‘It’s an American issue’: can Georgia’s candidate for secretary of state save democracy?

Bee Nguyen, who has led her party's fight against Republican-backed voting restrictions, may prove vital to building election integrity and restoring voter confidence in Georgia

Georgia state representative Bee Nguyen has seemed destined to wage epic battles in her fast-changing state ever since replacing Stacey Abrams in its legislature four years ago when the now-nationally-recognized Democrat announced her first bid for governor.

Or maybe it's since former president and Georgia native Jimmy Carter decided, more than 40 years ago, to double the number of refugees admitted to the US from Vietnam - including her parents. Nguyen was born in Iowa, but has lived in Georgia since her parents moved here when she was seven.