Michelle Steel

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Michelle Steel

Former U.S. Rep (CA-45); U.S. Ambassador to South Korea

Michelle Steel is a Republican politician who represented California in the U.S. House from 2021 to 2025, serving the 48th and then the 45th Congressional District. In 2026 she was confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to South Korea. [Wikipedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 2020–2026 cycles

$25,823,192 raised

Influence graph
Individual 48%
PAC 15%
Other

Where the $25,823,192 raised came from · FEC · 2020–2026 cycle

$25,823,192
Raised
FEC receipts · 2020–2026 cycle
$3,860,330
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 2020–2026 cycles
$4,984,346
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 82 sources
$12,303,474
Spent against them
opposition IEs · 5 edges

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Top individual donors · 15

Largest itemized individual contributions across their FEC campaign committees (Schedule A), aggregated by donor across cycles. Conduits (ActBlue/WinRed) excluded.

Top industries · donor money

  • Retired$1,365,693
  • Other / unclassified$750,758
  • Securities & investment$164,347
  • Real estate$140,351
  • Not employed / self$128,509
  • Lawyers & law firms$99,331
  • Health professionals$52,581
  • Tech$31,073

Classified from donor employer/occupation · heuristic

Top employers · donor money

  • HOMEMAKER$19,436
  • VETERANS GUARDIAN$13,200
  • 2ND LETTER SENT$9,308
  • NEW OMNI BANK$7,500
  • PALOS VERDES DEVELOPERS$6,600
  • DONALD BEST$6,600
  • APOLLO MGMT$6,600
  • EDW. C. LEVY CO.$6,600
  • CWS$6,600
  • CONTINUUM VENTURES$6,600

Top connections · 87 total

People0
  • None on file
Organizations0
  • None on file
PACs / committees87

Connections · explore all 87

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Spent against them · $12,303,474

Outside money spent to defeat them (opposition independent expenditures). Not their own funding.

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