Steve Chan | |
District: | 17th |
State Senate: | New York State |
Succeeding: | Iwen Chu |
Termstart: | January 1, 2025 |
Party: | Republican |
Birth Place: | Hong Kong |
Education: | Fort Hamilton High School SUNY Empire State College |
Residence: | Bensonhurst, Brooklyn |
Stephen Chan (Chinese: 陳學理) is an American politician and former New York City Police Department sergeant who is a member-elect of the New York State Senate for the 17th district, which comprises part of South Brooklyn. A Republican, he defeated Democratic incumbent Iwen Chu in 2024.[1] [2]
Chan is the first Asian American Republican elected into the New York State Senate. In doing so, he broke up the Democrat super-majority in the New York State Senate.