Mike Steele
Washington State Representative, District 12 since 2016. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 4
- 11 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.2%
- Chamber median 0.6%
- With party
- 93%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +0.1
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Capital Budget · ranking member
- Consumer Protection and Business
- Education
- Legislative Ethics Board
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Mar 2026
Became law Apr 2025
Became law Apr 2025
Failed in committee Jan 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Steele sits in the Washington House of Representatives
Steele is closer to the center than 79% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Stephanie Barnard, Tom Dent, Skyler Rude
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:09 PM ET
With Steele’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans93%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills62%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Washington House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Steele’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Steele | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | HB 2034: Concerning termination and restatement of plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and… | No | No | Yes | Passed 50–46 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | SB 6231: Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers. | No | No | Yes | Passed 51–46 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | SB 6260: Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education. | No | No | Yes | Passed 50–47 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | HB 2689: Concerning the working connections child care program. | No | No | Yes | Passed 51–45 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | HB 2225: Concerning regulation of artificial intelligence companion chatbots. | No | No | Yes | Passed 74–21 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Steele was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington Legislative District 12 | Counting | R+2.7 | D+2.1 | +4.8 |
| 2024 | Washington House of Representatives, District 12 | Won | R+0.1 | — | — |
| 2022 | Washington House of Representatives, LD-12-2 | Won | R+60.8 | — | — |
| 2020 | Washington House of Representatives, LD-12-2 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Washington House of Representatives, LD-12-2 | Won | R+27.6 | — | — |
| 2016 | Washington House of Representatives, LD-12-2 | Won | R+20.4 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Washington Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $158.8K
- Spent
- $157.2K
- Cash
- $23.1K
Source: Washington Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 26, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:31 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Michael A. Steele (Mike Steele) State | Active |
Source: Washington Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 26, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:31 AM ET
Seats Steele has held
- Washington House of Representatives, District 12 · since 2024
- Washington House of Representatives, District 12-2 · since 2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Steele has run against
- Brian Burnett (R) · 2026 general
- Brian Burnett (R) · 2024 election, won
- Robert K. Amenn (R) · 2022 election, won
- Valerie Sarratt (D) · 2018 election, won
- Jerry Paine (R) · 2016 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Washington Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Steele
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/816e7215-dcff-46c3-b1a5-f3c3387b14be
- Wikidata Q32979646
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET