Michelle Steel
Michelle Steel | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California | |
| In office January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Harley Rouda |
| Succeeded by | Derek Tran |
| Constituency | 48th district (2021–2023) 45th district (2023–2025) |
| Chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors | |
| In office January 14, 2020 – January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Lisa Bartlett |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Do |
| In office January 10, 2017 – January 9, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Lisa Bartlett |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Do |
| Member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors from the 2nd district | |
| In office January 5, 2015 – January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | John Moorlach |
| Succeeded by | Katrina Foley |
| Member of the California State Board of Equalization from the 3rd district | |
| In office January 5, 2007 – January 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Claude Parrish |
| Succeeded by | Diane Harkey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michelle Eunjoo Park June 21, 1955 Seoul, South Korea |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Pepperdine University (BA) University of Southern California (MBA) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박은주 |
| Hanja | 朴銀珠 |
| RR | Bak Eunju |
| MR | Pak Ŭnju |
Michelle Eunjoo Steel (née Park, born June 21, 1955) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 45th congressional district from 2023 to 2025, previously representing the 48th congressional district from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, she concurrently served as a member of House minority whip Steve Scalise's Whip Team for the 117th Congress. Steel ran for re-election to a third term in 2024, but she was defeated in the general election by Democratic challenger Derek Tran.
Steel served as the member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors from the 2nd district from 2015 to 2021 and of the California State Board of Equalization from the 3rd district from 2007 to 2015. Steel, fellow California Republican Young Kim and Democrat Marilyn Strickland of Washington are the first Korean-American women to serve in Congress.