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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]

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

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.[8][9]

Electoral history

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 48, 2020[10]
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[11]
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
Georgia House of Representatives District 50, 2022[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michelle Au 11,989 54
Republican Narender Reddy 10,198 46
Total votes 22,187 100

Personal life

Au lives in Duluth, Georgia, and has three children.[8]

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. ^ "Georgia General Assembly".
  4. ^ "First Asian-American State Senator In Georgia Speaks Out To Colleagues On Shooting". NPR. March 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Jolt: House Speaker David Ralston's outlook for 2022′s hottest topics". ajc. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ a b "MAG member Michelle Au, M.D., running for Georgia Senate seat". Medical Association of Georgia.
  9. ^ "Q&A with Dr. Michelle Au". American Society of Anesthesiologists. 2019.
  10. ^ "DEM - STATE SENATE DIST 48". Georgia Secretary of State.
  11. ^ "STATE SENATE DISTRICT 48". Georgia Secretary of State.
  12. ^ "Georgia District 50". Ballotpedia.


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