Michelle Au

Michelle Hsiao Au (Chinese: 欧晓瑜[1]) is an American anesthesiologist and politician from Georgia. Au has served in the Georgia State Senate as a Democratic member for District 48 since 2021.[2] She is the first Asian American elected to the body.[3] In December of 2021 Au announced that she is not running for re-election in Senate district 48 but instead running for election in Georgia state House district 50 due to the Republican controlled state legislature re-drawing her district.[4]

Michelle Au
Au in 2021
Member of the Georgia Senate
from the 48th district
Assumed office
January 11, 2021
Preceded byZahra Karinshak
Personal details
Born (1978-06-21) June 21, 1978
New York City, United States
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Joseph Walrath
Children3
Residence(s)Duluth, Georgia
EducationWellesley College (B.A.)
Columbia University (M.D., M.P.H.)
Chinese name
Chinese欧晓瑜

Early life and education

Au was born to Chinese-American immigrants in New York City. She graduated 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.[5][6]

Electoral history
Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 48, 2020[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michelle Au 16,238 77.64
Democratic Josh Uddin 4,677 22.36
Total votes 20,915 100
General election Georgia State Senate District 48, 2020[8]
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

Personal life

Au lives in Duluth, Georgia, and is married to oculoplastic surgeon Joseph Walrath. The two have three children.[5]

References
  1. 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).
  2. "Georgia General Assembly".
  3. "First Asian-American State Senator In Georgia Speaks Out To Colleagues On Shooting". NPR. March 20, 2021.
  4. "The Jolt: House Speaker David Ralston's outlook for 2022′s hottest topics". ajc. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  5. "MAG member Michelle Au, M.D., running for Georgia Senate seat". Medical Association of Georgia.
  6. "Q&A with Dr. Michelle Au". American Society of Anesthesiologists. 2019.
  7. "DEM - STATE SENATE DIST 48". Georgia Secretary of State.
  8. "STATE SENATE DISTRICT 48". Georgia Secretary of State.


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