Caitlyn Gegen

Caitlyn Gegen grew up with two public school teachers as parents and a sister who became a labor and delivery nurse.¹ She remembers school shooting drills and says Georgia's HOPE scholarship eased the financial pressure of college, experiences she connects to her positions on gun safety and tuition.¹

Gegen earned a bachelor's in international relations and a master's in public administration at the University of Georgia, followed by a master's in gender, peace and security at the London School of Economics.² Her employment record includes work as a member support officer for London's Camden borough and, since 2025, as a Starbucks barista.² Her earlier jobs included program management for Bluebird PAC and The 2030 Project.²

In her account of local government work, she describes helping residents with housing and energy concerns.¹ Her organizing experience includes supporting abortion rights demonstrations and training that helped residents contact elected officials about criminal justice reform.¹

The Democrat is challenging Republican incumbent Andrew Clyde in Georgia's 9th District.³ Gegen supports universal healthcare, higher wages, action against monopolies and investment in renewable energy.² She also proposes abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement while increasing immigration court funding, making the structure of immigration enforcement a distinct part of her platform.¹