My Nguyen
EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, has announced that the 2022 Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award will be awarded to Rep. Bee Nguyen of Georgia. The award will be presented at the We Are EMILY Gala on May 3rd.
“Nguyen has shaped history through her fierce defense of democracy during her tenure as she successfully restored voting rights to more than 53,000 people affected by racist voters,” Laphonza Butler, president of EMILY’s List, said in a news release. Georgia’s Suppressing policies and fighting back against the Trump campaign’s false claims of fraud after the 2020 presidential election… She is a recognized champion of voting rights, reproductive freedom and equality.”
Emily’s list backs Nguyen’s run for the state House in 2020 and supports her current run for Georgia Secretary of State.
