The Secretary of State race in Georgia will play a consequential role this election cycle and beyond. That’s why Rep. Bee Nguyen, Stacey Abrams’ successor and the first Asian American woman elected to the Georgia General Assembly, is running to fill that seat.

Bee joins us to discuss the Senate’s failure to pass comprehensive voting rights legislation, the history of voter suppression in Georgia, and why she’s running to be the first Asian American to hold statewide office in the Peach State. She also shares how she celebrated this Lunar New Year.

Happy Year of the Tiger!

REFERENCES:

Representative Bee Nguyen - @BeeforGeorgia https://beeforgeorgia.com

Stacey Abrams - https://staceyabrams.com

Asian Americans Advancing Justice - @aaaj_atlanta - https://advancingjustice-atlanta.org/phi-nguyen

Tết - Lunar New Year https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%E1%BA%BFt

Articles

Atlanta Magazine // Kelsey Gee – “We cannot out organize a subversion of democracy”: Democratic rising star Bee Nguyen is vying to be Georgia’s next elections chief https://atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/democratic-rising-star-bee-nguyen-is-vying-to-be-georgias-next-elections-chief

Brennan Center for Justice – Voting Laws Roundup: October 2021 https://brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voting-laws-roundup-october-2021

MSNBC // Steve Benen – Trump-backed Republicans want to oversee upcoming state elections https://msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-backed-republicans-want-oversee-upcoming-state-elections-n1279934

NBCnews // Claire Wang – How Georgia's 1st Vietnamese American state rep is continuing Stacey Abrams' fight https://nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/how-georgia-s-1st-vietnamese-american-state-rep-continuing-stacey-n1252503

The Slate // Jeremy Stahl – The 2022 Races That Could Determine if Trump Steals the Election in 2024 https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/10/in-the-2022-midterms-election-integrity-is-at-stake.html

USA Today // Phillip M. Bailey – In 2022 midterms, a new 'Big Lie' battleground: secretary of state elections https://usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/11/secretary-state-races-emerge-new-big-lie-battleground-2022/5902346001/?gnt-cfr=1