Michelle Hsiao Au (Chinese: 欧晓瑜[1]) is an American anesthesiologist and politician from Georgia. Au has served in the Georgia House of Representatives as a Democratic member for District 50 since 2023.[2] Au previously represented the 48th District in the Georgia State Senate and was the first Asian American elected to that body.[3][4] In December 2021, Au announced that she would not be running for re-election in Senate district 48 but instead would run for election in Georgia state House district 50 due to the Republican controlled state legislature re-drawing her district.[5]
Michelle Au | |||||||
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.png) Au in 2021 | |||||||
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives for the 50th district | |||||||
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Angelika Kausche | ||||||
| Member of the Georgia State Senate from the 48th district | |||||||
| In office January 11, 2021 – January 9, 2023 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Zahra Karinshak | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Shawn Still | ||||||
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| Born | June 21, 1978 New York City, United States | ||||||
| Political party | Democratic | ||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||
| Residence | Duluth, Georgia | ||||||
| Education | Wellesley College (B.A.) Columbia University (M.D., M.P.H.) | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Chinese | 欧晓瑜 | ||||||
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In 2011, Au published her book This Won't Hurt a Bit (and Other White Lies),[6] which according to a review, "exposes the reality of medical education and the irony within the practice of medicine that physicians are human, but our patients want us to be more".[7]
Early life and education
editAu was born to Chinese-American immigrants, both physicians, in New York City. She graduated from Hunter College High School in 1995, from Wellesley College in 1999 with a B.A. in Psychobiology, M.D. in 2003 and a Master of Public Health in 2019 from Columbia University.[8][9]
Electoral history
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michelle Au | 16,238 | 77.64 | |
| Democratic | Josh Uddin | 4,677 | 22.36 | |
| Total votes | 20,915 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michelle Au | 49,184 | 56.18% | |
| Republican | Matt Reeves | 38,358 | 43.82% | |
| Total votes | 87,542 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michelle Au | 11,989 | 54 | |
| Republican | Narender Reddy | 10,198 | 46 | |
| Total votes | 22,187 | 100 | ||
Personal life
editAu lives in Duluth, Georgia, and has three children.[8]
References
edit- ^ Tavernise, Sabrina (March 18, 2021). "亚特兰大枪击案背后：美国亚裔的崛起和恐惧". The New York Times (in Chinese).
- ^ "Georgia General Assembly". www.legis.ga.gov.
- ^ "Georgia General Assembly". www.legis.ga.gov.
- ^ "First Asian-American State Senator In Georgia Speaks Out To Colleagues On Shooting". NPR. March 20, 2021.
- ^ "The Jolt: House Speaker David Ralston's outlook for 2022′s hottest topics". ajc. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- ^ Michelle Au (2011). This Won't Hurt a Bit (and Other White Lies). Seattle: Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-0-446-53824-4. OL 25219101M. Wikidata Q115153634.
- ^ Louanne M. Carabini; Michael J. Avram (1 December 2011). "This Won't Hurt a Bit (and Other White Lies)". Anesthesiology. 115 (6): 1392–1393. doi:10.1097/ALN.0B013E318231FD6D. ISSN 0003-3022. Wikidata Q115153631.
- ^ a b "MAG member Michelle Au, M.D., running for Georgia Senate seat". Medical Association of Georgia.
- ^ "Q&A with Dr. Michelle Au". American Society of Anesthesiologists. 2019.
- ^ "DEM - STATE SENATE DIST 48". Georgia Secretary of State.
- ^ "STATE SENATE DISTRICT 48". Georgia Secretary of State.
- ^ "Georgia District 50". Ballotpedia.
External links
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- Profile at the Georgia State Senate
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