Ling Ling Chang
Ling Ling Chang (Republican Party) was a member of the California State Senate, representing District 29. She assumed office on June 25, 2018. She left office on December 7, 2020.
Chang (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the California State Senate to represent District 29. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Chang was Republican member of the California State Assembly, representing District 55 from 2014 to 2016.
Biography
Prior to serving in the state Assembly, Chang served on the Diamond Bar City Council. Her professional experience includes serving as the president of the Youth Science Center and the executive director of the United Family Services Center.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Chang was assigned to the following committees:
- Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee
- Banking and Financial Institutions Committee, Vice Chair
- Senate Education Committee
- Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee, Vice Chair
- Senate Governmental Organization Committee
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Chang served on the following committees:
| California committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Business, Professions and Consumer Protection |
| • Privacy and Consumer Protection |
| • Rules, Vice chair |
Elections
2020
See also: California State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for California State Senate District 29
Josh Newman defeated incumbent Ling Ling Chang in the general election for California State Senate District 29 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Josh Newman (D) | 51.3 | 214,456 | |
| Ling Ling Chang (R) | 48.7 | 203,762 | ||
| Total votes: 418,218 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 29
Incumbent Ling Ling Chang and Josh Newman defeated Joseph Cho in the primary for California State Senate District 29 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ling Ling Chang (R) | 47.4 | 98,687 | |
| ✔ | Josh Newman (D) | 33.5 | 69,732 | |
| Joseph Cho (D) | 19.1 | 39,643 | ||
| Total votes: 208,062 | ||||
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2018 recall election
An election to decide whether Josh Newman (D) should be recalled from his position representing California State Senate District 29 was held on June 5, 2018.
The candidates running to replace Newman were Kevin Carr (D), Ling Ling Chang (R), Joseph Cho (D), Josh Ferguson (D), George C. Shen (R), and Bruce Whitaker (R).[1]
Because a majority of voters chose to recall Newman, the replacement candidate with the most votes, Ling Ling Chang, won the seat.
| Josh Newman recall, 2018 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| 58.1% | 91,892 | |
| No | 41.9% | 66,197 |
| Total Votes | 158,089 | |
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||
| Josh Newman recall (replacement candidate), 2018 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Kevin Carr | 8.6% | 12,713 | |
| Republican | 33.8% | 50,215 | ||
| Democratic | Joseph Cho | 21.4% | 31,726 | |
| Democratic | Josh Ferguson | 11.9% | 17,745 | |
| Republican | George C. Shen | 5.0% | 7,442 | |
| Republican | Bruce Whitaker | 19.3% | 28,704 | |
| Total Votes | 148,545 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
| Ling Ling Chang campaign finance[5] | |||
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| Filing deadline | Total Contributions | Total Expenditures | Total Cash on Hand |
| April 26, 2018 | $47,831 | $123,731 | $124,643 |
| January 31, 2018 | $201,018 | $474 | $200,544 |
| Total | $248,849 | $124,205 | $124,643 |
2016
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the California State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.[6] Incumbent Bob Huff (R) did not seek re-election.
Josh Newman defeated Ling-Ling Chang in the California State Senate District 29 general election.[7][8]
| California State Senate, District 29 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | 50.39% | 160,230 | ||
| Republican | Ling-Ling Chang | 49.61% | 157,732 | |
| Total Votes | 317,962 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
Ling-Ling Chang and Josh Newman defeated Sukhee Kang in the California State Senate District 29 Blanket primary.[9][10]
| California State Senate, District 29 Blanket Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | 44.01% | 73,514 | ||
| Democratic | 29.19% | 48,754 | ||
| Democratic | Sukhee Kang | 26.80% | 44,766 | |
| Total Votes | 167,034 | |||
2014
Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Gregg D. Fritchle (D) and Ling-Ling Chang (R) defeated Phillip Chen (R) and Steve Tye (R) in the blanket primary. Chang defeated Fritchle in the general election.[11][12][13]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | 63.7% | 54,313 | ||
| Democratic | Gregg D. Fritchle | 36.3% | 30,895 | |
| Total Votes | 85,208 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |
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28.7% | 13,242 | |
| Democratic | 26.5% | 12,243 | ||
| Republican | Phillip Chen | 23.1% | 10,659 | |
| Republican | Steve Tye | 21.6% | 9,987 | |
| Total Votes | 46,131 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2016
Chang's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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2014
Chang's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[16]
Reduce Regulations, Fix the Tax Code to Create Better Jobs
- Excerpt: "To grow California’s economy, state government needs to remove the obstacles to job creation and attract new investment to our state."
Keep Taxes Low
- Excerpt: "Keeping taxes low is not only the right thing to do, but it is essential to growing the state’s economy."
Fix Broken Immigration Laws
- Excerpt: "Today, our immigration system is broken and is now badly in need of repair. The first step must be securing our border."
Empower Parents to Fix our Schools
- Excerpt: "My experience in education has taught me that empowering parents, teachers and principals to make decisions about school policies is essential to building good schools."
Oppose Early Release of Dangerous Criminals
- Excerpt: "Count on me to fight to keep convicted felons in prison where they belong. "
Sponsored legislation
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Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
2016
In 2016, Chang's endorsements included the following:[17]
- U.S. Representative Ed Royce
- State Board of Equalization Vice Chair Diane Harkey
- Senator Bob Huff
- Assemblywoman Young Kim
- Assemblyman Rocky Chavez
- Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens
- Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas
- Orange County Clerk-Recorder Hugh Nguyen
- Orange County Treasurer Shari Freidenrich
- Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do
2014
In 2014, Chang's endorsements included the following:[18]
- California Women's Leadership Association
- California Republican Taxpayers Association
- San Bernardino County Republican Party
- Orange County Young Republicans
- San Bernardino Young Republicans
- Inland Valley Young Republicans
- OCGOP Chairman Emeritus Lois Lundberg
- Congressman Ed Royce
- Congressman Paul Cook
- Congressman Michael McCaul
- Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff
- Senator Mimi Walters
- Senator Tom Berryhill
- Senate Republican Leader Dick Ackerman (ret.)
- Senator Tony Strickland (ret.)
- Senator Bill Emmerson (ret.)
- California Board of Equalization Vice Chair Michelle Steel
- Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe
- Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich
- San Bernardino County Supervisor Gary Ovitt
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2020
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2019
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In 2019, the California State Legislature was in session from January 7 through September 13.
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2018
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In 2018, the California State Legislature was in session from January 3, 2018 through August 31, 2018.
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2016
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In 2016, the California State Legislature was in session from January 4 through August 31. The formal session ended on August 31, but constitutionally the session adjourned sine die on November 30.
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2015
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In 2015, the California State Legislature was in session from December 1, 2014, through September 12, 2015.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Ling Ling Chang on Facebook
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
Footnotes
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates," accessed May 2, 2018
- ↑ Ling Ling Chang for State Senate, "Endorsements," accessed March 6, 2018
- ↑ Twitter, "Ling Chang on March 3, 2018," March 3, 2018
- ↑ Twitter, "Ling Ling Chang on February 27, 2018," February 27, 2018
- ↑ California Secretary of State, Ling Ling Chang for Senate 2018," accessed February 14, 2018
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ [website XWEBSITEX, "Issues," accessed September 28, 2016]
- ↑ ling4assembly.com, "Fixing What's Wrong in Sacramento," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Ling for Senate, "Endorsements," accessed September 28, 2016
- ↑ ling4assembly.com, "The Conservative Choice," accessed May 13, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Josh Newman (D) |
California State Senate District 29 2018–2020 |
Succeeded by Josh Newman (D) |
| Preceded by Curt Hagman (R) |
California State Assembly District 55 2014–2016 |
Succeeded by Phillip Chen (R) |