Sheikh Rahman is from Bangladesh. He is a Muslim.

A Muslim from Bangladesh will join the Georgia Senate in January

Sheikh Rahman is from Bangladesh. He is Muslim. 

Sheikh previously worked as a dishwasher.

Senator Sheikh Rahman Sworn in to the Georgia Senate

Sheikh is currently a Georgia state senator representing District 5.

Supports increasing the minimum wage from $5.15 to $10.00 an hour.

Supports creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and protecting programs like Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

- Supports increasing the minimum wage from $5.15 to $10.00 an hour.
- Supports creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and protecting programs like Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

Economy

Energy & the Environment

Supports enacting a Medicare for all single-payer healthcare system.

Supports lowering the price for prescription drugs.

- Supports enacting a Medicare for all single-payer healthcare system.
- Supports lowering the price for prescription drugs.

Healthcare

Believes in expanding voter turnout, advocating for automatic voter registration, extending voting hours, and ensuring that votes in the state of Georgia are verified.

- Believes in expanding voter turnout, advocating for automatic voter registration, extending voting hours, and ensuring that votes in the state of Georgia are verified.

Voting & Elections

As of March 11, 2026, Sheikh Rahman’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Advocates for local school board control.

- Advocates for local school board control.

Education

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Sheikh Rahman

Supports public safety as a guiding principle in his role as a state senator.

Georgia State Senate District 5 - Ballotpedia

Sheikh Rahman is from Lawrenceville, Georgia. He has a bachelor's degree in economics and global studies from the University of Georgia. He lives with his spouse, Sham’e Afrose, in Lawrenceville.

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Sheikh Rahman is currently the State Senator representing District 5.

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