Jaha Howard wins Georgia State Senate District 35 runoff election

Former Cobb County School Board member Jaha V Howard defeated retired state Rep Roger Bruce in the Georgia State Senate District runoff referendum on Dec According to unofficial results from the Georgia Secretary of State s office Howard received percent votes to Bruce s percent votes The two Democrats were vying to replace former state Sen Jason Esteves for the district which covers portions of Cobb and Fulton counties Esteves resigned from the state Senate in September to focus on his campaign for governor Howard a dentist and Smyrna resident centered his campaign around supporting small businesses eliminating obstacles to soundness care access and reducing resource costs Previously Howard unsuccessfully ran for state school superintendent and a seat on the Cobb County commission He also ran for state Senate in but came under fire after sexist and homophobic comments he posted on Facebook between and were unearthed according to Georgia Recorder He later apologized for the comments and eventually lost that race to attorney Jen Jordan In this year s race he received an endorsement from state Sen RaShaun Kemp one of the two openly gay lawmakers in the chamber The post Jaha Howard wins Georgia State Senate District runoff referendum appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta