Sheikh Rahman

Democratic Party

Georgia State Senate District 5

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

7

Predecessor:Curt Thompson (D)

Compensation

Base salary

$25,315.32/year

Per diem

$247/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

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

Rahman (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to theGeorgia State Senate to representDistrict 5. He won in the general election onNovember 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

2025-2026

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

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

IncumbentSheikh Rahman defeatedLisa 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

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,893
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 5

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sheikh Rahman	100.0	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

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,448
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Endorsements

2022

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 5

IncumbentSheikh 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

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,340
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 5

IncumbentSheikh Rahman defeatedMichel Powell in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 5 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sheikh Rahman	100.0	5,071
	Submit photo	Michel Powell	0.0	0

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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

IncumbentSheikh 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

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,991
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 5

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sheikh Rahman	100.0	14,904

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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 incumbentCurt 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

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 5,898
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2014

See also:Georgia State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for theGeorgia 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 onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature 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 incumbentT. 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	T. Ross TollesonIncumbent	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 the2012 election forGeorgia 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	Matt HatchettIncumbent	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

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2020

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2019

Noteworthy events

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

See also:Political incumbents, candidates, and government officials diagnosed with COVID-19 or quarantined due to the coronavirus pandemic, 2020

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

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