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Zulma Lopez
Zulma Lopez (Democratic Party) was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 86. She assumed office on January 11, 2021. She left office on January 9, 2023.
Lopez (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 86. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Zulma Lopez's career experience includes working as an attorney and owning a law office.[1]
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2021-2022
Lopez was assigned to the following committees:
- House Economic Development and Tourism Committee
- Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee
- House Science and Technology Committee (decommissioned)
Sponsored legislation
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
2022
Zulma Lopez did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 86
Zulma Lopez won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 86 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Zulma Lopez (D) | 100.0 | 23,209 |
| Total votes: 23,209 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Georgia House of Representatives District 86
Zulma Lopez defeated incumbent Michele Henson in the Democratic primary runoff for Georgia House of Representatives District 86 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Zulma Lopez | 54.9 | 3,082 |
 | Michele Henson | 45.1 | 2,534 | |
| Total votes: 5,616 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 86
Incumbent Michele Henson and Zulma Lopez advanced to a runoff. They defeated LaDena Bolton and Joscelyn O'Neil in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 86 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michele Henson | 41.2 | 4,642 |
| ✔ | | Zulma Lopez | 29.8 | 3,355 |
 | LaDena Bolton | 18.7 | 2,105 | |
 | Joscelyn O'Neil | 10.4 | 1,171 | |
| Total votes: 11,273 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Scorecards
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2022
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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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Candidate Georgia House of Representatives District 86 |
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Michele Henson (D) |
Georgia House of Representatives District 86 2021-2023 |
Succeeded by Imani Barnes (D) |
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