Stephanie Gray Chang was born on October 24,1983 and is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Michigan Senate, representing the 3rd district.
14 Facts About Stephanie Chang
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Stephanie Chang previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives representing the 6th District.
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Stephanie Chang was the first woman to give birth while serving as a Michigan State Senator.
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Stephanie Chang was raised with her older sister, Josephina, in Canton, Michigan, and is the daughter of Taiwanese American parents who emigrated from Taiwan to pursue work in the auto industry.
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Stephanie Chang was the co-founder and past president of Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote-Michigan and previously a mentor with the Detroit Asian Youth Project.
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Stephanie Chang co-founded and is a board member for Rising Voices of Asian American Families.
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Stephanie Chang is a board member of the Southwest Detroit Community Justice Center.
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Stephanie Chang became the State Representative for Michigan's House District 6 in January 2015.
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Stephanie Chang was the chair of the Progressive Women's Caucus, a founding member of the Asian Pacific American Legislative Caucus, and a member of the Detroit Caucus, Michigan Democratic Latino Legislative Caucus and Michigan Legislative Black Caucus.
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Stephanie Chang served on the federal Environmental Protection Agency's Local Government Advisory Committee, which provides advice and recommendations to the EPA administrator to help develop strong partnerships with local governments to deliver environmental services and programs.
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Stephanie Chang focuses much of her work with residents in the district with the Mary Turner Center for Advocacy, the Neighborhood Service Center, ranging from saving homes from tax foreclosure to hosting a community baby shower for low-income pregnant women.
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Stephanie Chang currently serves as State Senator for District 3 and as the Minority Floor Leader in the State Senate.
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Stephanie Chang is the Minority Vice Chair for the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety and for the Committee on Finance.
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Stephanie Chang has passed legislation related to female genital mutilation, criminal justice reform, nitrous oxide "Whippets," business improvement zones, domestic violence, and reentry services for previously incarcerated but exonerated people.