Biography
Farooq Mughal is the Democratic candidate for Georgia House of Representatives District 105 in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1] He represented District 105 from January 2023 to January 2025 and lost re-election in 2024 by 80 votes.[1]
Mughal lived in Dacula, Georgia, as of the 2023-2024 legislative session, and earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and sociology from Mercer University in 2000, according to Ballotpedia.[1] His career experience includes work as principal and managing partner and a general civil mediator with MSGlobal Partners, and he served as president of the FBI Atlanta Citizens Academy Alumni Association and chair of the Gwinnett County Community Outreach Advisory Board.[1]
Mughal won the 2022 general election for District 105, defeating Republican Sandy Donatucci, 51.7 percent to 48.3 percent, and took office on January 9, 2023.[1] In the 2023-2024 session he was assigned to the Judiciary Non-Civil, Special Rules, and State Planning and Community Affairs committees.[1] Donatucci defeated him in the 2024 general election, 15,142 votes to 15,062, and Mughal left office on January 13, 2025.[1] He advanced from the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary.[1]
- 1.Farooq Mughal - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Georgia House District 105
Farooq Mughal is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Georgia House District 105 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
