Steph Hodgins-May

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

Steph is a dedicated climate, environment and social justice campaigner, with a background in environmental law, advocacy, and healthy food systems. 

Steph took her seat as a Senator for Victoria in May 2024, and holds the Early Childhood Education and Care portfolio, and the Science, Industry and Innovation portfolio.

She has worked as an adviser to the United Nations in New York, 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.

Steph’s fight for climate justice has taken her across the globe - she has worked as the Head of Pacific for a major international non-profit, achieving landmark legal victories in deep allyship with Indigenous frontline Pasifika communities.

Born to a fifth generation farmer and rural public school teacher, Steph has a close connection to her regional roots in Central Victoria. She founded a local organic food business informed by her upbringing on the family farm.

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

Labor rejects a 25 percent pay rise for early childhood educators

27 November, 2024 - The Greens say Labor’s bill falls short of delivering genuine wage justice for early childhood educators but have, nonetheless, supported th...

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...

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.