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Brent Steele
| Brent Steele | ||
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| Indiana State Senate District 44 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2004-present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| November 9, 2016 | ||
| Years in position | 9 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Leadership | ||
| Minority Whip | ||
| 2001-2002 | ||
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $22,616.46/year | |
| Per diem | $152/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2004 | |
| Next election | November 8, 2016 | |
| Term limits | No | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Indiana House of Representatives | ||
| 1995-2002 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Indiana University | |
| J.D. | Indiana University School of Law | |
| Other | Bowhay Institute, Milwaukee | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | August 25, 1947 | |
| Profession | Attorney, Steele & Steele, LLC | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Steele was a Vice Precinct Committee Member. He was also Campaign Chair for Judge Linda Chezem and Finance Chair for Dan Quayle. He has worked as Treasurer for the Lawrence County Republican Central Committee and is a past President of the Bedford City Plan. In 1992 he was Campaign Chair for Becky Skillman for State Senate. He served in the Indiana State House of Representatives from 1995 to 2002. From 1998 to 2000 he was House Assistant Minority Whip, and he was House Minority Whip from 2000 to 2002.
Steele was a Local Coordinator for Senator Lugar. He is also a Licensed Indiana Broker and Licensed Indiana Insurance. He was Partner of Steele, Steele, McSoley and McSoley from 1992 to 1999. He was also partner for Steele and Steele from 1972 to 1992 and 1998 to 2008.
Steele earned his BS in the School of Education from Indiana University, Bloomington, in 1969. He went on to receive his JD from Indiana University School of Law in 1972. He then attended the Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership in 1999.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Steele served on the following committees:
| Indiana Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Agriculture and Natural Resources | ||||
| • Corrections and Criminal Law | ||||
| • Ethics | ||||
| • Financial Institutions | ||||
| • Insurance | ||||
| • Judiciary, Chair | ||||
| • Rules and Legislative Procedure | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Steele served on these committees:
| Indiana Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Agriculture and Natural Resources | ||||
| • Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters | ||||
| • Ethics | ||||
| • Insurance and Financial Institutions | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
| • Rules and Legislative Procedure | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Steele served on these committees:
| Indiana Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters | ||||
| • Ethics | ||||
| • Insurance and Financial Institutions | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
| • Natural Resources | ||||
| • Rules and Legislative Procedure | ||||
Elections
2012
- See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2012
Steele won re-election in the 2012 election for Indiana State Senate District 44. Steele ran unopposed in the May 8 Republican primary and ran unopposed in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[1][2][3]
| Indiana State Senate, District 44, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Brent Steele Incumbent |
100% | 38,691 | |
| Total Votes | 38,691 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Republican Brent Steele won re-election to the Indiana State Senate District 44 receiving 29,676 votes, ahead of Democrat Matthew Colglazier receiving 19,297 votes.[4]
| Indiana State Senate, District 44 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Brent Steele (R)
|
29,676 | |||
| Matthew Colglazier (D) | 19,297 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2008
In 2008, Steele collected $147,746 in donations.[5]
Listed below are those that contributed most to his campaign.
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Indiana Republican Party | $60,510 |
| Indiana Trial Lawyers Association | $7,000 |
| David C. Long for State Senate | $5,000 |
| Indiana Senate Majority Campaign CMTE | $4,186 |
| Indiana Bankers Association | $3,500 |
| Indiana Cable Telecommunications Association | $2,500 |
| Insurance Institute of Indiana | $2,500 |
| Coventry First | $2,000 |
| Indiana Land Title Association | $2,000 |
| Indiana Association of Realtors | $2,000 |
| Montgomery Capital | $2,000 |
| Duke Energy | $1,550 |
| AT&T | $1,500 |
| Comcast | $1,500 |
| William Morgan Oliver | $1,500 |
| Build Indiana Council | $1,400 |
| Indiana Multi-Family Housing | $1,000 |
| Capital Pac of Indiana | $1,000 |
| Indiana State Association of Health Underwriters | $1,000 |
| Liberty Mutual Insurance | $1,000 |
Recent news
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Brent Steele News Feed
- Criminal code overhaul passes Senate, now goes to Pence - Indianapolis Star
- Gov. Pence Signs Steele's Felony Code Overhaul Bill - WBIW.com
- Indiana Legislature roundup - The Herald-Times (subscription)
- Legislators divided on how session went - The Herald-Times (subscription)
- Our opinion: Politicians take pragmatic turn - Times-Mail (subscription)
- Law allows different use for food and beverage tax - Bcdemocrat
- High-fenced hunts face uncertain fate - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
- 'Second Chance' bill moves forward - Times-Mail (subscription)
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Personal
Steele and his wife, Sally, have four children.
External links
- Official Indiana State Senate website of Brent Steele
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Brent Steele 2011 Post-session summary
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2000, 1998, 1996, 1994
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