Shawn Steel
| Shawn Steel | |
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| Chairman of the California Republican Party | |
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In office 2001–2003 |
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| Preceded by | John McGraw |
| Succeeded by | Duf Sundheim |
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Shawn Steel c. 1946 California, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
California State University, Northridge Northrop University University of Southern California |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Shawn Steel (born c. 1946) is the Republican National Committeeman from California. Elected in 2008, he will serve a four-year term. Steel challenged the Treasurer of the RNC and won at the California Republican Party state convention with a 61 to 39% vote with over 1200 ballots cast. Steel also was the first RNC member to formally endorse, former Lt. Governor Michael Steele, who was elected as Chairman of the Republican National Committee in February 2009.
Shawn Steel practiced Personal Injury Law for over 30 years and created a new field of law by defending and representing alternative health care doctors.
Steel is the author of over 40 articles and chapters in books, regarding personal injury and alternative health care. He is a frequent lecturer for doctors re-licensing credit throughout California. Steel Ethics to doctors. The Governor appointed Steel to serve on the California Acupuncture Board, where he served for 7 years. His colleagues elected Steel as Chairman of that Board for two years in a row. Steel has testified to the legislature, regarding changing laws impacting patient rights.
2017 - Elected by Western States RNC Member to the RNC Executive Committee
2008 - Elected as RNC California Committeeman
2003 - Cofounded the successful recall campaign against then incumbent Democrat Governor Gray Davis
2001-2003 - Chairman of the California Republican Party
Steel graduated from Van Nuys High School in 1964 growing up in the San Fernando Valley. Steel's lifetime of conservative political activism began in 1964 as a leader in the San Fernando Valley Youth for Goldwater [YFG]. YFG was a youth group supporting Barry M. Goldwater of Arizona for the U.S. presidency. After the Goldwater defeat he helped form numerous chapters of Young Americans for Freedom [YAF] in the Los Angeles region in 1965. In 1966, Steel was statewide chairman of Youth for Reagan, for high school students, Ronald Reagan for governor of California. In 1967, Steel became state chairman of California YAF, leading opposition against left wing student groups on college campuses.
Steel received his Bachelor of Arts degree, with California state teaching credentials, from California State University, Northridge, his Master of Arts from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, and his Juris Doctor from Northrop Law School.
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