Senator Ling Ling Chang’s Community Swearing-In Ceremony

by admin · Published August 19, 2018 · Updated August 20, 2018

After took the oath of office on June 25, California State Senator Ling Ling Chang community swear-in ceremony held on August 18. Ling Ling Chang takes the oath of office administered by former California Senator Bob Huff.

About 200 her supporters with Young Kim, Republican running for California’s 39th Congressional district seat in Congress, former Alhambra school district Chairwoman Sophie Wong, and local Republican leaders Meimei Ho, Jimmy Liu witnessed the swearing-in.

Following a mid-term recall election of Sen. Josh Newman (D-Fullerton) fueled by objections over the new gas tax, Chang was the top choice by voters to represent the tri-county district.

LingLing Chang the first Taiwan-born female politician to serve the California State Senate. She pledged to fulfill the interests of her constituents during the swear-in ceremony in her district Fullerton, stressing that she will fight against tax increases, reported Central News Agency.

Less than two months in this seat, she introduced her first bill SB 991 to the California State Senate, Senator Ling Ling Chang has proposed to reinstate funding for human trafficking victims in California.

In the 2016 California State Senate election, Chang received strong endorsement from Ed Royce, Chairman of the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, who has announced his retirement this year. She was narrowly defeated by Democratic candidate Josh Newman by 2,500 votes.

Newman, who voted in favor of state gas tax increases in April 2017, lost his seat in a recall election on June 5 of this year. Chang was selected by voters in the state’s 29th Senate District to replace Josh Newman.

She previously served as a California assemblywoman in the 55th district, during which time she lobbied for promoting policies for a “sharing economy” using services such as Uber, Lyft, and Airbnb. She also placed great emphasis on science, technology, and engineering education.

Ling Ling Chang represents the 29th district, encompassing parts of Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino counties, where the Chinese community consists of a significant portion of the constituency.

(Photo by Jimmy Liu)