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Esther Panitch

Esther Panitch

Democratic · Georgia · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Georgia House District 51, Georgia

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Co-sponsored the Protect the Dream Act (HB 305) to restrict large investment firms from acquiring single-family homes
  • Supports expanding Medicaid and supported the Reproductive Freedom Act
Biography

Esther Panitch is the Democratic state representative for Georgia House District 51 running for re-election, per her campaign site. A domestic violence advocate and public defender with 30 years practicing law, she co-sponsored HB 30, legislation defining antisemitism in Georgia law, and serves on the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust, per her campaign site.

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Georgia House District 51Georgia · 2026Fulton County sample ballot

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