Michelle Steel

Michelle Eunjoo Steel (née Park, born June 21, 1955) 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. 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.

This article is about the U.S. Representative. For the ESPN reporter, see Michele Steele. For the Australian athlete, see Michelle Steele.

Michelle Steel
박은주
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from California
Assumed office
January 3, 2021
Preceded byHarley Rouda
Constituency48th district (2021–2023)
45th district (2023–present)
Chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors
In office
January 1, 2020 – January 1, 2021
Preceded byLisa Bartlett
Succeeded byAndrew Do
In office
January 1, 2017 – January 1, 2018
Preceded byLisa Bartlett
Succeeded byAndrew Do
Vice Chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors
In office
January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2020
Preceded byShawn Nelson
Succeeded byAndrew Do
In office
January 1, 2016 – January 1, 2017
Preceded byLisa Bartlett
Succeeded byAndrew Do
Member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors
from the 2nd district
In office
January 5, 2015 – January 3, 2021
Preceded byJohn Moorlach
Succeeded byKatrina Foley
Member of the California State Board of Equalization
from the 3rd district
In office
January 5, 2007 – January 5, 2015
Preceded byClaude Parrish
Succeeded byDiane Harkey
Personal details
Born
Michelle Eunjoo Park

(1955-06-21) June 21, 1955
Seoul, South Korea
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
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(m. 1981)​
Children2
EducationPepperdine University (BA)
University of Southern California (MBA)
WebsiteHouse website
Korean name
Hangul
박은주
Hanja
朴銀珠
Revised RomanizationBak Eunju
McCune–ReischauerPak Ŭn-ju

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. Steel and Kim, along with David Valadao, also became the first Republican congressional candidates since 1994 to unseat incumbent House Democrats in California.

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