Michelle Steel
American politician
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| February 2025 | Michelle Steel was appointed by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to a bipartisan commission to study the establishment of a national museum focused on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders' history and culture. |
| 2024 | Criticized for controversial management of $1.2 million in COVID-19 food aid, awarding a contract to a marketing company with no prior experience in government funding. |
| 2024 | During her reelection campaign, Steel sent controversial campaign mailers depicting her opponent Derek Tran alongside Mao Zedong and a hammer and sickle, attempting to characterize him as a communist sympathizer. |
| 2024 | Steel was criticized for her management of $1.2 million in COVID-19 food aid, awarding a contract to a marketing company she used for her campaign, which reportedly had no prior experience with government funding. |
| November 5 2024 | Michelle Steel was defeated by Derek Tran in the U.S. House of Representatives general election for her congressional district. |
| March 2024 | Steel rescinded her co-sponsorship of the Life at Conception Act due to her support for in-vitro fertilization (IVF), stating her personal experience with fertility challenges. |
| 2023 | Transitioned to representing California's 45th congressional district |
| September 2023 | Steel was part of a bipartisan group of eight U.S. House members co-sponsoring a mental health bill focused on integrating behavioral health services for Medicare beneficiaries. |
| January 2023 | Steel was a co-sponsor of the Life at Conception Act during the 118th Congress. |
| November 8 2022 | Michelle Steel defeated Democratic nominee Jay Chen in the general election for California's 45th congressional district. |
| July 2022 | Steel voted against the Respect for Marriage Act, which would require federal recognition of same-sex marriages. |
| 2021 | Began serving as U.S. Representative for California's 48th congressional district |
| 2021 | Steel joined a majority of Republican representatives in signing an amicus brief to overturn Roe v. Wade. |
| December 23 2021 | Michelle Steel announced her candidacy for California's 45th congressional district for the 2022 election, receiving endorsements from Republican Party leaders including Kevin McCarthy, Young Kim, Ken Calvert, Mimi Walters, Andrew Do, and the Republican Party of Orange County. |
| June 2021 | Steel was one of 49 House Republicans to vote to repeal the AUMF against Iraq. |
| March 2021 | Steel introduced a bill to block federal funding for California's high-speed rail project, which she called a 'failure'. |
| February 27 2021 | Steel voted against the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief and stimulus bill. |
| February 25 2021 | Steel voted against the Equality Act, which would prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. |
| February 1 2021 | Steel called for the reopening of schools in California. |
| January 2021 | Michelle Steel tested positive for COVID-19 and later used her mild symptoms to advocate for reopening schools and businesses. |
| January 13 2021 | Steel voted against the second impeachment of Donald Trump. |
| 2020 | Steel chaired the Orange County Board of Supervisors for a second time. |
| 2020 | Steel and her husband Shawn supported the recall initiative against California Governor Gavin Newsom and endorsed Larry Elder. |
| November 3 2020 | Steel defeated incumbent Democrat Harley Rouda in the general election, winning with 51.1% of the vote and successfully securing her position in the U.S. House of Representatives. |
| September 15 2020 | The Orange County Board of Supervisors, under Steel's leadership, approved plans that could increase private jet traffic at John Wayne Airport. |
| March 2020 | Michelle Steel ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in California's 48th congressional district, advancing from the primary with 34.9% of the vote. |
| 2019 | President Trump appointed Steel to the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. |
| March 2018 | Steel was the only elected official to greet President Donald Trump when he landed at LAX during his first official visit to California as president. |
| 2017 | Steel first chaired the Orange County Board of Supervisors. |
| 2015 | Elected to the Orange County Board of Supervisors, representing the 2nd district |
| 2014 | Steel was elected to the Orange County Board of Supervisors, representing the 2nd district by defeating state Assemblyman Allan Mansoor. |
| 2014 | At a Tea Party event in Newport Beach, Steel publicly discussed withdrawing her younger daughter from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and transferring her to Loyola Marymount University due to her daughter's support for same-sex marriage and President Barack Obama. |
| 2011 | Steel was elected vice chair of the California State Board of Equalization. |
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