Retired Professor To Run For State House Seat

JOHNS CREEK, GA — A retired professor has announced her plans to run for the State House District 50 seat. Angelika Kausche, a Johns Creek resident, said she is running for the seat in light of the "surge of Democratic candidates in Georgia." The seat is currently held by State Rep. Brad Raffensperger, who is running in the Republican primary to become Georgia's next secretary of state.

Kausche said Democrats in the district have been energized since last year's special election to fill the 6th Congressional District, and "we can ride the momentum to an upset win."

"I believe my diverse background in business and education will be a great asset in tackling the issues that are important to all of us like healthcare, education and infrastructure,” she added.

Former Johns Creek City Council member Kelly Stewart last year announced her plans to also run for the seat.

Kausche and her husband, Fabian, moved to the United States from Germany in 1997 and chose to become American citizens in 2011. Kausche was an adjunct professor for business communication at colleges in Michigan and North Carolina. She currently serves on the board of her homeowners association and volunteers for various organizations in the greater Atlanta area. The Kausches have two daughters.

According to her LinkedIn profile, Kausche took part in a graduate exchange program at Clark University (a private research university in Massachusetts); obtained a master's degree in business administration from Universität Trier; obtained a post-graduate certificate in adult and continuing education and teaching from Universitat Kaiserslautern; received her master's degree in organizational communication from Western Michigan University; and completed course requirements towards a master's degree in U.S. History at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

You can learn more about Kausche by visiting her website.

Image via Angelika Kausche