# Michelle Au

Michelle Au is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 50.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia House, district 50
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/48b46caf-d38e-46ab-96ff-c268e23a7d76

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/48b46caf-d38e-46ab-96ff-c268e23a7d76 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Au voted against the majority of Georgia House Democrats 31 times; party unity 94.0%, in the bottom tenth of the Georgia House (average 97.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.35 (standard error 0.02), from 1,478 donors and 685 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 88% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 90.9% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 94.0% (97.2%). 31 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/
- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · PASSAGE · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/
- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/
- 2026-06-22 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 61 Twiggs County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB61/
- 2026-06-22 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/
- 2026-06-22 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/
- 2026-06-20 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/
- 2026-06-20 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 61 Twiggs County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB61/
- 2026-04-03 · voted yea · House Vote #880 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 1409 Domestic relations; revise mandated reporting of child abuse · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1409/

## Legislation (GA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 110 bills: 67 reached committee, 60 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 0. 54.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 146 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 2046: Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2046/
- HR 2047: Georgia Asian Times; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2047/
- HR 1957: Delta Phi Lambda Sorority Inc., an Asian-interest sorority and 501(c)(7) non-profit organization; outstanding work in creating the next generation of Asian… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1957/
- HR 1984: Laremont, Dr. Benjamin; honoring life, legacy, and service; condolences; Dr. Benjamin Laremont Day; designate October18, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1984/
- HR 1980: Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1980/
- HR 1981: Rotary Club of Johns Creek-North Fulton; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1981/
- HR 1934: Raksha, Inc.; celebration of its 30th anniversary; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1934/
- HR 1882: Observance of Diwali; cultural, spiritual, and community significance; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1882/
- HR 1829: Georgia schools and boards of education; adopt evidence-based discipline policies and procedures to address the public health crisis of student vape and… (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1829/
- HR 1798: Hubler, Ricardo "Ric"; honoring the life and memory; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1798/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $254.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 81% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/48b46caf-d38e-46ab-96ff-c268e23a7d76