# Mike Steele

Mike Steele is a Republican member of the Washington House for district 12.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Washington House, district 12
- Serving since: 2017-01-09
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/816e7215-dcff-46c3-b1a5-f3c3387b14be

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/816e7215-dcff-46c3-b1a5-f3c3387b14be (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

64% of the 11 bills Steele sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Washington House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.15 (standard error 0.01), from 95 donors and 1,182 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 19% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,204 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (Washington House 97.4%). Party unity 92.6% (94.5%). 53 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 11 bills: 11 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 34. 63.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington House 27.1%; rank 2 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2171: Supporting foster youth. (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2171/
- HB 2128: Concerning alcohol service at facilities with sports, amusement, or recreational activities engaged in by patrons. (in committee, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2128/
- HR 4639: Celebrating the Chelan High School Volleyball Team. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-21) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4639/
- HR 4629: Recognizing the 2025 Apple Blossom Festival Royal Court. (passed one chamber, 2025-02-27) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4629/
- HB 2021: Authorizing the public works board to issue bonds for the purpose of financing public works infrastructure projects. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2021/
- HB 1842: Allowing public utility districts to form, own, or use captive insurers. (became law, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1842/
- HB 1701: Authorizing multiple liquor licensees to have licensed premises within a facility owned and leased out by another liquor licensee or person. (became law, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1701/
- HR 4603: Honoring Viki Downey’s career. (passed one chamber, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4603/
- HB 1156: Concerning volunteer firefighter participation in the state deferred compensation program. (became law, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1156/
- HB 1157: Authorizing access to certifications of birth and death to additional family members. (became law, 2025-04-11) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB1157/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $103.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: http://mikesteele.houserepublicans.wa.gov/
- Campaign site: https://www.votemikesteele.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reelectmikesteele/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-steele-b6942384

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/816e7215-dcff-46c3-b1a5-f3c3387b14be