | 13,902 | |
| Total Votes | 46,628 | |||
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]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Matt 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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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 28.
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2023
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In 2023, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 4.
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2021
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In 2021, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 26. The session was suspended from March 13 through June 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 14 through April 2.
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Noteworthy events
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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Vote Smart, "Sheikh Rahman's Biography," accessed October 15, 2019
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 28, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State Elections Division, "Candidate List," accessed May 29, 2012
- ↑ WGAU 98.7FM & AM1340, “Senator tests positive for coronavirus, Athens lawmakers self-quarantine,” March 19, 2020
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| Preceded by Curt Thompson (D) |
Georgia State Senate District 5 2019-Present |
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