Steve Chan
Republican · NY · New York State Senator, District 17
Brooklyn state senator, Marine Corps veteran, retired NYPD sergeant, and former small-business owner focused on public safety, education, affordability, responsible government spending, and neighborhood business conditions.
Where Steve Chan stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Healthcare Affordability (2 records), Government Efficiency (5 records),
Opposes
Environment and Public Health (1 record)
Mixed record
Public Infrastructure (2 support · 1 oppose)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 support
Introduced the CANDOR Act, S10692, requiring legislators to disclose when floor statements or official-record remarks were drafted in whole or part by generative AI.
September 9, 2026Supports AI Regulation
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 2 support
Introduced S10332 to create a commission studying coercive abuse and alleged neurological harm and to recommend prevention and response policies.
May 14, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Introduced S9185 to strengthen assisted-outpatient-treatment discharge planning while adding notice and hearing protections before an order is revoked.
February 12, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 oppose
Voted against S3006C and objected to its electric-school-bus mandate as costly for schools.
May 8, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 5 support
Introduced S10236 to bar local mandates requiring owners to replace or alter existing storefront security gates solely to meet local design conditions.
May 7, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Introduced S9524 to require investigation of chronic anonymous 311 complaints and potential misuse of the complaint system.
March 19, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Joined the 2026 SAVE NY agenda supporting legislative term limits, tighter state-spending controls and stronger oversight of taxpayer funds.
January 15, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Introduced S8166 to establish a state legislative commission to select, instruct and oversee New York commissioners at any Article V convention.
May 16, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Pressed the Empire State Development commissioner at a legislative hearing to defend state tax, regulatory and economic-development choices affecting business recruitment.
February 27, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Introduced S7155 to eliminate specified service, customization and renewal fees for veterans' and active-duty military license plates.
April 2, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 10 support
Introduced Jacob Freytes' Law, S10691, to classify recklessly causing the death of a person under 18 as second-degree murder and require life imprisonment without parole in specified cases.
September 4, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Won Senate passage for S9441, requiring New York City landlords to provide fire extinguishers in specified residential buildings.
June 4, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S5555, which the Senate Codes Committee rejected, to expand disorderly-conduct law to cover specified quality-of-life offenses including public urination, open-container violations and littering.
May 18, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S5554, which the Senate Cities 1 Committee rejected, to prohibit placement of a homeless shelter within 500 feet of a transit facility.
May 14, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored S7710, which the Senate Energy Committee rejected, to prohibit large energy-storage systems within 500 feet of schools and residential buildings in New York City.
May 5, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Introduced S9938 to increase criminal penalties for specified offenses on public transportation and create a transit-specific reckless-endangerment felony.
April 16, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Called for licensing, insurance and roadway enforcement for fast mopeds and scooters after a fatal Brooklyn hit-and-run and backed legislation restricting off-road-vehicle sales.
July 10, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Voted against S3006C and argued that its discovery and mask-law provisions did not adequately address public safety.
May 8, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Opposed a proposed Sheepshead Bay homeless shelter near schools and child-care sites and called for the plan to be halted.
April 30, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Joined the Senate Republican Liberate New York agenda calling for tougher repeat-offender laws and repeal or overhaul of cashless-bail policies.
January 16, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support
Introduced S9416 to cap annual assessed-value increases for New York City class-two residential buildings with fewer than 35 units.
March 10, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Introduced S9270 to create a dedicated housing-court subpart for disputes involving residential buildings with no more than 35 units.
February 20, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Won Senate passage for S8277, designating May as Elder Appreciation Month in New York.
June 10, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Introduced the Safe Haven Baby Box Act, S7904, authorizing secure anonymous infant-surrender devices at continuously staffed facilities.
May 13, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted against S3006C, citing what he considered insufficient Foundation Aid for New York City schools.
May 8, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Joined the Liberate New York agenda supporting voter-identification requirements and a constitutional prohibition on noncitizen voting.
January 16, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 2 support
Joined the 2026 SAVE NY agenda supporting middle-class tax relief, a property-tax freeze and elimination of state income tax on tips and overtime pay.
January 15, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Joined the Liberate New York agenda supporting broad state tax relief for families and businesses.
January 16, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support · 1 oppose
Introduced S10353 to provide Kings County residents a 30 percent Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge toll discount for personal vehicles.
May 14, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Introduced S9186 to provide no-fare MTA, Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North transportation to active-duty military personnel, firefighters and police officers.
February 12, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Called for immediate repeal of New York City's congestion-pricing program, arguing that it burdened working commuters and essential workers.
February 25, 2025Opposes Public Infrastructure
Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — General
General · 1 record
Received Representative Nicole Malliotakis's endorsement in his 2024 campaign for New York State Senate District 17.
October 16, 2024
Source: brooklyneagle.com · researched September 13, 2026
Race Steve Chan is in:
- State Senator, District 17 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 17; New York · incumbent
Profile last researched September 12, 2026.