ATLANTA – State Representative Michelle Au (D-Johns Creek) was recently presented the Government Service Award by The American Medical Association (AMA) for outstanding government service, considered one of the most prestigious awards honoring elected officials and career government employees.
“It’s an incredible honor to receive the AMA Award for Outstanding Government Service,” said Rep. Au.
“I am, of course, only one of many physician legislators serving in all levels of government, in different states, under different titles and along all shades of the political spectrum. But one thing we all have in common is this. While we took two oaths to get here—a Hippocratic Oath, and an oath of office—they both orient us towards the same goal. And that is to serve the people who need our help, especially when that help is needed the most.”
Rep. Au served as a member of the Georgia State Senate from 2021 through 2023, where she was the first East Asian member and first Asian woman elected to that body. In her first term in the Georgia General Assembly, she was named 2022 State Legislator of the Year by Everytown/Moms Demand Action for her work on gun safety and was named Legislator of the Year by the Georgia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics for her advocacy on behalf of the health of the children of Georgia.
Rep. Au is a second-generation Chinese-American whose parents immigrated to the United States in the 1960s. She earned her B.A. in psychobiology from Wellesley College and her M.D. at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, where she completed residency training in both pediatrics and anesthesiology. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Public Health from Columbia University.
Representative Michelle Au represents the citizens of District 50, which includes a portion of Fulton County. She was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2022 and currently serves on the Budget & Fiscal Affairs Oversight, Public & Community Health and Special Rules committees.
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