Asian American Leaders Announce Major Initiative to Mobilize Asian American Voters for Ossoff and Warnock
Asian American Advocacy Fund PAC Campaign will Reach New Voters in Effort to Elect Democrats to the Senate
Atlanta, GA - Coming off the heels of an unprecedented level of Asian American turnout in Georgia, the Asian American Advocacy Fund Political Action Committee is launching a new initiative aimed at capitalizing upon the success of the organization’s 2020 federal election outreach to ensure that Asian American voters participate in the January 5 runoff election. The new campaign Asian Americans for Ossoff and Warnock will be run by a “dream team” of Asian American political organizers, both within Atlanta and on a national level.
“Whether you care about climate, immigration, or the economy, the road to progress runs through Georgia,” said Aisha Yaqoob Mahmood, Executive Director of Asian American Advocacy Fund (AAAF). “Asian voters came out in November because voters understood that our communities were on the line. This is no less true in January, and we’re committed to doing everything we can to ensure that Jon Ossoff and Rafael Warnock represent Georgia in the United States Senate next year.”
This new campaign will utilize and reinvigorate the infrastructure and organizing networks built by the Asians for Abrams campaign in 2018, serving as the leading in-language field operation to reach Asian American and Pacific Islander voters. These voters, while traditionally low-propensity, flexed their political muscle in November: 2020 early voters alone exceeded 2016 turnout by 59%. Of early voters 30,473 voted for the first time in their life, while 61,829 didn't vote in 2016. There are more than 240,000 voters currently on the rolls.
“Asian American voters were a critical part of the coalition that delivered the state to Joe Biden," said Nse Ufot, Executive Director of the New Georgia Project. "Ossoff and Warnock’s success at the ballot box is dependent upon the same diverse coalition.”
Mahmood, a Georgia native, and Muslim American, will oversee the campaign. Claire Tran, the Deputy Director of Organizing for The Frontline, a campaign of the Working Families Party and the Movement for Black Lives Electoral Justice Project, will serve as Political Director. Stephanie Cho, Founder and Board Member of AAAF; Grace Pai, Executive Director, Asian American Midwest Progressives; and E Lim, Program Director, AAAF will complete the leadership squad.
This effort will complement AAAF’s larger policy agenda of empowering Asian American Georgians to create a society in which all community members can thrive.
To learn more about Asians for Ossoff and Warnock, visit www.asiansforgeorgia.com.
Asians for Ossoff & Warnock, is a campaign funded by the Asian American Advocacy Fund Political Action Committee (AAAF-PAC). AAAF-PAC is affiliated with the Asian American Advocacy Fund, Inc. (AAAF), a 501(c)(4) grassroots organization dedicated to building a politically-conscious, engaged, and progressive Asian American base in Georgia.
To learn more about the Asians for Ossoff & Warnock campaign, visit asiansforgeorgia.com.
To learn more about AAAF, visit asianamericanadvocacyfund.org.
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