Brandon Steele
2022 - Present
2024
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Brandon Steele (Republican Party) is a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 42. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. His current term ends on December 1, 2024.
Steele (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 42. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Republican primary on May 14, 2024.
Biography
Brandon Steele was born in Beckley, West Virginia. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1999. Steele served in the U.S. Marine Corps.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Mountain State University in 2004 and a J.D. from Marquette University in 2013. Steele's career experience includes working as an assistant prosecuting attorney with Raleigh County and an attorney with the Law Offices of Brandon S. Steele.[2]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Steele was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Steele was assigned to the following committees:
- House Government Organization Committee, Chair
- House Rules Committee
- Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development Committee
2019-2020
Steele was assigned to the following committees:
- House Judiciary Committee
- Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development Committee
- Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2024
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 42
Incumbent Brandon Steele and Addam Gibson are running in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 42 on November 5, 2024.
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 | Brandon Steele (R) | |
 | Addam Gibson (D) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 42
Addam Gibson advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 42 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Addam Gibson | 100.0 | 692 |
| Total votes: 692 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 42
Incumbent Brandon Steele advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 42 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon Steele | 100.0 | 2,357 |
| Total votes: 2,357 | |||
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2022
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 42
Incumbent Brandon Steele won election in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 42 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon Steele (R) | 100.0 | 3,956 |
| Total votes: 3,956 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 42
Incumbent Brandon Steele advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 42 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon Steele | 100.0 | 1,336 |
| Total votes: 1,336 | |||
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2020
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 29
Incumbent Brandon Steele defeated Xavier Oglesby in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 29 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon Steele (R) | 77.3 | 5,894 |
| Xavier Oglesby (D) | 22.7 | 1,735 | |
| Total votes: 7,629 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 29
Xavier Oglesby advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 29 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Xavier Oglesby | 100.0 | 1,444 |
| Total votes: 1,444 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 29
Incumbent Brandon Steele advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 29 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon Steele | 100.0 | 1,963 |
| Total votes: 1,963 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 29
Brandon Steele defeated incumbent Rick Moye in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 29 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon Steele (R) | 52.3 | 2,990 |
 | Rick Moye (D) | 47.7 | 2,723 | |
| Total votes: 5,713 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 29
Incumbent Rick Moye advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 29 on May 8, 2018.
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| ✔ | | Rick Moye |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 29
Brandon Steele defeated Zachary Meador in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 29 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon Steele | 66.3 | 813 |
| Zachary Meador | 33.7 | 414 | |
| Total votes: 1,227 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Brandon Steele participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 9, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Brandon Steele's responses follow below.[3]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| " | 1) Drugs- We must conquer the opioid epidemic. 2) Crime- We must stop the upward trend of violent crime. |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| " | The Criminal Justice system is an area that I feel very passionate about. I was a prosecuting attorney prior to resigning to run for the legislature. I observed many things being a prosecutor. Seeing the real life cost of the opioid epidemic, and the flood of property and violent crime the drug problem brings to the community brought me to a place where I decided I needed to step up and offer my expertise to help with the problem.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[5]
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What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
| " | I believe the most important characteristics of a public official is Honesty, Integrity, and Steadfastness. So often you see people that are well meaning get into public office and become corrupted by the system. We need leaders that will stand by their convictions.[5] | ” |
| " | My sole goal when elected to office is to turn the tide in our local war on drugs. Since 2006, our State has lost more people to drug overdose than the United States has lost troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. If I could accomplish only one thing it would be to stop the drug epidemic.[5] | ” |
| " | I do believe it can be a benefit. Myself, it was seeing the legal system in action as a prosecutor that led to me deciding to run for the legislature. A lot of my ideas come from practical experience in applying the law on a daily basis.[5] | ” |
| " | To alleviate the drug crisis, reverse the trend of rising instances of crime, addressing the needs of the foster care system in West Virginia, and creating sustainable job growth by administering a taxation system more like Tennessee.[5] | ” |
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2023
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In 2023, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 11.
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2022
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In 2022, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 12 to March 12.
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2021
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In 2021, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 10 to April 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 7.
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2019
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In 2019, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 9.
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Noteworthy events
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On March 21, 2021, Steele announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[6]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate West Virginia House of Delegates District 42 |
Officeholder West Virginia House of Delegates District 42 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Brandon Steele for House of Delegates, "About Brandon," accessed March 17, 2018
- ↑ Vote Smart, "Brandon Steele's Biography," accessed March 17, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Brandon Steele's responses," April 9, 2018
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ WV Public, "West Virginia House Gov. Org. Chair Brandon Steele Tests Positive For Coronavirus," March 21, 2021
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| Preceded by - |
West Virginia House of Delegates District 42 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Rick Moye (D) |
West Virginia House of Delegates District 29 2018-2022 |
Succeeded by Henry Dillon (R) |
