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Michelle Au could become the first Asian American woman to serve as a state senator in Georgia.

By Soo Youn
 

A local Georgia race that hasn’t attracted much attention could make history if Michelle Au becomes the first Asian American woman to serve as a senator in the state’s legislature.

On Tuesday, Au, a 41-year old Chinese American anesthesiologist in the northern suburbs of Atlanta, won her district’s Democratic primary against 53-year-old Bangladeshi American health care entrepreneur Josh Uddin.

Technically, the state was still counting ballots on Thursday, but local media, including the Atlanta Journal Constitution, called the race for Au with 77 percent of the votes to Uddin’s 23 percent after a chaotic primary voting day that foreshadows potential problems with November’s general election.

“They’ve called the race and we feel good about where it is,” Au said.

Will Covid-19 Be a Turning Point in the Fight Against Racial Disparities?

Join Michelle Au, MD, MPH and her colleagues, Jayne Morgan, MD, Cardiologist and Director of Innovation at Piedmont Healthcare and Tameka Byrd, DO, MPH, Family Medicine Physician for a thoughtful discussion on the current state of racial injustice in the healthcare system and beyond, as well as ways we can get involved in meaningful policy reforms.

Dr. Michelle Au will also field any questions from residents in Senate District 48 about her campaign, her positions on any issue, or voting in the Democratic primary election on June 9.

Friday, June 5, 2020
5:00 PM 

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