Ling Ling Chang
| Ling Ling Chang | |
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| Member of the California State Assembly from the 55th district |
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In office December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Curt Hagman |
| Succeeded by | Phillip Chen |
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June 24, 1976 Taipei, Taiwan |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Andrew Wong |
| Residence | Diamond Bar, California |
| Occupation | Politician |
Ling Ling Chang (born July 24, 1976) is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly, representing the 55th district, encompassing parts of Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino counties. She is a Republican. Prior to being elected to the state assembly, she was a Diamond Bar city councilmember. In 2016, Ling Ling Chang was a candidate for California's 29th State Senate district. Chang narrowly lost the general election with 49.6% of the vote to Democrat Josh Newman, director of a non-profit organization. The election helped California Democrats regain two-thirds legislative supermajority in November.
Born in Taiwan, Chang and her family emigrated to the United States when she was three years old. She was raised in Diamond Bar and graduated from Diamond Bar High School. She studied biology at UC Riverside but did not graduate. She was criticized during her 2014 campaign for claims that she attended Harvard University when she was in fact taking online classes through the university's online extension program, which is open to the general public. Chang defended herself by stating, “You have to apply to get in. It is a degree program. Harvard Extension is part of the 13 schools there, just like Harvard Medical School is also really Harvard”. While the Harvard Extension School offers online degrees, it is much different than applying to and going through the rigorous application and matriculation process of Harvard University. Further controversy over her attending UC Riverside was raised in February 2016, by opponent Sukhee Kang, who made a public request for her to release her academic transcripts.
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