# Ruwa Romman

Ruwa Romman is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 97.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia House, district 97
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d291834f-70cd-48b5-b7db-b05d23d74a4c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d291834f-70cd-48b5-b7db-b05d23d74a4c (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

6.6% of Romman’s statements contain a personal attack, 2.6 times the State House Democrat average of 2.5%.

## What Romman says (GA 2025–26 session)

2,937 classified statements: 2,937 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Romman | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.6% | 2.5% | 98 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 8.6% | 10.4% | 352 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 24.8% | 39.2% | 591 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.4% | 2.9% | 467 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 3.2% | 14.4% | 615 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 1.0% | 209 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 37% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 15% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State House Democrats 11%); Labor and Employment 7.5% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Immigration 7.3% (State House Democrats 4.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.86 (standard error 0.02), from 1,247 donors and 510 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 19% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 89% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 99.7% (97.2%). 64 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/
- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · PASSAGE · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/
- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/
- 2026-06-22 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 61 Twiggs County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB61/
- 2026-06-22 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/
- 2026-06-22 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/
- 2026-06-20 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/
- 2026-06-20 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 61 Twiggs County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB61/
- 2026-04-03 · voted yea · House Vote #880 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 1409 Domestic relations; revise mandated reporting of child abuse · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1409/

## Legislation (GA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 57 bills: 33 reached committee, 32 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 0. 56.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 140 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 2022: Ndewa, Blaise Aristide; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2022/
- HR 2062: Jeffries, Ayisha; honoring the life and memory; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2062/
- HR 1991: Duggal, Om; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1991/
- HR 1990: Vargas, Roberto; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1990/
- HR 1882: Observance of Diwali; cultural, spiritual, and community significance; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1882/
- HR 1796: State departments and agencies responsible for the management of public funds; review and divest from investments in Israeli bonds; urge (introduced, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1796/
- HR 1697: City of Lawrenceville; 205th anniversary; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1697/
- HR 1698: McClain, Honorable Dewey; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1698/
- HR 1635: Shia Ismaili Muslim Community; commemorating the month of Ramadan and Navroz; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1635/
- HR 1626: Young Democrats of Georgia Day at the state capitol; March 9, 2026; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1626/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $201.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 63% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/ruwaromman/status/2114480289472753711
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/ruwaromman/status/2113815097282023903
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/ruwaromman/status/2113817735402786950
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ruwaromman/status/2114048393014329503
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/ruwaromman/status/2114071661309780210
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/ruwaromman/status/2114096805969535325
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/ruwaromman/status/2114098451852009771
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ruwaromman/status/2114098464208392297
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/ruwaromman/status/2113423546642743547
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/ruwaromman/status/2113436903768781283

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/5039?session=1033
- Campaign site: https://www.ruwa4georgia.com/
- X: https://x.com/ruwaromman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ruwa4Georgia/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruwa4georgia/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruwa-romman-2474b651

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d291834f-70cd-48b5-b7db-b05d23d74a4c