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Press Release
NOVEMber 2025
two statewide seats for Public Service Commission with Peter Hubbard and Alicia Johnson.
We won two statewide seats for Public Service Commission with Peter Hubbard and Alicia Johnson.
This win is a clear reflection of our house district. Families are struggling under the weight of high cost of living. Working parents forced to make difficult choices between paying for electricity, prescriptions, or groceries. Yet, we are resilient, proud, and determined to make the future a better place for our families despite the hardships.
That's why our campaign knocked on doors, sent mail, did media interviews, and engaged over 10,000 people for the Public Service Commission. Our investment delivered immediate results and shows we stand for working families in Gwinnett and Georgia.
Thank you to every volunteer and organizing group for getting this WIN for Georgians!
Every voter we reach matters, your vote matters, we matter, you matter.
Last night, voters sent an undeniable message: we are tired of seeing their bills go up while corporate profits soar. We are demanding relief and accountability.
By electing Peter and Alicia, Georgians have chosen true advocates who will finally put consumers first. I am ready to partner with them in the State House to fight for the economic relief our families so desperately need and deserve.
Defending work families is the path forward. Next year our future is on the ballot.
All Democratic wins are wins for our neighbors.
We have got more work to do in 2026 for democracy.
The Fight for America starts in Georgia with Bold Leadership for Working Families!
In the fight,
Brenda
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Press Release
October 2025
Urge Governor Kemp to use state funds to cover SNAP through the shutdown
Let’s cut through the noise. While Governor Kemp and GOP leaders sit on a $14.6 billion state surplus, over 600,000 Georgia children are days away from losing their food assistance. Not because there’s no money—but because there’s no will.
That’s not governance. That’s negligence dressed up as politics.
Republican leaders keep blaming Washington while families here in Gwinnett choose between rent and groceries. You want to talk about “family values”? Then act like it. Use state funds to cover SNAP through the shutdown. The federal government will reimburse every dollar—but a hungry child doesn’t get a refund on lost dignity.
I’ve spent my life fighting for working families—not photo ops. If you won’t lead, step aside. Georgia’s children can’t wait for your courage to catch up with their need.
Feed them. Now.
Press Release
AUGUST 2025
Statement on the Famine and Genocide in Gaza
by former State Representative Brenda Lopez Romero
The urgent call is for unconditional humanitarian access, permanent ceasefire, international accountability, and respect for international law obligations. It is necessary to have safe corridors and diplomatic intervention—principles rooted in international law and shared moral obligation.
As a fellow of the Truman National Security Project and a legal professional deeply engaged in issues of justice and foreign policy, I bring both expertise and urgency to this statement. It is clear: while condemning the October 2023 attacks by Hamas, collective punishment of civilians in Gaza is against international law and moral obligation, the blockade of food, water, fuel, and electricity is both inhumane and unlawful.
This conflict cannot be reduced to a binary. Both antisemitism and anti-Palestinian hate must be condemned. But what is unfolding in Gaza is no longer just a tragedy—it is a government-made catastrophe.
I have close friends across multi-cultures and multi-faiths that are affected personally. We have broken bread for Eid and Shabbat together. I have spent the last 20 years working to make our country more equitable, safe, and humanist. But those values must be shared across all nations. This may sound utopian, and it may be, but we must strive for a more perfect humanity, much like we seek a more perfect union, in order to possibly reach those ideals.
While historical scale and methods differ dramatically, there is international consensus that the unfolding famine in Gaza—and the use of starvation and deprivation—should be understood through the legal and moral frameworks developed in response to genocide.
Famine Conditions and Weaponized Starvation are Affecting Palestinians-
At least 79 hunger deaths were recorded in a single week.
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UN backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) confirms a worst-case famine scenario is unfolding today in Gaza with
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91% of the population facing crisis-level food insecurity and 345,000 people are in the most extreme IPC Phase 5 including children
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Mortality toll exceeds 60,000 since the October 2023
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Nearly 90% of Gaza’s population is displaced
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Only 69 to 220 aid trucks daily enter Gaza, far short of the UN‑recommended 500–600 trucks
Israeli groups, B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights–Israel, have for the first time, accused their government of committing genocide in Gaza, citing deliberate infrastructure destruction, denial of humanitarian assistance, and civilian targeting.
Understanding of the inhumanity of government action and policy is NEVER a condemnation of its people, and in this specific conflict, the Jewish people or Judaism. We must not demonize or dehumanize one another as a people or a person of a nation.
The Holocaust’s legacy teaches that once indiscriminate mass suffering is minimized or justified as warfare, the global community becomes complicit. Today, many aid workers, survivors, and rights organizations warn that Gaza is experiencing a parallel failure of humanity towards a captive population.
From the Holocaust to Rwanda, from Bosnia to Darfur, lack of understanding in the face of systematic violence has always been a moral failure.
We must stand with all civilians, Palestinian and Israeli, who want to live free from fear and war, under international law, and in human dignity.
We must say ‘Never Again,’
Brenda Lopez Romero
B.A. with a concentration in International Affairs,
J.D. with speciality certificate in National Security and Counterterrorism,
Fellow of the Truman National Security Project,
Member of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition.See time.com (live update July 29, 2025) “‘Worst-Case Famine Scenario’ Is Unfolding in Gaza, According to U.N.-Backed Report.”
See theguardian.com (live update July 29, 2025) “Palestinians in Gaza are 'enduring a humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions', UN secretary general says.”
See apnews.com (live July 30, 2025). “Dozens killed while seeking food in Gaza as US envoy heads to Israel.”See aljazeera.com (May 30, 2025) “UN says famine stalks all in Gaza; Israel shoots, wounds aid seekers.”
See oxfam.org (July 18, 2024) “Water War Crimes: How Israel has weaponised water in its military campaign in Gaza.”
See washingtonpost.com (July 28, 2025) “Rights groups are first in Israel to accuse government of genocide.“
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Press Release
JULY 2025
Former State Representative Brenda López Romero Visits Detained Journalist Mario Guevara, Condemns ICE Abuses and Due Process Violations
Atlanta, GA — Former Georgia State Representative Brenda Lopez Romero visited longtime friend and respected journalist Mario Guevara, who is currently being held in immigration detention under deeply distributing circumstances after an arrest while reporting on a protest in Georgia. Guevara is a prominent voice in Georgia journalism and a fixture in the Latino community.
“This issue is deeply personal to me,” said López Romero. “As someone who was once undocumented, I understand the fear and uncertainty Mario and his family are facing. I also know the resilience it takes to live, work, and contribute in a country that doesn’t always extend justice to all its residents.”
Brenda López Romero, the first Latina elected to the Georgia General Assembly, represented the district where Guevara’s family lives.
“I’ve known Mario and his family since my college years,” said Lopez Romero. “His mother and loved ones were my constituents when I served in the legislature, and I’ve always known them to be a hardworking, community-minded family. It’s heartbreaking to see a mother suffering while her son — a journalist who has dedicated his career to informing the public — is locked away.”
Despite the conditions of his detention, Guevara remains remarkably hopeful. But the broader implications of his case are chilling and are part of a disturbing pattern of due process violations by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). These tactics are incompatible with the values of a democratic society and stand in direct opposition to the protections guaranteed under the Constitution.
“This is bigger than one person,” Lopez Romero continued. “When journalists are detained without cause, when people are taken by masked agents without a court order, we are witnessing the erosion of democratic institutions. This isn’t just an immigration issue — it’s a rule of law issue. And it should concern every American, regardless of political affiliation, or heritage. Without accountability — we are all at risk. Today it’s Mario. Tomorrow it could be anyone.”
Guevara’s case highlights the urgent need for reform and oversight within immigration enforcement agencies. It also underscores why civic engagement and elections matter.
“If we want to put an end to these abuses — if we want an immigration system rooted in justice, not fear — then we have to vote like it,” Lopez Romero emphasized. “We need elected leaders who will protect due process, enforce constitutional limits, and restore accountability to agencies like ICE.”