Michelle Steel, a successful businesswoman and renowned taxpayer advocate, was elected on November 3, 2020, to represent California’s 48th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep.-Elect Steel is one of the first ever Korean American women elected to serve in Congress.  

Born in South Korea, and raised in Japan, Rep.-Elect Steel immigrated to the United States to find the American Dream. Prior to being elected to Congress, Rep.-Elect Steel served a majority of the 48th congressional district as an Orange County Supervisor representing the residents of the Second District. She previously served two terms on the State Board of Equalization – the nation’s only elected tax board – where she represented more than nine million residents, including all of Orange County. At the time, Steel was the highest-ranking Korean American elected official in the United States.

California’s 48th congressional district includes Aliso Viejo, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel, Newport Beach, Seal Beach, the unincorporated area of Midway City, and portions of Garden Grove, Santa Ana, and Westminster. Rep.-Elect Steel has been married to her husband Shawn for 39 years. They have two daughters and reside in Surfside, California.