Sahar Akbarzai

Nov 7, 2024 | 285south.com | Sahar Akbarzai |Sam Worley

This story was published with support from the election reporting fellowship at The Pivot Fund, a venture philanthropy organization empowering independent BIPOC-led community news. When he was elected to the Georgia State Senate in 2018, representing parts of Gwinnett County, Sheikh Rahman became the first immigrant and the first Asian American to serve in that body—as well as Georgia’s first Muslim lawmaker in either chamber.

Nov 6, 2024 | couriernews.org | Sahar Akbarzai

By Sahar AkbarzaiRepublican incumbent Don Kelly beat Democratic challenger Anthony Johnson in the District Attorney race for the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit in Georgia.  Kelly took a total of 51.77 percent of the vote, 58,047 votes, compared to Johnson who received 48.23 percent of the vote, 54 069 votes, according to election results from the Georgia Secretary of State website. Courier Eco Latino reached out to Kelly for comment following his victory.

Nov 6, 2024 | couriernews.org | Sahar Akbarzai

By Sahar AkbarzaiDemocratic challenger, Shevon Thomas won the Solicitor General race in Muscogee County in Georgia against Republican incumbent Suzanne Goddard. Goddard was Solicitor General for the last 10 years in the county. Thomas, a private attorney, established his own law firm in 2006 and represented criminal defense and personal injury services to the Columbus, Georgia area, according to his law firm’s website, Shevon Sutcliffe Thomas & Associates.

Nov 5, 2024 | couriernews.org | Sahar Akbarzai

By Sahar AkbarzaiIncumbent Democratic candidate Sanford Bishop Jr. has won his congressional district race in Georgia, beating Republican challenger Wayne Johnson. Bishop received 56.27 percent of the vote, 175,057 votes, and Johnson received 43.73 percent of the votes, 136,019 votes, according to election results on the website for the Georgia Secretary of State.

Nov 4, 2024 | 285south.com | Sahar Akbarzai |Sahar Akbarzai Sahar

This story was published with support from the election reporting fellowship at The Pivot Fund, a venture philanthropy organization empowering independent BIPOC-led community news. Brian Ramirez grew up in a family without a car in Gwinnett County, an Atlanta suburb where it can be exceedingly hard to get around without one. Speaking at a forum sponsored by the Asian American Advocacy Fund, he told the gathering about the difficulties his family had faced.