Stephanie Chang

Stephanie Gray Chang is a Taiwanese-American politician and a Democratic member of the Michigan Senate, representing the 3rd district. She previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives representing the 6th District. Chang is the first Asian American woman to serve in the Michigan Legislature. She was also the first woman to give birth while serving as a Michigan State Senator. Early life and education Chang was born at Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit. She was raised with her older sister, Josephina, in Canton, Michigan and is the daughter of parents who emigrated from Taiwan to pursue work in the auto industry. In 2005, Chang graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor's in psychology and a minor in Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies. In May 2014, she received a master's in public policy and a master's in social work at the University of Michigan.