Brandon Steele

Brandon Steele

Republican Party

West Virginia House of Delegates District 42

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Prior offices

West Virginia House of Delegates District 29

Successor: Henry Dillon

Predecessor: Rick Moye

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Compensation

Base salary

$20,000/year

Per diem

$75/day for members who commute daily. $175/day for members who do not commute daily.

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Woodrow Wilson High School, 1999

Bachelor's

Mountain State University, 2004

Law

Marquette University, 2013

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Marine Corps

Personal

Birthplace

Beckley, W.Va.

Profession

Attorney

Contact

Official website

Campaign Facebook

Personal Facebook

Personal LinkedIn

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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, 2026.

Steele (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 42. He won in the general election on November 5, 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. 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.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Steele was assigned to the following committees:

• Jails and Prisons
• House Judiciary Committee
• Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Committee

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2021-2022

Steele was assigned to the following committees:

• House Government Organization Committee, Chair
• House Rules Committee
• Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development Committee

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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

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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

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 defeated Addam Gibson in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 42 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brandon Steele (R)	77.0	5,869
		Addam Gibson (D)	23.0	1,754

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 7,623
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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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

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

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

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

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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,963
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2018

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 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

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

		Candidate
✔		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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,227
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Brandon Steele did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Brandon Steele did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Brandon Steele did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys

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.

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

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1) Drugs- We must conquer the opioid epidemic. 2) Crime- We must stop the upward trend of violent crime. 3) Jobs- We must create an atmosphere that promotes job growth.

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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

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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.

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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Brandon Steele answered the following:

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

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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.

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What legacy would you like to leave?

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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.

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Do you believe that it's beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?

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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.

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What do you perceive to be your state's greatest challenges over the next decade?

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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.

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Campaign finance summary

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Brandon Steele campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	West Virginia House of Delegates District 42	Won general	$0	$0
2022	West Virginia House of Delegates District 42	Won general	$144,100	$140,970
2020	West Virginia House of Delegates District 29	Won general	$34,239	N/A**
2018	West Virginia House of Delegates District 29	Won general	$32,570	N/A**
Grand total			$210,909	$140,970
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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2023

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2022

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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. Americans for Prosperity Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues. West Virginia Manufacturers Association Legislators are scored on their votes on the manufacturing industry. West Virginia Sierra Club Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.

2020

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In 2020, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 7. ACLU West Virginia Legislators are scored on their votes on civil liberties issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. West Virginia Citizen's Defense League Legislators are scored on their votes on firearms issues. West Virginia Sierra Club Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.

2019

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Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus on March 21, 2021

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On March 21, 2021, Steele announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.

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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)

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Current members of the West Virginia House of Delegates

Leadership

Minority Leader:Sean Hornbuckle

Representatives

District 1

Pat McGeehan (R)

District 2

Mark Zatezalo (R)

District 3

Jimmy Willis (R)

District 4

Bill Flanigan (R)

District 5

Shawn Fluharty (D)

District 6

Jeffrey Stephens (R)

District 7

Charles Sheedy (R)

District 8

David Kelly (R)

District 9

Trenton Barnhart (R)

District 10

Everette Anderson (R)

District 11

Bob Fehrenbacher (R)

District 12

Vernon Criss (R)

District 13

Scot Heckert (R)

District 14

Dave Foggin (R)

District 15

Erica Moore (R)

District 16

Joe Parsons (R)

District 17

Jonathan Pinson (R)

District 18

Jim Butler (R)

District 19

Kathie Crouse (R)

District 20

Sarah Drennan (R)

District 21

Jarred Cannon (R)

District 22

Daniel Linville (R)

District 23

Evan Worrell (R)

District 24

Patrick Lucas (R)

District 25

Sean Hornbuckle (D)

District 26

Matthew Rohrbach (R)

District 27

Michael Amos (R)

District 28

Ryan Browning (R)

District 29

Henry Dillon (R)

District 30

Jeff Eldridge (R)

District 31

Margitta Mazzocchi (R)

District 32

Josh Holstein (R)

District 33

Jordan Bridges (R)

District 34

Mark Dean (R)

District 35

Adam Vance (R)

District 36

S. Green (R)

District 37

Marty Gearheart (R)

District 38

Joe Ellington (R)

District 39

Doug Smith (R)

District 40

Roy Cooper (R)

District 41

Jordan Maynor (R)

District 42

Brandon Steele (R)

District 43

Christopher Toney (R)

District 44

Carl Roop (R)

District 45

Eric Brooks (R)

District 46

Jeff Campbell (R)

District 47

Denny Canterbury (R)

District 48

Tom Clark (R)

District 49

Stanley Adkins (R)

District 50

David Pritt (R)

District 51

Marshall Clay (R)

District 52

Tresa Howell (R)

District 53

Tristan Leavitt (R)

District 54

Mike Pushkin (D)

District 55

JB Akers (R)

District 56

Kayla Young (D)

District 57

Hollis Lewis (D)

District 58

Walter Hall (R)

District 59

Andy Shamblin (R)

District 60

Dana Ferrell (R)

District 61

Dean Jeffries (R)

District 62

Roger Hanshaw (R)

District 63

Lori Cowger Dittman (R)

District 64

Adam Burkhammer (R)

District 65

Carl Martin (R)

District 66

Jonathan Kyle (R)

District 67

Elias Coop-Gonzalez (R)

District 68

Chris Phillips (R)

District 69

Keith Marple (R)

District 70

Mickey Petitto (R)

District 71

Laura Kimble (R)

District 72

Clay Riley (R)

District 73

Bryan Smith (R)

District 74

Mike DeVault (R)

District 75

Phil Mallow (R)

District 76

Rick Garcia (D)

District 77

Joe Statler (R)

District 78

Eugene Chiarelli (R)

District 79

Evan Hansen (D)

District 80

John Williams (D)

District 81

Anitra Hamilton (D)

District 82

David McCormick (R)

District 83

George Street (R)

District 84

D.R. Jennings (R)

District 85

John Paul Hott (R)

District 86

Bryan Ward (R)

District 87

Gary Howell (R)

District 88

Rick Hillenbrand (R)

District 89

Darren Thorne (R)

District 90

George Miller (R)

District 91

Joseph de Soto (R)

District 92

Michael Hite (R)

District 93

Michael Hornby (R)

District 94

Larry Kump (R)

District 95

Charles Horst (R)

District 96

Lisa White (R)

District 97

S. Anders (R)

District 98

Joe Funkhouser (R)

District 99

Wayne Clark (R)

District 100

William Ridenour (R)

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