Angelika Kausche
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 50th district
In office
January 14, 2019  January 9, 2023
Preceded byBrad Raffensperger
Succeeded byMichelle Au
Personal details
Born (1962-10-07) October 7, 1962
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Duluth, Georgia, U.S.

Angelika Kausche (born October 7, 1962) is a German-born American politician. She is a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives, affiliated with the Democratic Party, who represented Georgia House District 50 from 2019 to 2023.[1]

Personal life and education

Kausche is a German-American, born in Wuppertal, who relocated to the United States in 1997 and became a naturalized American citizen in 2011. She possesses a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Trier in Germany and a Masters in Organizational Communication from Western Michigan University.[2]

Kausche first moved to Georgia in 2015 and is involved in volunteer work as well as her local Rotary Club in Johns Creek, Georgia.[2]

Career

Before immigrating to the United States, Kausche had worked in German banks for several years.[2] In the years following her relocation, Kausche taught as an adjunct professor at various colleges in both Michigan and North Carolina. Kausche is now retired.[3]

Kausche was first elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2018 after an atypical campaign that saw Kausche flip her hitherto Republican district, winning by 317 votes.[4] Kausche serves on the Environment, Higher Education, and Small Business Development committees in the Georgia House.[2][3]

References

  1. "German-American Elected State Lawmaker in Georgia". 90.1 FM WABE. 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Representative Angelika Kausche". www.house.ga.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  3. 1 2 "Rep. Angelika Kausche, Johns Creek – Meet Angelika". Rep. Angelika Kausche, Johns Creek. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  4. "Meet the German immigrant who made US electoral history in Georgia | DW | 18.12.2018". DW.COM. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
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