In 2024, Ashwin Ramaswami ran for Georgia State Senate in District 48. This is an archived version of Ashwin's campaign website for historical purposes. To keep up with Ashwin's current work, please visit ashwin.run.
November 7, 2024
I want to personally thank you for your support in my campaign for State Senate.
Though this district was drawn to keep me out — it was won by 14 points (57-43) in 2022 — we closed that gap to just 7 points (53-47) this year, running at just about the level of the Presidential ticket in our district. Given the national environment, we ran the best campaign we could — and I am so proud of the progress we have made together.
This campaign has upended expectations of what young people are capable of. We have mobilized people from across our community, from educators, students, business owners, and working class people, to support and believe in the next generation. We smashed records with nearly $1M raised and over 10,000 unique contributions to power our campaign. We have opened the door to more people like me, with unconventional backgrounds, to enter and succeed in politics. We have shown that young people are not a liability, but an asset. And that one is truly never too young to do the right thing.
This race may be over, but it is only the start. I'm committed to fighting for our communities and working to serve all of you. It's time to work with the public servants we have elected to address the issues that matter, and hold them accountable. And it's time to encourage more young people across the nation to step up and serve their communities. Our future depends on it.
Remember: the most valuable asset in politics is time.
Onwards and upwards,
- May 27, 2024: "The Indian American Gen Z candidate, who ran unopposed in the Democratic primary Tuesday, launched his campaign last year, telling USA TODAY in an interview that protecting the legitimacy of election results and a person's right to their vote is what inspired him to run in his home state of Georgia ... Ramaswami’s campaign has vastly outraised Still’s in the latest filing period between Feb. 1 and April 30, with Ramaswami raising $146,442 and Still raising only $6,400."
- May 17, 2024: "Ramaswami had a stint in consumer protection at the Georgia attorney general’s office and helped support open-source software security programs through a philanthropic tech venture fund run by Eric Schmidt, the former Google CEO. A software engineer, Ramaswami even maintained an open-source JavaScript library in his free time ... “The hackers in cybersecurity are really important,” said Ramaswami. “But it's all for nothing if you have politicians who just come in and try to overturn the election results.”"
- April 19, 2024: "Still is a first-term Republican lawmaker from Johns Creek who is currently under indictment ... Still is being challenged by Ashwin Ramaswami, a 24-year-old Democrat and law student from Johns Creek who worked in election security during the same 2020 election that Still is still dealing with."
- March 23, 2024: "Ashwin Ramaswami spent the last three years working for the federal government to protect elections from hackers. Now, he’s targeting what he says is a greater threat to democracy: his state senator."
- March 13, 2024: "March for Our Lives co-founder David Hogg joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell along with two candidates that his organization, Leaders We Deserve, has endorsed for state legislative office...Ashwin Ramaswami is a candidate for State Senate in Georgia's 48th District."
- March 12, 2024: "On November 17, 2020, Donald Trump fired my boss for stating the truth: that the American people should have confidence in the security and integrity of the 2020 elections, the most secure in American history...Election deniers and partisan extremists are no match for policy nerds and tech geeks, and most importantly, young people of integrity who know how to get things done."
- February 19, 2024: "Ashwin Ramaswami has become the first Indian-American from Gen Z to run for a State or federal legislature in the U.S., indicative of a new breed of young politicians emerging from the community."
- January 9, 2024: "If elected, Ramaswami will be the first member of the Indian American and Hindu-American communities and the first Gen Z State Senator in the Georgia state legislature. In his exclusive with NRI Pulse, Ramaswami spoke about his motivation to run, his priorities for the state, the importance of representation, his stance on gun control, reproductive rights, and much more."
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December 19, 2023: "I decided to run because I wanted to make sure that others would have the same opportunities as I had...The federal government can only do so much, we have to play our part in terms of what we're willing to support."- June 6, 2024: "Seva, the Hindu concept of service, helped inspire him to run for office, and he thinks faith has much to add to politics, which he thinks of as a way to change hearts and minds. Religion should not be overlooked as a means to achieve that, he said, pointing to Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi as role models. "
- June 19, 2024: "Ramaswami has now used his skills to code an interface — similar to a Microsoft Excel sheet — where he can compile his own data to keep track of donations and make sure he’s in compliance with state regulations on campaign finance."
- July 24, 2024: "Fast Company’s new cover story focuses on a growing cohort: the young Americans taking a career gamble on politics. These bold individuals—including Nate Douglas, Allie Phillips, Ashwin Ramaswami, and Anna Thomas—are smart, politically engaged, and restless for change. They are following their convictions despite the risks to their bank accounts and personal safety. And they’ve got help. "
Press Kit
What Voters Need to Know
Voters, especially women, middle partisans on both sides, young, and voters from minority communities need to read in the mail that Shawn Still supports Georgia's abortion ban, opposes all common sense gun safety laws, and has been indicted on 7 felony counts as a leader in the Fake Elector scheme in Georgia to steal their votes.
Summary
Ashwin Ramaswami is a small business owner who was born and raised in Johns Creek and is ready to get to work for the people of Georgia. He wants to work across partisan lines to restore and protect women's reproductive freedom, pass common sense gun safety laws, and ensure our elections are free and fair.
Shawn Still supports Georgia's abortion ban and has pledged that he would vote to make abortion completely illegal and put fertility treatments, like IVF, at risk. He was even endorsed by a group that wants to make abortion illegal, even in cases of rape or incest.
Instead of getting guns off the streets and protecting Georgians who have been victims of gun violence, Shawn Still has promised to oppose any common sense, bipartisan gun safety laws and is making it even easier for criminals to get their hands on illegal guns.
Shawn Still was indicted as part of the election interference chaos during the counting of votes in Fulton County after the 2020 election. He is facing 7 felony charges for forging illegal documents as a fake elector and trying to overturn elections in Georgia. He even sued Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to overturn the election results. Because of his felony indictment, Governor Brian Kemp launched an investigation into Still.
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