Saira Draper
{{Short description|American politician from Georgia}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Saira Draper
| office = Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 90th district
| term_start = January 9, 2023
| term_end =
| preceded = Angela Moore (redistricting)
| succeeded =
| party = Democratic
| alma_mater = Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgetown University
| spouse =
| children =
| birth_place =
| residence = Atlanta, Georgia
}}
Saira Draper is an American politician from the Georgia Democratic Party who serves as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing District 90.{{Cite web |title=Saira Draper |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Saira_Draper |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
Education
Draper attended North Springs High School in Sandy Springs, Georgia. She is a 2006 graduate of Georgia Tech’s School of Public Policy.{{Cite web |title=Saira Draper {{!}} School of Public Policy |url=https://spp.gatech.edu/alumni/profiles/person/4a9db915-65e7-5dab-b5e0-765e1d3729cd |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=spp.gatech.edu |language=en}}
Career
Following the withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 United States presidential election, Draper endorsed the Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign.{{cite news |last1=Nobles |first1=Wilborn P. III |date=July 22, 2024 |title=Georgia politicians react to Biden's 2024 exit |url=https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2024/07/22/georgia-politicians-react-to-bidens-2024-exit |access-date=July 22, 2024 |work=Axios}}
In the 2024 Georgia House of Representatives election, she was a candidate against fellow Democratic incumbent Becky Evans for the newly drawn District 90.{{Cite web |last=Sieder |first=Jill Jordan |date=2024-04-18 |title=Democratic incumbents vie for redrawn House district seat |url=https://stateaffairs.com/georgia/elections/saira-draper-becky-evans-district-90/ |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=State Affairs |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Draper is of Pakistani and Spanish descent.{{Cite web |title=Meet Saira |url=https://www.sairadraper.com/saira |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=Saira Draper |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/5038?session=1031 Official page] at the Georgia General Assembly
- [https://www.sairadraper.com/ Campaign website]
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Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:Democratic Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives
Category:Women state legislators in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Asian-American state legislators in Georgia
Category:American politicians of Pakistani descent
Category:American people of Spanish descent
Category:Georgetown University alumni
Category:21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly
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