Shawn Steel

Shawn Steel
Republican National Committeeman
from California
Incumbent
Assumed office
2008
Preceded byTim Morgan
Chair of the California Republican Party
In office
February 25, 2001 – February 22, 2003
Preceded byJohn McGraw
Succeeded byDuf Sundheim
Personal details
Born1946 (age 77–78)
California, U.S.
SpouseMichelle Steel
EducationCalifornia State University, Northridge (BA)
University of Southern California (MA)
Northrop University (JD)

Shawn Steel (born c. 1946) is an American politician serving as the Republican National Committee Member from California since 2008.[1] He was voted by his colleagues to the executive committee of the Republican National Committee in 2018. Steel served as Sergeant at Arms at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio in 2016.[2] In 2012, he served as Deputy Permanent Co-chairmen of the convention.[3] He was elected as Chairman of the California Republican Party from 2001 to 2003.[4] He is the husband of Congresswoman Michelle Park Steel, who has represented California's 48th congressional district since 2021.

As the California Republican Party Chairman, Steel was the co-founder of the successful recall of Governor Gray Davis in 2003.[4][5][6][7][8][9] Gov. Davis was recalled via a Recall Petition in which Steel was the first signatory of over 1,000,000 signatures.[4][5][6][7][9][8]

Steel is a frequent guest on CNN, Fox, and local Los Angeles media. He published over 50 articles in a variety of publications ranging from the Wall Street Journal, San Diego Union, Sacramento Bee, Orange County Register, and Washington Times.[10][11][12][13][14]

Steel is a trial attorney specializing in personal injury law and pioneered a specialty representing alternative health care providers, particularly chiropractors and acupuncturists.[15] He regularly teaches at Palmer West Chiropractic, Life Chiropractic College West and Southern California University of Health Sciences and frequent lecturer for doctors re-licensing credit through California. Steel & Eisner, LLP,[16] is located in Seal Beach, California.

  1. ^ "National Committeeman Shawn Steel". GOP. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  2. ^ "RNC Announces Sergeant-at-Arms For Republican National Convention". GOP. 2016-07-06. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  3. ^ "Recommended Officers for the Republican National Convention". GOP. 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  4. ^ a b c Mathews, Joe (2006). The People's Machine: Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Rise of Blockbuster Democracy. United States of America: PublicAffairs. pp. xiii, 110, 115. ISBN 9781586482725.
  5. ^ a b Laffer, Arthur; Moore, Stephen; Tanous, Peter (2008). The End of Prosperity: How Higher Taxes Will Doom the Economy--If We Let It Happen. New York: Threshold Editions, A Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. p. 164. ISBN 9781416592389.
  6. ^ a b Cashill, Jack (2007). What's the Matter with California?: Cultural Rumbles from the Golden State and Why the Rest of Us Should Be Shaking. New York: Threshold Editions, A Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. p. 100. ISBN 9781416531036.
  7. ^ a b Gerston, Larry; Christensen, Terry (2015). Recall!: California's Political Earthquake: California's Political Earthquake. London & New York: Routledge. p. 56. ISBN 9780765614575.
  8. ^ a b Bradley, Bill (2003-02-13). "Taking Down Gray". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  9. ^ a b "GOP Hope: Dump Davis". Los Angeles Times. 2003-02-18. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  10. ^ "Utility monopoly demands more corporate welfare". Orange County Register. 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  11. ^ Register, Shawn Steel | Orange County (2019-03-15). "Conservative lawyers steal page from progressive playbook". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  12. ^ "Shawn Steel makes the "Notable & Quotable" Section of the WSJ! | FlashReport". www.flashreport.org. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  13. ^ "Shawn Steel Archives". Ethan Bearman's Blog. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  14. ^ SCOTUS says Muslim travel ban is legal, sidesteps religious animus question | Omar Noureldin on CNN, retrieved 2019-10-17
  15. ^ "Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyers & Accident Attorneys | Steel & Eisner, LLP". www.steeleisner.com. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  16. ^ "Chiropractic PI Attorneys; Personal Injury Accident Lawyers | Steel & Eisner, LLP". www.steeleisner.com. Retrieved 2020-04-13.