Michelle Steel
Republican
Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
11-07-2006 | Republican | SBOE3 | 1147514 | Win |
11-02-2010 | Republican | SBOE3 | 1325538 | Win |
11-03-2020 | Republican | CD-48 | 201738 | Win |
11-08-2022 | Republican | CD-45 | 113960 | Win |
11-05-2024 | Republican | CD-45 | 0 | Loss |
Website: | bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001135 |
Candidate Biography:
Michelle Park-Steel
Born: Michelle Eun Joo Park
Born: June 21, 1955 in Seoul, South Korea
Married: Shawn Steel (in 1983)
Children: Cheyenne Park Steel and Siobhan Cheong Steel
Previous: Member, President's Advisory Commission on Asian-Americans
Previous: Member, California World Trade Commission
Previous: Commissioner, Los Angeles County Children and Family Services
Previous: Member, Los Angeles Airport and Fire Commissions
1996: Delegate, Republican National Convention
2000: Delegate, Republican National Convention
2004: California Finance Co-Chair, Bush/Cheney Presidential Campaign
2006-2008: Deputy, State Board of Equalization Member Claude Parrish
2012: Delegate, Republican National Convention
2015-2021: Member, Orange County Board of Supervisors
2016: Delegate, Republican National Convention
2024: Delegate, Republican National Convention
- 2016 Trump Delegate
- CLOSE CONTEST: In the 2024 General Election, Steel initially led her opponent Derek Tran by more than 5% (11,000 votes) on election night. The lead eroded consistently in the days after and Tran took a narrow 36 vote lead on November 16th (11 days after the election).
- NOTE: Shawn Steel has long been involved in the California Republican Party; serving as Treasurer (1995-1999), Vice Chair (1999-2001) and Chairman (2001-2003). At present, he is the National Committeeman for the California Republican Party (2008-Present). He was a 2020 Delegate to the Republican National Convention and a 2020 Candidate for Presidential Elector for Donald Trump (Lost).