NY State Senate · District 17
Steve Chan
NY State Senator, District 17 (since 2025)RCStop MamdaniINCUMBENT
- Race
- NY State Senate · District 17
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- Opponent
- Larry He (D)
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Steve Chan is the Republican and Conservative Party incumbent for New York State Senate District 17 in southwest Brooklyn, and he also appears on the "Stop Mamdani Party" line. A Hong Kong-born retired NYPD sergeant and Marine Corps veteran, he defeated Democratic incumbent Iwen Chu in November 2024, flipping the seat, and is seeking a second term against Democrat Larry He.[1][2][3][4]
Biography
Steve Chan is the Republican and Conservative Party incumbent for New York State Senate District 17 in southwest Brooklyn, and he also appears on the "Stop Mamdani Party" line. A Hong Kong-born retired NYPD sergeant and Marine Corps veteran, he defeated Democratic incumbent Iwen Chu in November 2024, flipping the seat, and is seeking a second term against Democrat Larry He.[1][2][3][4]
Chan was born in Hong Kong, immigrated to the United States at age 11 and settled in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, where he has lived for 47 years, including 32 years in Bensonhurst.[2][3][4] He attended PS 102 in Bay Ridge, JHS 259 William McKinley and Fort Hamilton High School, then SUNY Empire State College.[2] He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1984 to 1990.[3] He joined the NYPD in 1993 and retired as a sergeant in 2020 after 27 years.[2][3]
Chan also owned and operated a small florist shop in Sunset Park for 10 years and provided free notary services to neighbors.[2] He has been active in local schools as a school leadership team parent, Title I chairperson and PTA president, and he is married with two daughters in public school.[2][3]
In 2024 Chan won the Republican and Conservative lines without a primary and defeated incumbent Iwen Chu, who ran on the Democratic and Working Families Party lines, in the November general election, taking office on January 1, 2025.[1][3][4] In the 2025–2026 session he was assigned to the Cities 1 Committee (ranking member), the New York City Education Committee (ranking member), and the Education, Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business, and Investigations and Government Operations committees.[3]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- actionServes as ranking member on the Cities 1 and New York City Education committees; also serves on the Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business, Education, and Investigations and Government Operations committees.[5]
- bill2026-06-04 · Sponsored S9441, requiring landlords of one- to six-family rental dwellings in New York City to provide fire extinguishers in rented apartments; passed the Senate 60–0 on June 4, 2026 and remained pending in the Assembly Housing Committee.[6]
- bill2026-05-07 · Sponsored S10236, which would bar local governments from requiring businesses to replace existing storefront security gates or grilles solely for transparency or visual-access standards; remained in the Senate Consumer Protection Committee as of May 7, 2026.[7]
- bill2026-05-14 · Sponsored S10353, which would direct the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority to discount Verrazano-Narrows Bridge tolls to 70% of the regular fare for Kings County residents using personal vehicles; remained in the Senate Transportation Committee as of May 14, 2026.[8]
- bill2026-04-16 · Sponsored S9938, which would impose mandatory prison sentences for certain offenses committed on public transportation and create a new felony offense of reckless endangerment on public transportation; remained in the Senate Codes Committee as of April 16, 2026.[9]
In their own words
Priorities
- Describes himself as accessible rather than a career politician, saying he is fighting to stop what he calls decline in the city and state.[10]
- Lists public safety, cashless bail, wasteful government spending, e-bike enforcement, illegal immigration, education, cost of living, health care, taxes, congestion pricing, and services for seniors and veterans as the issues he is focused on.[10]
- Says the first bill he would introduce is to provide qualified immunity for police officers.[10]
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.New York State Senate District 17 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.About Senator Stephen T. Chan · NYSenate.gov Official record
- 3.Steve Chan - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2024) · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2024 Candidate's own words
- 4.Stephen Chan celebrates historic win at State Senate swearing-in ceremony · Brooklyn Paper · 2025-01-27 News report
- 5.About Senator Stephen T. Chan · NYSenate.gov Official record
- 6.S9441: Requires landlords to provide fire extinguishers in NYC dwellings · NYSenate.gov · 2026-06-04 Official record
- 7.S10236: Relates to protecting small businesses from local storefront security gate mandates · NYSenate.gov · 2026-05-07 Official record
- 8.S10353: Relates to discounted tolls on the Verrazano-Narrows bridge for Kings county residents · NYSenate.gov · 2026-05-14 Official record
- 9.S9938: Imposes sentences of imprisonment for offenses committed on public transportation · NYSenate.gov · 2026-04-16 Official record
- 10.Steve Chan - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2024) · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2024 Candidate's own words