Stephanie Chang Democrat District 1

Michigan Senate Senate District 1 State Senator Stephanie Chang - Democrat

Committees: Finance (MVC), Government Operations, Judiciary and Public Safety (MVC)

Office Address: S-9 Capitol Building Lansing, MI 48933

Mailing Address: Post Office Box 30036 Lansing, MI 48909 Phone: (517) 373-7346 Email: senschang@senate.michigan.gov

Biography for State Senator Stephanie Chang

PROFESSIONAL In the State House, Sen. Chang led the way on air quality protection, education, criminal justice reforms, improving economic opportunities, and affordable, safe drinking water. She passed bipartisan legislation on a range of issues including female genital mutilation, nitrous oxide “whip-its”, reentry services for wrongfully convicted individuals who were exonerated, and more. She quickly earned her colleagues’ respect and was named chair of the Progressive Women’s Caucus in her second term. She also served on the leadership team for the House Democratic Caucus both terms and was a co-founder of the Asian Pacific American Legislative Caucus.

Sen. Stephanie Chang, the first Asian American woman to be elected to the Michigan Legislature, worked as a community organizer in Detroit for nearly a decade before serving two terms in the Michigan House of Representatives.

She served as state director for NextGen Climate Michigan, alumni engagement and evaluation coordinator for the Center for Progressive Leadership in Michigan, deputy director for the Campaign for Justice and as an organizer for Michigan United/One United Michigan. She also worked as a community engagement coordinator for the James and Grace Lee Boggs School and assistant to Grace Lee Boggs, an activist, writer, and speaker.

The senator also is a co-founder and past president of Asian and Pacific Islander American VoteMichigan, and she served as a mentor with the Detroit Asian Youth Project.

EDUCATION Chang earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology and master’s degrees in public policy and social work from the University of Michigan.

PERSONAL She lives in Detroit with her husband, Sean Gray, and two young daughters.

Senate District

Michigan’s 1st State Senate District includes: Wayne County and includes: Detroit City (part) Ecorse City Gibraltar City Grosse Ile Township River Rouge City Riverview City Trenton City Woodhaven City Wyandotte City Brownstown Township (part)

HCAM/MCAL Members in District 1

Ambassador, a Villa Center Detroit Belle Fountain Nursing & Rehab Center Riverview Hamilton Nursing Home Detroit Michigan House Senior Living Riverview Mission Point Nursing & Rehab Center of Detroit Detroit Mission Point of Elmwood Detroit Omni Continuing Care Detroit Qualicare Detroit Regency at Chene Detroit Rivergate Health Care Center Riverview Rivergate Terrace Riverview