Saira Draper
Democratic nominee · state representative, House District 90Saira Draper, a civil- and voting-rights attorney from Candler Park, has represented House District 90 since 2023 and is chief deputy whip of the House Democratic Caucus. Before her election she co-founded Power the Vote, directed voter protection for the Democratic Party of Georgia and Joe Biden's 2020 Georgia campaign, and was a staff attorney at the Southern Poverty Law Center. Endorsed by Parent, she won the May Democratic primary over Nadine Thomas with 59%.
Previously held
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 90 (2023–present)
Top contributors
$231,331 raised (including $3,297 in-kind) plus $4,031 in loans; a contested primary consumed $187,495, leaving $45,036. Her largest donors are individuals, a Stockbridge gaming company, a Marietta law firm and the electrical workers' union.
- $6,600.00Phil Walsh (Portland, OR)
- $4,898.00David Worley (Peachtree City, GA)
- $3,300.00Peggy Sweitzer (Atlanta, GA)
- $3,300.00RSK Company (Atlanta, GA)
- $3,300.00Barnes Law Group, LLC (Marietta, GA)
- $3,300.00United Gaming LLC (Stockbridge, GA)
- $3,000.00Jeffrey Ellman (Atlanta, GA)
- $3,000.00International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (Washington, DC)
- $2,950.00Jeanney Kutner (Atlanta, GA)
$231,331 raised · $45,036 cash on hand — as of Sep 14, 2026 (GA Ethics latest filing).
Source: Georgia Ethics Commission (PeachFile) — cycle-to-date, Sept. 14, 2026 · Decaturish — Candidate Q&A with Saira Draper for Senate District 44 (April 15, 2026) · Georgia Asian Times — Georgia primary results shape November matchups (May 20, 2026) · GA Files fact sheet — Saira Draper · Wikipedia — 2026 Georgia State Senate election (2024 presidential margins by district)Where they stand
We reviewed her candidate questionnaire and legislative record as of September 2026 and found no stated position on this.
Source: Decaturish — Candidate Q&A with Saira Draper for Senate District 44 (April 15, 2026) · GA Files fact sheet — Saira DraperSupports Medicaid expansion to cover about 500,000 Georgians, citing the state's high maternal mortality: “hundreds of thousands of Georgians lack critical health care coverage.”
Source: Decaturish — Candidate Q&A with Saira Draper for Senate District 44 (April 15, 2026)We reviewed her candidate questionnaire and legislative record as of September 2026 and found no stated position on this.
Source: Decaturish — Candidate Q&A with Saira Draper for Senate District 44 (April 15, 2026) · GA Files fact sheet — Saira DraperSupports “legislation that would cap the number of single-family homes private equity firms can control,” and voted for HB 689's homelessness prevention and rental assistance program.
Source: Decaturish — Candidate Q&A with Saira Draper for Senate District 44 (April 15, 2026)We reviewed her candidate questionnaire and legislative record as of September 2026 and found no stated position on this.
Source: Decaturish — Candidate Q&A with Saira Draper for Senate District 44 (April 15, 2026) · GA Files fact sheet — Saira DraperWe reviewed her candidate questionnaire and legislative record as of September 2026 and found no stated position on this.
Source: Decaturish — Candidate Q&A with Saira Draper for Senate District 44 (April 15, 2026) · GA Files fact sheet — Saira DraperWe reviewed her candidate questionnaire and legislative record as of September 2026 and found no stated position on this.
Source: Decaturish — Candidate Q&A with Saira Draper for Senate District 44 (April 15, 2026) · GA Files fact sheet — Saira DraperWe reviewed her candidate questionnaire and legislative record as of September 2026 and found no stated position on this.
Source: Decaturish — Candidate Q&A with Saira Draper for Senate District 44 (April 15, 2026) · GA Files fact sheet — Saira DraperWe reviewed her candidate questionnaire and legislative record as of September 2026 and found no stated position on this.
Source: Decaturish — Candidate Q&A with Saira Draper for Senate District 44 (April 15, 2026) · GA Files fact sheet — Saira DraperWe reviewed her candidate questionnaire and legislative record as of September 2026 and found no stated position on this. Her core issue is voting rights, which she calls “the foundation to all other issues.” She co-sponsors HB 1191 to repeal the “dark money Leadership Committees” that “circumvent campaign contribution limits.”
Source: Decaturish — Candidate Q&A with Saira Draper for Senate District 44 (April 15, 2026)We reviewed her candidate questionnaire and legislative record as of September 2026 and found no stated position on this.
Source: Decaturish — Candidate Q&A with Saira Draper for Senate District 44 (April 15, 2026) · GA Files fact sheet — Saira DraperSupports “responsible oversight of data centers” and voted for HB 1063, barring utilities from “passing on the costs of data center construction” to residential customers.
Source: Decaturish — Candidate Q&A with Saira Draper for Senate District 44 (April 15, 2026)Accountability File
None documented.
