Angelika Kausche

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]

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]

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 served on the Environment, Higher Education, and Small Business Development committees in the Georgia House.^[2][3]