Bee Nguyen
Bee Nguyen | |
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Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 89th district | |
Assumed office December 15, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Stacey Abrams |
Personal details | |
Born | Ames, Iowa, U.S. | July 18, 1981
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Georgia State University (MPA) |
Occupation | Nonprofit director |
Website | Campaign website |
Bee Nguyen (born July 18, 1981) is an American non-profit executive and politician serving as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 89th district. A member of the Democratic Party, she was elected during a special election in December 2017 to fill the seat vacated following Stacey Abrams' resignation in August 2017 to focus on her run for governor. Nguyen is the first Vietnamese-American elected to the Georgia House of Representatives.[1]
Early life and education[]
Born in Ames, Iowa, Nguyen grew up in Augusta, Georgia,[2] and attended Georgia State University.[3] She moved to Atlanta in 1999.[2]
Career[]
She was previously the executive director of a non-profit organization[4] she founded, Athena Warehouse, a program to educate and empower girls in under-resourced communities. She is currently National Policy Advisor for New American Leaders.[5] In November 2018, BizJournals included her on a list of 40 under 40s.[6] Nguyen described her charitable work as helping to "focus her desire to reduce economic disparity".[2]
Georgia Legislature[]
Elections[]
Following Abrams' resignation from the state legislature, four candidates announced efforts to succeed her.[2]
In addition to being the first Vietnamese-American to win election to the Georgia House,[1] Nguyen was the first Asian-American Democratic woman to hold a state office in Georgia.[2]
In June 2020, Nguyen was reported to have won the Democratic nomination for reelection to her seat by a wide margin.[7]
Tenure[]
Nguyen opposed the Election Integrity Act of 2021.[8]
2022 Georgia Secretary of State election[]
On May 4, 2021, Nguyen declared her candidacy for Georgia Secretary of State in the 2022 election.[9]
References[]
- ^ a b "Georgia House runoff won by Bee Nguyen over Sachin Varghese". ajc.com. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Maya T. Prabhu, "Diverse array of candidates seeks Abrams' old House seat", The Atlanta Constitution (October 16, 2017), p. B4.
- ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System - Vote Smart". Justfacts.votesmart.org. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "Georgia General Assembly". www.legis.ga.gov.
- ^ "Atlanta Heydays profile: Meet Atlanta Bee Nguyen". Buckhead, GA Patch. January 6, 2013.
- ^ "40 Under Forty: Georgia House of Representatives' Bee Nguyen". www.bizjournals.com. November 9, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "Georgia Statewide Results", The Atlanta Constitution (June 12, 2020), p. A8.
- ^ "State Representative on Georgia's new election laws".
- ^ Fausset, Richard (May 4, 2021). "Bee Nguyen, Georgia Democrat, Enters Race for Secretary of State". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- 1981 births
- 21st-century American politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians
- American politicians of Vietnamese descent
- American women of Vietnamese descent in politics
- Asian-American people in Georgia (U.S. state) politics
- Georgia (U.S. state) Democrats
- Georgia State University alumni
- Living people
- Members of the Georgia House of Representatives
- People from Ames, Iowa
- Politicians from Atlanta
- Women state legislators in Georgia (U.S. state)