Georgia’s Asian American Pacific Islander Caucus gears up for its first legislative session

Georgia State Capitol
The Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta, Georgia. (Wikimedia Commons)

State Sen. Michelle Au says representation matters and that you can’t fix problems that you can’t see.

Fixing problems that impact Georgia’s Asian American Pacific Islander community is a focus of the new Georgia Legislative Asian American Pacific Islander Caucus.

The Georgia Legislative Asian American Pacific Islander Caucus is made up of 11 voting members — nine Democrats and two Republicans. The caucus also has three non-voting emeritus members. (Photo courtesy State Senator Dr. Michelle Au)

Sen. Au, a founding member of the caucus, was a guest on Wednesday’sedition of “Closer Look.”

She talked about the creation of the group and its top priorities for the 2023 legislative session.