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Michelle Steel

Republican

Picture of Michelle Steel
CA Board of Equalization
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).