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'''Ling Ling Chang''' (born July 24, 1976) is an American [[politician]] who formerly served in the [[California State Senate]], representing the [[California's 29th State Senate district|29th district]], encompassing parts of [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]], [[Orange County, California|Orange]], and [[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino]] counties.<ref name="election" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Tour |first=Jesse La |date=2020-09-07 |title=Newman and Chang Face Off in District 29 State Senate Race |url=http://fullertonobserver.com/2020/09/07/newman-and-chang-face-off-in-district-29-state-senate-race/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Fullerton Observer |language=en-US}}</ref> Prior to being elected to the state Senate, she was a [[Diamond Bar, California|Diamond Bar]] [[City Council]]woman and a [[California State Assembly|state Assemblywoman]] for the [[California's 55th State Assembly district|55th district]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Ling Ling Chang (R) - District 29 {{!}} California State Senate Archive |url=https://archive.senate.ca.gov/member-archives/2017-18/ling-ling-chang-r-district-29 |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=archive.senate.ca.gov}}</ref> Chang is a [[California Republican Party|Republican]]. She was also the first Taiwanese-born American elected to the state Assembly, and was the only Asian American woman in the California Legislature during her terms in office.<ref name="election" /><ref name=":1" />
In 2016, Chang was a candidate for [[California's 29th State Senate district]], losing the general election very narrowly to Democrat [[Josh Newman (politician)|Josh Newman]].<ref name=":0" /> After Newman was recalled by voters in 2018, Chang won a plurality of votes [[List of special elections to the California State Senate#29th district special recall election, 2018|on the recall ballot]] and became the state Senator for California's 29th district.<ref name=":2" /> Chang narrowly lost re-election to Josh Newman in the [[2020 California State Senate election|2020 election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2020/11/12/democrat-josh-newman-declares-victory-over-republican-ling-ling-chang-in-29th-senate-district-rematch/|title=Democrat Josh Newman declares victory over Republican Ling Ling Chang in 29th Senate District rematch|work=The Orange County Register|first=Brooke|last=Staggs|date=November 12, 2020|accessdate=November 13, 2020}}</ref>
==Early life and education==
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===2018 State Senate special recall election ===
On June 5, 2018, Chang won a recall election for the same State Senate seat that she had lost to Josh Newman two years earlier. Newman was targeted for recall by the Republican Party of California in an attempt to break the Democratic super majority in the Senate, though the campaign also emphasized Newman's vote to [[Road Repair and Accountability Act|increase gas and vehicle taxes]] to fund infrastructure improvements.<ref name=latimes2018>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-josh-newman-recall-20180605-story.html|title=California Sen. Josh Newman seems headed for removal from office for supporting higher gas tax|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|first=Dakota|last=Smith|date=June 5, 2018|access-date=July 7, 2019}}</ref>
<ref name=":2">{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624133850/https://vote.sos.ca.gov/recall/state-senate/district/29|archive-date=June 24, 2018|url=https://vote.sos.ca.gov/recall/state-senate/district/29 |title=Special Recall Election |publisher=California Secretary of State |access-date=6 June 2018}}</ref>
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