Michelle (Michelle) Steel (R-USH45)
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Capitol: 202.225.2415
FAX: 202.225.9177
District: 714.960.6483
Representative
Room 1127 LHOB- Longworth House Office Building 15 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20515-0545

Residence: Surfside, CA
Elected: 2020    Next Election: 2024
Spouse: Shawn Steel   DOB: 6/21/1955
Committee Assignments
Co-ChairCongressional STARBASE Caucus
Co-ChairCongressional Victims of Communism Caucus
Co-ChairHouse US-Thai Alliance Caucus
Co-ChairBipartisan Congressional Opportunity Youth Caucus
Co-ChairCongressional Soju Caucus
Co-ChairVietnam Caucus
MemberJoint Congressional-Executive Commission on China
FC MemberHouse Quiet Skies Caucus
FC MemberSpent Nuclear Fuel Solutions Caucus
MemberHouse Subcommittee on Work and Welfare
MemberHouse Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
MemberHouse Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
FC MemberCongressional Korea Caucus
MemberHouse Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
FC MemberState and Local Tax (SALT) Caucus
MemberHouse Subcommittee on Health
MemberHouse Committee on Education and the Workforce
FC MemberCongressional Mental Health Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
MemberHouse Committee on Ways and Means
FC MemberIndia Caucus
FC MemberRepublican Governance Group (Tuesday Group)
FC MemberHouse Republican Israel Caucus
FC MemberRepublican Main Street Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Taiwan Caucus
FC MemberConservative Climate Caucus
Counties Representing
Orange

Bio

Congresswoman Michelle Steel is serving her second term in the House of Representatives, where she serves the people of California's 45th District. Born in South Korea and raised in Japan, Michelle immigrated to the United States to build her own American Dream. She is one of the first Korean American women to ever serve in Congress.

After fleeing North Korea during the Korean War, her parents met and built a life in South Korea before moving to Japan. Her father, a diplomat, encouraged Michelle at a young age to move to the United States to become fluent in English. Her mother and younger sisters joined her in America, where they opened a clothing store in downtown Los Angeles.

After seeing how difficult it was for her non-English speaking mother to navigate the tax laws and state regulations, she ran for the State Board of Equalization - the nation's only elected tax board - where she represented more than nine million residents, including all of Orange County. At the time, she was the highest-ranking Korean American elected official in the United States.

Michelle later served her community as Supervisor and Chairwoman of the Orange County Board of Supervisors. She continued her work fighting for California taxpayers, while working to protect the Orange County coastline, and helping families and businesses fight back against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Michelle currently serves on the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on Education and Workforce, the Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, and the Congressional-Executive Commission on China.

Michelle has been married to her husband Shawn for 39 years. They have two adult daughters.