Michelle Steel | |
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| 박은주 | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Harley Rouda |
| Constituency | 48th district (2021–2023) 45th district (2023–present) |
| Chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors | |
| In office January 1, 2020 – January 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Lisa Bartlett |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Do |
| In office January 1, 2017 – January 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Lisa Bartlett |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Do |
| Vice Chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors | |
| In office January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Shawn Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Do |
| In office January 1, 2016 – January 1, 2017 | |
| 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) |
| Website | House website |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박은주[1] |
| Hanja | 朴銀珠 |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Eunju |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Ŭnju |
Michelle Eunjoo Steel (née Park, born June 21, 1955)[2] is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 45th congressional district since 2023, previously representing the 48th congressional district from 2021 to 2023.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5][6][2] Steel, fellow California Republican Young Kim and Democrat Marilyn Strickland of Washington are the first Korean-American women to serve in Congress. Steel and Kim, along with David Valadao, also became the first Republican congressional candidates since 1994 to unseat incumbent House Democrats in California.
- ^ '영옥씨' 영 김 후보도 당선…한국계 4명 미 의회 입성 (... Four Korean-Americans Enter U.S. Congress). The Korea Times (in Korean). November 13, 2020. Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ a b Michelle Steel, JoinCalifornia.com, archived from the original on December 28, 2010, retrieved September 29, 2011
- ^ "Rep. Harley Rouda Concedes to Republican Challenger in 48th District Congressional District Race". NBC Los Angeles. November 10, 2020. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
- ^ @RepSteel (February 2, 2021). "Today I joined @SteveScalise on our first Whip Team call of the 117th Congress! I am so honored to join this team and am ready to get to work supporting policies that help #CA48 families & businesses thrive" (Tweet). Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Steel, Michelle Park. "Board Member Michelle Steel". California State Board of Equalization. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2007.
- ^ "亞裔支持朴銀珠選稅委" [Asian Americans support Park's election to tax board]. August 23, 2006. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved February 20, 2007.