{"id":36236,"date":"2024-02-29T07:00:56","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T01:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/?post_type=story&#038;p=36236"},"modified":"2024-12-23T15:59:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T10:29:17","slug":"gen-z-election-candidate-ashwin-ramaswami-running-for-georgia-state-senate","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/gen-z-election-candidate-ashwin-ramaswami-running-for-georgia-state-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Gen Z Election Candidate: Ashwin Ramaswami is the youngest, and first Indian American to run for Georgia State Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>(February 29, 2024) <\/strong>At the age of 24, Ashwin Ramaswami has already amassed an impressive array of accomplishments. As a leader who represents America\u2019s diversity well, Ashwin is the first Indian American in Georgia&#8217;s State Senate, the first Gen Z member, and the only State Senator with degrees in both computer science and law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A graduate of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Georgia Tech<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanford.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stanford University<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Georgetown University Law Center<\/a>, the youngster\u2019s career interests span <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">software engineering, election security, and research in technology law and policy, apart from politics.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36240\" style=\"width: 569px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36240\" class=\"wp-image-36240 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/card-3-1024x882.jpg\" alt=\"Indian American Politician | Ashwin Ramaswami | Global Indian \" width=\"559\" height=\"481\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 559px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 559\/481;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36240\" class=\"wp-image-36240 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/card-3-1024x882.jpg\" alt=\"Indian American Politician | Ashwin Ramaswami | Global Indian \" width=\"559\" height=\"481\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-36240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ashwin Ramaswami<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The young leader<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> announced his campaign for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.ga.gov\/senators\/en-US\/district.aspx?District=48&amp;District=48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GA State Senate District 48<\/a>. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senate District 48 consists of parts of North Fulton County, South Forsyth County, North Gwinnett County and parts of Johns Creek, Suwanee, Alpharetta, Cumming, Sugar Hill and Buford.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI have over seven years of experience working to build tech startups; have worked in the federal government on cybersecurity for three years, and currently run a consulting company around software architecture, technology law and policy,\u201d he shared. While announcing his campaign two months back, he mentioned, \u201cI am fighting to lower costs for all families, increase economic and business opportunity, expand healthcare access, and preserve, protect, and defend democratic institutions for everyday Georgians.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Infusing Gen Z enthusiasm for transformation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With great interest in volunteerism, Ashwin <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ramaswami<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has worked to make positive change by working in nonprofits, religious communities, technology startups, and law and policy in the past. Thanking people of his hometown Georgia who helped in his gaining of experiences in diverse fields, the political aspirant remarked, \u201cIt&#8217;s time for me to pay it forward and help advocate for the futures of young people \u2014 and everyone \u2014 in our community.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4><strong>We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make transformative investments in our communities. Did you know that the State of Georgia now has $10.7 billion in surplus cash? We should invest it wisely in our future.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Ashwin Ramaswami<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Gen Z contestant is articulate on social media and even interacts with the followers \u201cI am running in the <a href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratic Party<\/a>, against an incumbent who got indicted for trying to overturn the 2020 election results,\u201d he remarked, replying to one of the queries on social media. \u201cIt is important to have people with integrity in the public office and who serve the community first,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Interspersing technology with purpose<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2017, Ashwin tried his hand at entrepreneurship and entered the tech startup sector focussing on healthcare regulation. Since then, he has offered consultancy and engineering support to various technology startups, and people engaged in technology entrepreneurship and investment activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36243\" style=\"width: 507px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36243\" class=\"wp-image-36243 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-145557.jpg\" alt=\"Indian American Politician | Ashwin Ramaswami | Global Indian \" width=\"497\" height=\"529\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-145557.jpg 497w, https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-145557-480x511.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 497px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 497px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 497\/529;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36243\" class=\"wp-image-36243 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-145557.jpg\" alt=\"Indian American Politician | Ashwin Ramaswami | Global Indian \" width=\"497\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-145557.jpg 497w, https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-145557-480x511.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 497px, 100vw\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-36243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ashwin Ramaswami<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He has also worked in the firm, Schmidt Futures. During his time there, Ashwin spearheaded the creation of $6 million worth of philanthropic\u00a0 initiatives aimed at bolstering and raising awareness for open-source software communities, which serve as vital resources for small businesses. His research efforts had played a role in inspiring a bill in Congress: H.R.3286, securing Open Source Software Act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, Ashwin had been involved in advocacy within the free culture and open access movement, contributing his expertise to organisations such as the Wikimedia Foundation and the Linux Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Ensuring cybersecurity in elections<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2020, while working at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Ashwin had established a cybersecurity programme for state and local election officials, supporting election security efforts for both the 2020 and 2022 elections. As part of his job, he collaborated with various states across the country, including the office of the GA Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, to identify and address election security issues.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2023, he served as a fellow in the <a href=\"https:\/\/consumer.georgia.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Georgia Attorney General&#8217;s Consumer Protection Division<\/a>, contributing to efforts aimed at safeguarding Georgians&#8217; online and social media experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C2xQgYVuXr6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C2xQgYVuXr6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Ashwin Ramaswami (@ashwinforga)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><b>Connected to his roots<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ashwin was born and raised in Johns Creek, Georgia. \u201cI&#8217;m a second-generation immigrant, an Indian American, a twin brother, and an engineer,\u201d he writes on his website.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4><strong>I would be the first Hindu and Indian lawmaker in the state of Georgia and am committed to leading with inclusion and truth.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Ashwin Ramaswami<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his dedication towards the South Asian community, Ashwin had initiated teaching sessions at Chinmaya Mission, educating middle and high school students on Hindu philosophy and culture, which encompassed teachings from the Bhagavad Gita. Additionally, during his student days at Georgetown, he established the Dharmic Law Student Organisation to cater to Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh, and Jain students, and played a key role in raising $100,000 to establish an endowment fund.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36242\" style=\"width: 420px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36242\" class=\"wp-image-36242 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ashwin-Ramaswamy.jpg\" alt=\"Indian American Politician | Ashwin Ramaswami | Global Indian \" width=\"410\" height=\"577\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 410px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 410\/577;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36242\" class=\"wp-image-36242 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ashwin-Ramaswamy.jpg\" alt=\"Indian American Politician | Ashwin Ramaswami | Global Indian \" width=\"410\" height=\"577\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-36242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ashwin Ramaswamy at at the Hindu Temple of Atlanta on New Year&#8217;s Day<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><b>Deeply attached with Georgia\u2019s concerns<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While being connected to his roots, Ashwin is immensely attached to the place where he was born and raised, &#8220;I am from Johns Creek, GA and the only candidate who grew up in this district,\u201d he adds. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEveryone should make sure they have access to a quality education. We want to make sure people have access to jobs and the economy, entrepreneurship and also access to healthcare, reproductive rights and all these issues that matter to us. That&#8217;s why I&#8217;ve been running,\u201d the young leader has shared in his election campaigns.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36241\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36241\" class=\"wp-image-36241 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/417717350_18208930255287581_7225004433607204509_n-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Indian American Politician | Ashwin Ramaswami | Global Indian \" width=\"665\" height=\"444\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 665px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 665\/444;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36241\" class=\"wp-image-36241 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/417717350_18208930255287581_7225004433607204509_n-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Indian American Politician | Ashwin Ramaswami | Global Indian \" width=\"665\" height=\"444\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-36241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ashwin Ramaswami during is campaign -at Seven Oaks Clubhouse<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Follow, Ashwin Ramaswami on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ashwin-r\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> LinkedIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashwinforga\/status\/1736933772967153966\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/ashwinforga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ashwinforga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> and his <a href=\"https:\/\/ashwinforgeorgia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(February 29, 2024) At the age of 24, Ashwin Ramaswami has already amassed an impressive array of accomplishments. As a leader who represents America\u2019s diversity well, Ashwin is the first Indian American in Georgia&#8217;s State Senate, the first Gen Z member, and the only State Senator with degrees in both computer science and law. A graduate of Georgia Tech, Stanford University, and Georgetown University Law Center, the youngster\u2019s career interests span software engineering, election security, and research in technology law and policy, apart from politics. The young leader announced his campaign for GA State Senate District 48. Senate District 48 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":36239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","story-category":[215,2496],"story-tag":[4634,8550,8559,4481,8573,7131,8571,8567,8552,1200,1068,4444,8565,8564,8553,8554,8566,8551,8560,4116,8563,4436,4435,4438,4887,4483,4440,4442,4482,8562,8561,8558,8568,8574,139,8556,4520,8555,8569,445,8572,8570,4437,4439,8557],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Gen Z election candidate, Ashwin Ramaswami is Georgia&#039;s star<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Gen Z Election Candidate, Ashwin Ramaswami is the youngest, and first Indian American to run for Georgia State Senate.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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