Laura Murvartian, a Democrat, is running for Georgia State Senate District 48 against Republican Shawn Still.

Murvartian has outlined positions on healthcare, gun safety, voting access and education on her campaign priorities page.

Candidate information

Party: Democratic

Office sought: Georgia State Senate, District 48

Election date: Nov. 3, 2026

Education: Bachelor's degree in political science and government from Hamline University. Master's degree in public policy, international economics from the University of Michigan, according to BallotReady profile data.

Experience and public service

Murvartian's professional background spans finance, telecommunications and business development, according to BallotReady profile data.

She worked as a senior analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City from 1993 to 1995. She then served as a senior financial analyst at MCI Telecommunications Corporation from 1996 to 1998 and as a financial manager at Bellsouth Telecommunication Inc. from 1998 to 1999.

Murvartian held a director role in telecommunications and financial analysis at Turner from 1999 to 2005. She later worked as Georgia area developer and director of wine sales and purchasing at WineStyles from 2005 to 2013.

She served as director of strategic sourcing in IT at BCD Travel from 2013 to 2014 and as senior director and negotiator for business development and client sales at Equifax from 2015 to 2018. She was principal at LM Creative Talent from 2019 to 2023.

She founded Arte GA in 2023.

She serves as its executive director, according to BallotReady profile data.

On the issues

Murvartian has outlined positions on several policy areas through BallotReady, a nonpartisan voter-information platform.

Healthcare: Murvartian said she supports expanding Medicaid, bringing down healthcare costs and increasing mental health services. She said veterans deserve consistent, quality healthcare and that all Georgians should have reliable access to care.

Gun safety: Murvartian said she supports universal background checks, red flag laws and safe storage requirements. She said she would work to remove what she called "battlefield weapons" from streets.

Voting access: Murvartian said she would work to remove barriers to the ballot box and ensure all Georgia citizens can exercise their constitutional right to vote.

Education: Murvartian said access to quality early education can put children on a path to success, with positive impacts for children, families and all Georgians.

Reproductive rights: Murvartian said she would fight to restore reproductive freedom for women in Georgia.

Sources: Public campaign materials, published candidate profiles and the public records linked above. Policy statements are attributed to the candidate; funding or implementation details are included where available.

The Johns Creek Bulletin did not receive a direct questionnaire response from the candidate and does not endorse candidates.