Michael Steele, JD Biography
- Title:
- Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee
- Position:
- Con to the question "Should Gay Marriage Be Legal?"
- Reasoning:
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“Our party platform articulates our opposition to gay marriage and civil unions, positions shared by many Americans. I believe that marriage should be between one man and one woman and strongly disagree with Maine’s decision to legalize gay marriage.”
RNC email, mydd.com, May 6, 2009
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Chairman, Republican National Committee, Jan. 30, 2009-Jan. 14, 2011
- Chairman, GOPAC, 2007-2009
- Partner, Dewey & LeBoeuf, 2007-2009
- Rodel Fellow in Public Leadership, Aspen Institute, 2005
- Recipient, Bethune-DuBois Institute Award, 2005
- Speaker, Republican National Convention, 2004
- Maryland Lieutenant Governor, 2003-2007
- Recipient, Vikki Buckley Political Leadership Award, Black America’s Political Action Committee, 2002
- Chair, Maryland Republican Party, 2000-2002
- Recipient, Maryland State Republican Man of the Year, 1995
- Chair, Prince George’s Countys Republican Central Committee, 1994-2000
- Attorney, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton Law Offices, 1991-1997
- Education:
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- JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 1991
- Studied at Augustinian Friars Seminary at Villanova University (no degree earned)
- BA, International Relations, Johns Hopkins University, 1981
- Other:
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- Born October 19, 1958, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland
- Attends services at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Landover Hills, MD
- Has two children
- Quoted in:
- Pro & Con Quotes: Should Gay Marriage Be Legal?