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| Alex Wan | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 13, 1967 [1] Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.[1] |
| Residence | Morningside, Atlanta, Georgia |
| Other names | Wan Si-chi[2] |
| Ethnicity | Taiwanese (father), Singaporean Chinese (mother)[1] |
| Alma mater | Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (M.B.A. Finance, 1993)[3] Georgia Tech (B.E. Industrial Engineering, 1988)[3] |
| Occupation | Atlanta City Council member |
| Partner | Joe Bechely[4][5] |
| Website | |
| www.atlantadistrict6.com | |
Alex Si-chi Wan (Chinese: 萬斯祺[6]; pinyin: Wàn Sīqí) is a Chinese American politician. He is the first openly-gay and first Asian American member of the Atlanta City Council, elected to the position for District 6 in the November 2009 municipal election.[7] He speaks English, as well as Mandarin Chinese.[8]
Wan's campaign against Liz Coley was endorsed by Steve Brodie, a gay man who campaigned for the seat in 2005 against then-incumbent Anne Fauver, as well as the Victory Fund, Georgia Equality, Buckhead Coalition and gay educator Charles Stadtlander. Of the six initial contestants in the race for the council seat, Wan was the only recipient of an "Excellent" grade by Committee for a Better Atlanta.[9]
References
- ^ a b c "Forty Under 40 - 1997 Rising Stars". Georgia Trends: 46. October 1997. http://www.constitutional-litigation.com/Newsimgs/40under40f.pdf.
- ^ "Take 5 With Fenuxe Featuring Alex Wan". Fenuxe. 8 March 2011. http://www.fenuxe.com/tag/alex-wan/. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Alex Wan". LinkedIn. http://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwanforatlanta. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ "Hot Gay Joe delivers for gay networking group". Project Q Atlanta. 3 February 2010. http://www.projectqatlanta.com/news_articles/view/hot_gay_joe_delivers_for_gay_networking_group?gid=4833. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ "Alex Wan". Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1249351901. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ "Chinese American Elected City Officials Of Non-California States". Chinatown Center. http://www.chinatowncenter.com/more/electedofficials3. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ Matt Hennie (December 2, 2009). "Bell, Wan wink at history in scoring LGBT wins". Project Q Atlanta. http://www.projectqatlanta.com/news_articles/view/bell_wan_wink_at_history_in_scoring_lgbt_wins?gid=4474.
- ^ Plan, B. Andrew. "Alex at a glance". Alex Wan For Atlanta. pp. 5. http://www.alexwanforatlanta.com/uploads/6/6/4/3/664339/more_about_alex.pdf. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ "Ousted candidate backs Alex Wan in District 6". Project Q Atlanta. November 12, 2009. http://www.projectqatlanta.com/news_articles/view/ousted_candidate_backs_alex_wan_in_district_6?gid=4340.
External links
- AlexWanForAtlanta.com - Campaign site
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