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Latest revision as of 21:30, 20 August 2025

Mike Steele
Image of Mike Steele

Republican Party

Candidate, Washington House of Representatives District 12-Position 2

Washington House of Representatives District 12-Position 2
Tenure

2017 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

8

Compensation

Base salary

$61,997/year

Per diem

$202/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

August 4, 2026

Contact

Official website

Personal LinkedIn

Mike Steele (Republican Party) is a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 12-Position 2. He assumed office on January 9, 2017. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Steele (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 12-Position 2. He declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.[source]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Steele was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Steele was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Steele was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Washington committee assignments, 2017
• Capital Budget
• Education
• Technology and Economic Development

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

2026

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on August 4, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 12-Position 2

Incumbent Mike Steele is running in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 12-Position 2 on August 4, 2026.

Candidate
Image of Mike Steele
Mike Steele (R)

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2024

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 12-Position 2

Incumbent Mike Steele defeated Daniel Scott in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 12-Position 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Steele
Mike Steele (R)
 
61.7
 
44,400
Image of Daniel Scott
Daniel Scott (R) Candidate Connection
 
35.8
 
25,741
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.5
 
1,771

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 71,912
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 12-Position 2

Incumbent Mike Steele and Daniel Scott advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 12-Position 2 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Steele
Mike Steele (R)
 
71.9
 
25,482
✔
Image of Daniel Scott
Daniel Scott (R) Candidate Connection
 
23.5
 
8,340
 Other/Write-in votes
 
4.5
 
1,602

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 35,424
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 12-Position 2

Incumbent Mike Steele defeated Robert Amenn in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 12-Position 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Steele
Mike Steele (R)
 
78.4
 
42,812
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Robert Amenn (R)
 
17.7
 
9,655
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.9
 
2,111

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 54,578
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 12-Position 2

Incumbent Mike Steele and Robert Amenn advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 12-Position 2 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Steele
Mike Steele (R)
 
80.6
 
26,249
✔
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Robert Amenn (R)
 
14.4
 
4,681
 Other/Write-in votes
 
5.1
 
1,652

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 32,582
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2020

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 12-Position 2

Incumbent Mike Steele won election in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 12-Position 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Steele
Mike Steele (R)
 
96.2
 
57,281
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.8
 
2,265

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 59,546
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 12-Position 2

Incumbent Mike Steele advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 12-Position 2 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Steele
Mike Steele (R)
 
94.9
 
37,110
 Other/Write-in votes
 
5.1
 
1,997

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 39,107
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2018

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 12-Position 2

Incumbent Mike Steele defeated Valerie Sarratt in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 12-Position 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Steele
Mike Steele (R)
 
63.8
 
37,223
Image of Valerie Sarratt
Valerie Sarratt (D) Candidate Connection
 
36.2
 
21,114

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 58,337
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 12-Position 2

Incumbent Mike Steele and Valerie Sarratt defeated Alan Fahnestock in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 12-Position 2 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Steele
Mike Steele (R)
 
60.8
 
20,323
✔
Image of Valerie Sarratt
Valerie Sarratt (D) Candidate Connection
 
32.4
 
10,831
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Alan Fahnestock (Independent)
 
6.8
 
2,275

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 33,429
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2016

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 20, 2016. Incumbent Brad Hawkins (R) did not seek re-election.

Mike Steele defeated Jerry Paine in the Washington House of Representatives, District 12-Position 2 general election.[1]

Washington House of Representatives, District 12-Position 2 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mike Steele 60.18% 30,397
     Republican Jerry Paine 39.82% 20,112
Total Votes 50,509
Source: Washington Secretary of State


Mike Steele and Jerry Paine defeated Danny Stone and Garn Christensen in the Washington House of Representatives District 12-Position 2 top two primary.[2][3]

Washington House of Representatives, District 12-Position 2 Top Two Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mike Steele 35.13% 8,129
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jerry Paine 25.93% 6,001
     Republican Danny Stone 15.75% 3,645
     Republican Garn Christensen 23.18% 5,365
Total Votes 23,140
Source: Washington Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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2016

Steele's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[4]

Sustainable economic growth

  • Excerpt: "We need to find ways of encouraging innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit by finding ways to provide incentives for investment, research and development in those industries where the 12th District has its foundations."

Small business support

  • Excerpt: "I will go to Olympia and advocate for a business environment that will allow small business to work, employ and give back to our communities."

Education and workforce training

  • Excerpt: "I believe that all education funding should provide students with additional [opportunities] and develop clear and rigorous academic standards."

Tourism

  • Excerpt: "Tourism in Washington is a 16 billion dollar industry and generates over 170,000 jobs. A state wide tourism Initiative should be a priority for the legislature."

Healthcare

  • Excerpt: "I will work with our health care systems, districts and providers to ensure they have the resources and support necessary to be successful."

Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

Mike Steele campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Washington House of Representatives District 12-Position 2Won general$186,025 $176,854
2022Washington House of Representatives District 12-Position 2Won general$89,579 $81,678
2020Washington House of Representatives District 12-Position 2Won general$50,125 N/A**
2018Washington House of Representatives District 12-Position 2Won general$51,200 N/A**
2016Washington House of Representatives, District 12-Position 2Won $30,527 N/A**
Grand total$407,456 $258,532
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Officeholder

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "General Election Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
    2. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 23, 2016
    3. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 2, 2016 Primary Results," accessed August 25, 2016
    4. ↑ Vote Mike Steele, "Home," accessed July 13, 2016

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