RepublicanIn office since Nov 2016

Mike Steele

Washington State Representative, District 12 since 2016. Ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 5. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

Washington State Representative, District 12Born 1982

Official website Wikipedia

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
Elections: 6; 2016–2026

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

2025–2026 session · 11 sponsored · 4 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1701 Authorizing multiple liquor licensees to have licensed premises within a facility owned and leased out by…
Became law Mar 2026

HB 1156 Concerning volunteer firefighter participation in the state deferred compensation program.
Became law Apr 2025

HB 1842 Allowing public utility districts to form, own, or use captive insurers.
Became law Apr 2025

HB 1157 Authorizing access to certifications of birth and death to additional family members.
Became law Apr 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

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.

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Washington House of Representatives, District 12-2Washington House of Representatives, District 12

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 House of Representatives, District 12	Counting	R+2.7	D+2.1	+4.8
2024	Washington House of Representatives, District 12	Won	R+0.1	D+2.1	+2.2
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	—	—