Zahra S Karinshak

Zahra Karinshak (Democratic Party) was a member of the Georgia State Senate, representing District 48. She assumed office on January 14, 2019. She left office on January 10, 2021. Karinshak (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 7th Congressional District. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 9, 2020. Karinshak graduated with a B.S. from the United States Air Force Academy and served in the Air Force as an intelligence officer during the Gulf War. She received a J.D. from Emory University School of Law. Karinshak was a legal advisor to former Gov. Roy E. Barnes and an assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. As of her 2020 campaign, Karinshak was a litigation partner at Krevolin & Horst, LLC