Michelle Steel

Michelle Steel
박은주
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 48th district
In office
January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2025
Preceded byHarley Rouda
Succeeded byDerek Tran
Member of the
Orange County Board of Supervisors
from the 2nd district
In office
January 5, 2015 – January 3, 2021
Preceded byJohn Moorlach
Succeeded byAndrew Do
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 (age 69)
Seoul, South Korea
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1981)​
Children2
EducationPepperdine University (BA)
University of Southern California (MBA)
Korean name
Hangul
박은주[1]
Hanja
朴銀珠
Revised RomanizationBak Eunju
McCune–ReischauerPak Ŭn-ju

Michelle Eunjoo Park Steel (born June 21, 1955) is a South Korean-born American politician. She was the U.S. Representative for California's 48th congressional district from 2021 to 2025. She beat incumbent Democrat Harley Rouda in the 2020 election.[2] She lost her re-election to Democrat Derek Tran in 2024.

References

  1. ↑ ‘영옥씨’ 영 김 후보도 당선…한국계 4명 미 의회 입성 (in Korean).
  2. ↑ Rep. Harley Rouda Concedes to Republican Challenger in 48th District Congressional District Race, KNBC-TV Channel 4, Los Angeles, California, November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020. "We did not win this election, Rouda said. "And while it isn't the outcome we had hoped for, it's never been more important for our leaders to hear the voice of the people, and to accept their judgment. I do."