Steph Hodgins-May

I'm Steph Hodgins-May, your new Greens Senator for Victoria.

Steph is a dedicated climate, environment and social justice campaigner, strategist and policy maker.

Steph’s background is in planning and environmental law, she worked as an adviser to the United Nations, successfully strengthening Australia’s position on the impact of the climate crisis on food security, negotiating stronger reef protections and increasing Australia’s humanitarian intake of refugees and asylum seekers.

Most recently, Steph has worked as the head of Pacific Strategic Climate Litigation for a major international not for profit, achieving landmark legal victories in deep allyship with Indigenous frontline Pasifika communities.

Steph is an experienced policy maker and adviser, including to former Greens Leader Senator Richard Di Natale. Her work in parliament helped to deliver Australia’s first medicinal cannabis legislation and brought dying with dignity to the forefront of the national debate, paving the way for voluntary euthanasia laws in Victoria.

Steph has spent over a decade building the Green’s capacity in inner city and regional electorates as a candidate, mentor and through office bearer roles. 

Steph founded a local organic food business, informed by her experience of growing up on and managing the family farm in Central Victoria. 

As the Greens Senator for Victoria, Steph holds the Early Childhood Education and Care portfolio and Science, Industry and Innovation portfolio.

Steph lives with her partner and two young kids in St Kilda.

Get in touch

Senator for Victoria

Steph's Portfolios

Early Childhood Education
Science, Industry & Innovation

Contact

Shop 2-3, 26 Lygon St, Brunswick East VIC 3057

senator.hodgins-may@aph.gov.au

Phone: (03) 9381 1446

Latest from Steph

Steph Hodgins-May

4 October, 2024 - Now more than ever we need more Greens representatives in Parliament to extinguish the climate-wrecking policies of the Labor and the Coalition governments.

RELEASE: Greens senator urges Labor to stop Otway Basin gas exploration

25 September, 2024 - Greens Senator Steph Hodgins-May will visit Victoria’s Surf Coast on Thursday to speak with communities concerned about the proposed seismi...

RELEASE: Greens ask when will Labor finally deliver on universal childcare

18 September, 2024 - The Australian Greens have called on the Government to take immediate action on reforming Australia’s early childhood education and care sy...

National Campaigns

Fix the Housing Crisis

Rents have increased 7 times faster than wages over the last year, while millions remain locked out of the housing market.

Make Price Gouging Illegal

We’re being ripped off by big corporations, who are raking in massive profits during a cost of living crisis.

No More Coal & Gas

Labor has approved 23 coal and gas projects in a climate crisis. We can't wait: no more coal and gas, now.