Michael Steele
Michael Steele | |
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| Chairman of the Republican National Committee | |
| In office January 30, 2009 – January 14, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Duncan |
| Succeeded by | Reince Priebus |
| 7th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland | |
| In office January 15, 2003 – January 17, 2007 | |
| Governor | Bob Ehrlich |
| Preceded by | Kathleen Kennedy Townsend |
| Succeeded by | Anthony G. Brown |
| Chairman of the Maryland Republican Party | |
| In office 2000–2002 | |
| Preceded by | Joyce Lyon Tehres |
| Succeeded by | Louis Pope |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 19, 1958 Andrews Field, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Andrea Derritt (m. 1985) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Johns Hopkins University (BA) Villanova University Georgetown University (JD) |
| Signature |  |
Michael Stephen Steele (born October 19, 1958) is an American conservative[1] political commentator, attorney, and Republican Party politician. Steele was the seventh lieutenant governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007. He was the first African-American elected to statewide office in Maryland.
He made an unsuccessful run in the 2006 U.S. Senate election in Maryland, losing to Democrat Ben Cardin. He was the Chair of the Republican National Committee from 2009 to 2011.[2]
In 2020, he formally endorsed Joe Biden for the presidency.[3][4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Solender, Andrew. "Former RNC Chair Michael Steele Joins Pro-Biden Republican Group Lincoln Project". Forbes. Archived from the original on August 25, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ↑ McKelway, Doug (December 13, 2010). "Steele Seeks Second Term As RNC Chair". Fox News. Archived from the original on December 14, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- ↑ Lejeune, Tristan (2020-10-20). "Ex-RNC chair Michael Steele officially endorses Biden". TheHill. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ↑ Maegan Vazquez and Jim Acosta. "Former RNC chairman endorses Biden with two weeks left in the election". CNN. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
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