# Stephanie Chang

Stephanie Chang is a Democratic member of the Michigan Senate for district 3.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Michigan Senate, district 3
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1d297b7e-2e51-4e1a-a208-2f5505e9f1f7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1d297b7e-2e51-4e1a-a208-2f5505e9f1f7 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

100% of Chang’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Michigan, in the top quarter of State Senate Democrats.

## What Chang says (MI 2025–26 session)

1 classified statements: 1 post on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Chang | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 100.0% | 10.3% | 1 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 100.0% | 42.9% | 1 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 100.0% | 16.1% | 1 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 100% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.64 (standard error 0.02), from 983 donors and 1,167 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 52% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

522 roll calls. Attendance 99.6% (Michigan Senate 95.5%). Party unity 98.9% (92.6%). 6 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-14 · voted yea · PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 263 YEAS 31 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 · HB 5356 Vehicles: title; requirements for transfer of title by a dealer; provide for. Amends 14, 41a, 78, 217, 217c, 233, 233a, 233b, 234, 238, 239, 240, 248,… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5356/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 260 YEAS 34 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · SB 947 Natural resources: inland lakes; dam safety regulations; provide for. Amends and adds (See bill). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5485'26 · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB947/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 247 YEAS 34 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · HB 5485 Natural resources: inland lakes; dam safety regulations; provide for. Amends secs. 31502, 31503, 31504, 31505, 31506, 31507, 31508, 31509, 31510,… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5485/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 253 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · HB 4598 Crimes: organized; gift card fraud; provide for. Amends sec. 4 of 2012 PA 455 (MCL 752.1084). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4598/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · PASSED ROLL CALL # 258 YEAS 33 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · SB 791 Highways: memorial; portion of I-475; designate as the "St. John Street Community Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB791/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 248 YEAS 32 NAYS 4 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · HB 4703 Insurance: health insurers; coverage for group prenatal care services; require. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406ss. · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4703/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 256 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · HB 5514 Children: other; prohibition of use of certain restraint while transporting youths to certain youth residential treatment programs; provide for.… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5514/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 250 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · HB 4302 Vehicles: emergency vehicles; exception to commercial driver license for authorized emergency vehicles of Michigan Mutual Aid Box Alarm System;… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4302/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 259 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · SB 433 State agencies (existing): health and human services; educational materials regarding health dangers for youth using high-potency THC and cannabis… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB433/
- 2026-10-01 · voted yea · PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 249 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · HB 4301 Vehicles: emergency vehicles; definition of authorized emergency vehicle; expand. Amends secs. 2 & 698 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.2 & 257.698). TIE BAR… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4301/

## Legislation (MI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 65 bills: 65 reached committee, 24 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 368. 36.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan Senate 38.2%; rank 20 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1212: Property: conveyance of state property; transfer of certain state-owned property in Wayne County; provide for. Creates land transfer act. (in committee, 2026-10-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB1212/
- SB 1211: Water supply: quality and standards; drinking water compliance information; require to be available to the public. Amends sec. 19 of 1976 PA 399 (MCL… (in committee, 2026-10-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB1211/
- SB 1192: Corrections: prisoners; certain uses of segregation by department; establish regulations. Amends secs. 51 & 52 of 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.251 & 791.252) & adds… (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB1192/
- SB 1193: Corrections: prisoners; therapeutic alternative space for prisoners who are a member of a vulnerable population; provide for. Amends secs. 1953 PA 232 (MCL… (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB1193/
- SR 141: A resolution to urge the federal government to report on the abduction of Ukrainian children by the Russian Federation and assist in their return. (passed one chamber, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SR141/
- SB 1182: Natural resources: shorelands; public risk assessment database for certain shoreline properties; create. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by… (in committee, 2026-09-22) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB1182/
- SB 1170: Public utilities: consumer services; eligibility for utility power outage credits; provide for. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding sec. 9g. TIE… (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB1170/
- SB 1123: Civil rights: disabilities discrimination; medical treatment discrimination on the basis of disability; prohibit. Amends 1976 PA 220 (MCL 37.1101 - 37.1607)… (in committee, 2026-07-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB1123/
- SJR N: Individual income tax: income; surcharge on certain taxpayers and distribution of revenue attributable to the surcharge; provide for. Amends sec. 7, art. IX… (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SJRN/
- SB 1109: Health: licensing; requirement for working knowledge of the English language; eliminate for health professional licenses and registrations. Amends secs.… (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB1109/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,773 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-01-09 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/stephanielily/status/1877473374097871280

## Links

- Official site: https://senatedems.com/chang/
- Campaign site: https://www.stephaniechang.com/
- X: https://x.com/stephanielily
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephaniechangmi/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephanielilychang/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-chang-a2286019/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1d297b7e-2e51-4e1a-a208-2f5505e9f1f7