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Stephen T. Chan

RState Senator · District 17

On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: NY State Senate · District 17

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.[1][2][3] 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]

  1. 1.New York State Senate District 17 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.About Senator Stephen T. Chan · NYSenate.gov Official record
  3. 3.Steve Chan - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2024) · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2024 Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Stephen Chan celebrates historic win at State Senate swearing-in ceremony · Brooklyn Paper · 2025-01-27 News report

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.

On the ballot

Full candidate research ›NY State Senate · District 17 ›

Also on the ballot for this seat

Larry HeCandidateDNew York NY State Senate District 17New York

Votes by issue

Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Republicans voted. How topics are assigned

Where they stood out

Voted against most of their party on 76 of 679 party-divided votes on file.

Most often on: Health & care (23), Jobs & cost of living (19), Rights & public safety (18)

  • Requires residential health care facilities to maintain hospice agreements to ensure access to hospice services for eligible residents

    What it does: Requires residential health care facilities to maintain hospice agreements to ensure access to hospice services for eligible residents.

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 38–0, Republicans 9–13

    Jun 3, 2026Official record ↗

  • Requires liability insurance coverage for tanning facilities

    What it does: Requires certain liability insurance covering bodily injuries and personal injuries arising out of the operation or use of ultraviolet radiation devices at tanning facilities.

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 36–2, Republicans 9–13

    Jun 3, 2026Official record ↗

  • Relates to the development and use of certain artificial intelligence systems

    What it does: Regulates the development and use of certain artificial intelligence systems to prevent algorithmic discrimination; requires independent audits of high risk AI systems; provides for enforcement by the attorney general.

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 38–0, Republicans 9–13

    Jun 3, 2026Official record ↗

  • Provides for the protection of health information

    What it does: Provides for the protection of health information; establishes requirements for communications to individuals about their health information; requires either written consent or a designated necessary purpose for the p…

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 38–0, Republicans 9–13

    Jun 3, 2026Official record ↗

  • Enacts "Francesco's law"; repealer

    What it does: Enacts "Francesco's law" which establishes violations for the failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms in the presence of a minor or a prohibited person; requires the office of gun violence prevention to…

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 37–1, Republicans 3–19

    Jun 2, 2026Official record ↗

How this is counted

Their votes on the most contested roll calls

The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank

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Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.

A10030-B · NY SENATE

Requires health insurers to provide coverage for speech therapy for stuttering

YesVOTED

Requires health insurers to provide coverage for speech therapy for stuttering.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed Senate 58–2·Substantive·Jun 4, 2026Roll call ↗
A10158 · NY SENATE

Extends limitations on the shift between classes of taxable property in the town of Clarkstown, county of Rockland

YesVOTED

Extends limitations on the shift between classes of taxable property in the town of Clarkstown, county of Rockland for an additional year for 2026-2027.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed Senate 59–1·Substantive·Jun 4, 2026Roll call ↗
A10184 · NY SENATE

Limiting the shift between classes of taxable property in the town of Haverstraw, county of Rockland

YesVOTED

Relates to limiting the shift between classes of taxable property in the town of Haverstraw, county of Rockland for 2026-2027.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed Senate 58–2·Substantive·Jun 4, 2026Roll call ↗
A10312-A · NY SENATE

Relates to information that residential health care facilities are required to disclose to residents and their families

NoVOTED

Relates to information that residential health care facilities are required to separately disclose to residents and their families; requires such information to be posted on the residential health care facility's website.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed Senate 39–21·Substantive·Jun 4, 2026Roll call ↗
A10390-A · NY SENATE

Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Poughkeepsie

YesVOTED

Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Poughkeepsie; repeals authorization of program December 31, 2030.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed Senate 59–1·Substantive·Jun 4, 2026Roll call ↗
A10391 · NY SENATE

Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in the city of Poughkeepsie

YesVOTED

Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in the city of Poughkeepsie.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed Senate 59–1·Substantive·Jun 4, 2026Roll call ↗
A10411-A · NY SENATE

Prohibits motor vehicle manufacturers and dealers from charging a subscription fee for certain functions of a motor vehicle after the vehicle is sold

YesVOTED

Prohibits motor vehicle manufacturers and dealers from charging a subscription fee for certain functions of a motor vehicle after the vehicle is sold; provides that any manufacturer, dealer, or agent of a manufacturer or dealer that fails to comply with such requirements shall be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars per point of sale for each violation.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed Senate 57–3·Substantive·Jun 4, 2026Roll call ↗
A10478 · NY SENATE

Relates to the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southampton

YesVOTED

Increases the term of office from two years to four years for the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southampton, county of Suffolk, and providing for the staggering of such terms of office.

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Passed Senate 58–2·Substantive·Jun 4, 2026Roll call ↗
A10922 · NY SENATE

Extends certain provisions relating to the sale, issuance and refund of bonds and notes of New York city

YesVOTED

Extends certain provisions relating to the sale of bonds and notes of the city of New York, the issuance of bonds or notes with variable rates of interest, interest rate exchange agreements of the city of New York, the refunding of bonds, and the down payment for projects financed by bonds; extends the New York state financial emergency act for the city of New York; makes further amendments relating to the effectiveness thereof.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed Senate 56–4·Substantive·Jun 4, 2026Roll call ↗
A11030-A · NY SENATE

Requires utility corporations and municipalities to notify property owners prior to beginning any scheduled non-emergency construction or other work

YesVOTED

Requires a utility corporation or municipality to notify property owners at least five business days prior to beginning any non-emergency construction or other work that will result in a planned interruption of a customer's property; requires notice to include, but not be limited to, a description of the work to be performed, the expected duration of such work, the location of such work, and the contact information for the utility performing such work; exempts cases where a natural or man-made disaster or state of emergency occurs.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed Senate 59–1·Substantive·Jun 4, 2026Roll call ↗

Showing 10 of 2037 votes in this collection. Coverage may be incomplete; each entry links to the official record.