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Brent Steele
Brent Steele (b. August 25, 1947) is a former Republican member of the Indiana State Senate, representing District 44 from 2004 to 2016. He served as Assistant Majority Leader for Parliamentary Affairs. He previously served in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1995 to 2002.
Biography
Steele earned his B.S. in the School of Education from Indiana University, Bloomington, in 1969 and his J.D. from Indiana University School of Law in 1972. His professional experience includes working as a Local Coordinator for Senator Lugar, Licensed Indiana Broker, Licensed Indiana Insurance Agent, Partner of Steele, Steele, McSoley and McSoley and partner for Steele and Steele.
Committee assignments
2016 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Steele served on the following committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2016 |
|---|
| • Judiciary, Chair |
| • Agriculture |
| • Corrections and Criminal Law |
| • Ethics |
| • Insurance and Financial Institutions |
| • Natural Resources |
| • Rules and Legislative Procedure |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Steele served on the following committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Agriculture |
| • Corrections and Criminal Law |
| • Ethics |
| • Insurance and Financial Institutions |
| • Judiciary, Chair |
| • Natural Resources |
| • Rules and Legislative Procedure |
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 |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
- See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Indiana State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 3, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 5, 2016. Incumbent Brent Steele (R) did not seek re-election.
Eric Koch defeated Linda Henderson and Darin Kinser in the Indiana State Senate District 44 general election.[1][2]
| Indiana State Senate, District 44 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Eric Koch |
67.90% | 36,875 | |
| Democratic | Linda Henderson | 28.37% | 15,406 | |
| Libertarian | Darin Kinser | 3.74% | 2,029 | |
| Total Votes | 54,310 | |||
| Source: Indiana Election Divsion | ||||
Linda Henderson ran unopposed in the Indiana State Senate District 44 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Indiana State Senate, District 44 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Linda Henderson (unopposed) | |
Eric Koch defeated Josh Anderson in the Indiana State Senate District 44 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Indiana State Senate, District 44 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Eric Koch |
66.46% | 16,606 | |
| Republican | Josh Anderson | 33.54% | 8,379 | |
| Total Votes | 24,985 | |||
| Source: Indiana Election Division | ||||
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.[5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brent Steele Incumbent |
100% | 38,691 | |
| Total Votes | 38,691 | |||
2008
- See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 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.[8]
| Indiana State Senate, District 44 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Brent Steele (R)
|
29,676 | |||
| Matthew Colglazier (D) | 19,297 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Steele and his wife, Sally, have four children.
Scorecards
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2016
In 2016, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 5 through March 10.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to public education.
2015
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In 2015, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 6 through April 29.
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2014
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In 2014, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 6 through March 14.
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2013
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In 2013, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 7 through April 29.
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Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Brent + Steele + Indiana + Senate
See also
- Indiana State Legislature
- Indiana State Senate
- Indiana Senate Committees
- Indiana state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Brent Steele 2011 Post-session summary
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2000, 1998, 1996, 1994
Footnotes
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "General election 2016 results," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 18, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "List of May 8, 2012, primary candidates," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," May 9, 2012
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, " Official 2012 General Election Results," accessed January 19, 2013
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2008 Indiana State Senate official election results," accessed March 6, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Indiana State Senate District 44 2004–2016 |
Succeeded by Eric Allan Koch (R) |
