Lawmakers eye child care as legitimate campaign expenditure

LANSING

When Sen. Stephanie Chang first ran for office, she didn’t have any children.

The Detroit Democrat said she can’t imagine being a parent while running for office for the first time.

“For first-time candidates, in order to run a really vigorous campaign, you have to leave your job in order to knock doors all day and raise money,” Chang said. “That’s obviously a big financial edge, it was for m…