Stephanie Chang's Biography
- State Senate (MI) - District 3, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
S-9 Capitol Building
Post Office Box 30036
Lansing, MI 48909-7536
Full Name:
Stephanie Chang
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Sean; 2 Children
Birth Date:
10/24/1983
Birth Place:
Detroit, MI
Home City:
Detroit, MI
Religion:
Unitarian Universalist
MPP/MSW, Public Policy/Social Work, University of Michigan, 2011-2014
BA, Psychology, University of Michigan, 2001-2005
Senator, Michigan State Senate, District 3, 2023-Present
Minority Floor Leader, Michigan State Senate, 2019-2023
Senator, Michigan State Senate, District 1, 2019-2022
Representative, Michigan State House of Representatives, District 6, 2015-2019
Candidate, Michigan State Senate, District 1, 2018
Former Member, Education Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives
Former Member, Education Reform Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives
Former Second Vice Chair, Law and Justice Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives
Former Member, Natural Resources Committee, Michigan State House of Representatives
Alumni Engagement & Evaluation Coordinator, Center for Progressive Leadership - Michigan, 2013-2014
State Director, NextGen Climate Action Committee, 2014
Community Engagement Coordinator, James and Grace Boggs School, 2013
Research Assistant, University of Michigan - Program on Intergroup Relations, 2013
Co-Founder/President, Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote-Michigan, 2007-2012
Deputy Director/Special Projects Coordinator, Campaign for Justice, 2007-2012
Fellow, Office of Mayor Dave Bing, 2012
Organizer, Michigan United/One United Michigan, 2005-2006
Assistant, Grace Lee Boggs, 2005
Founder/Board Member, Rising Voices of Asian American Families, present
Former Mentor, Detroit Asian Youth Project
Board Member, Southwest Detroit Community Justice Center
Awards:
Vanguard Award, Oct 2014, Detroit Young Professionals
Legislator of the Year, Oct 2015, Michigan Association of School Social Workers
Rising Star Award Nominee, Mar 2016, EMILY'S List
Healthcare Heroes Award, Jun 2016, MichUHCAN
Champion Award, Nov 2016, Michigan Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights