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Steve Chan
Steve Chan (Republican Party) is a member of the New York State Senate, representing District 17. He assumed office on January 1, 2025. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Chan (Republican Party, Conservative Party) ran for election to the New York State Senate to represent District 17. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Chan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Steve Chan was born in Hong Kong. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1984 to 1990. He earned a high school diploma from Fort Hamilton High School.[1]
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 17
Steve Chan defeated incumbent Iwen Chu in the general election for New York State Senate District 17 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Steve Chan (R / Conservative Party)  | 54.7 | 30,868 |
 | Iwen Chu (D / Working Families Party) | 44.9 | 25,364 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 240 | ||
| Total votes: 56,472 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Iwen Chu advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 17.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Steve Chan advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 17.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Steve Chan advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Senate District 17.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Iwen Chu advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 17.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Chan in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Steve Chan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Chan's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I served 10 years as a schools volunteer in 2 schools. I'm a small business owner, and a small homeowner.
I'm an immigrant, a real immigrant. You'll never hear me tell you some sad-sobbing story about 2 suitcases, being poor, working hard, etc. We all did that. My family came to build a life, and we did it. We are all builders of our community, and we all want to protect it. We can thrive together.- My promise to everyone: I'm accessible! Call me, email me, text me, come visit me. I'm here! I'd be happy to sit with you and have coffee. (I love coffee).
- I'm not a politician. I'm not looking for a job. I'm here to fight for us, our community, our city, our state. I'm here to stop the madness that is turning New York into dystopia.
- I grew up in Bay Ridge and Bensonhurst. I've been here almost 5 decades. I know the neighborhood. I know what the police needs to effectively do their jobs. I know what the schools/ teachers/ students need to have a great education. I know the difficulties of small homeowners and small business owners.
We have to stop the madness before we can begin to repair our state.
Interviewer- "What is your best quality"
Applicant- "I'm deftly honest"
Interviewer- "Oh that's great, I think that's a great quality"
NYS Conservative party
Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis,
Lee Zeldin,
Curtis Sliwa,
NYS Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny,
NYS Assemblyman Michael Novakhov,
NYS Assemblyman Lester Chang,
Former NYS Senator Marty Golden,
Ari Kagan,
Fire Marshals Benevolent Association of NYC,
NY 10-13 association,
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate New York State Senate District 17 |
Officeholder New York State Senate District 17 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 20, 2024
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Iwen Chu (D) |
New York State Senate District 17 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
