Bryan George Steil ( ; born March 3, 1981) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician serving as the

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for

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. He is a member of the

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Early life and education

Steil attended

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, where he was born and raised. He earned his

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degree in

business administration Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...

from

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private research university in the Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789 as Georg ...

, and his

Juris Doctor The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...

from the

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Earlier career

In 2003, Steil spent a year working as an aide to U.S. Representative

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. Before his election to Congress, Steil spent a decade in the manufacturing industry in southeast Wisconsin. He was an executive for plastics manufacturer Charter NEX Film. He also spent time working for

Regal Beloit Regal Rexnord Corporation, usually referred to as just Regal Rexnord, is a manufacturer of electric motors and power transmission components headquartered in Beloit, Wisconsin. The company has manufacturing, sales, and service facilities through ...

, spending a short stint in China while working for the company, and also spent time at

McDermott Will & Emery McDermott Will & Emery is an international law firm with a diversified business practice. The firm is one of the largest grossing law firms in the US and globally, and its lawyers represent a wide range of commercial, industrial and financial e ...

as an attorney. In 2016, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker nominated Steil to the

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Board of Regents, and the

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unanimously approved him.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2018

Steil won the 2018 Republican primary in the race to succeed retiring incumbent and then Speaker of the House

. He went on to face Democratic nominee Randy Bryce in the general election. During the campaign, Steil was endorsed by, among others, Ryan and

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. Steil defeated Bryce with 54.6% of the vote.

2020

Steil was reelected in 2020 with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Democrat Roger Polack.

Tenure

Committee assignments

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** Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion ** Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance ** Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations **

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* Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth (Select), Ranking Member

Caucus memberships

Republican Governance Group The Republican Governance Group, originally the Tuesday Lunch Bunch and then the Tuesday Group until 2020, is a group of moderate Republicans in the United States House of Representatives. It was founded in 1994 in the wake of the Republican tak ...

*Middle Class Jobs Caucus (Co-Chair) *Freshmen Working Group on Addiction *Future of Work Caucus (Founder/Co-Chair) *

Republican Study Committee The Republican Study Committee (RSC) is a study group of conservative members of the Republican Party in the United States House of Representatives. As of 2021, the Chairman of the RSC is Representative Jim Banks of Indiana. Although the prim ...

Republican Main Street Partnership The Republican Main Street Partnership is a 501(c)(4) organization that was allied with the congressional Republican Main Street Caucus. The Partnership continues to exist, while the Caucus was dissolved by its members in February 2019. Hist ...

Problem Solvers Caucus The Problem Solvers Caucus is a bipartisan group in the United States House of Representatives that includes members equally divided between Democrats and Republicans, who seek to foster bipartisan cooperation on key policy issues. The group was c ...

Political positions

Steil has stated his top issues are workforce development, trade, and the student loan debt crisis. He opposes

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measures, but supports funding for instant background checks. Steil has stated that he favors making more trade partnerships with other countries. He has also advocated for more funding to be allocated to the region near the United States' southern border and wants price transparency in the medical industry. Steil is an opponent of abortion and supports overturning

Roe v. Wade ''Roe v. Wade'', 410 U.S. 113 (1973),. was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States conferred the right to have an abortion. The decision struck down many federal and st ...

. In 2020, he voted against federal aid for paid sick leave related to the

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, which passed 363 to 41 in the House. He later voted for the December 2020 COVID-19 relief bill backed by then-President Trump, the fifth-largest piece of legislation in American history. On January 6, 2021, Steil condemned the

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, but did not call for Trump's removal from office, voting against the subsequent impeachment resolution on January 13. He voted against the Republican-sponsored objections to Arizona's and Pennsylvania's electoral votes, thus helping to certify Joe Biden as the winner of the

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. In May, he voted against forming the

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to investigate the attack. On July 19, 2022, Steil and 46 other Republican Representatives voted for the

Respect for Marriage Act The Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA; ) is a landmark United States federal law passed by the 117th United States Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden. It repeals the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), requires the U.S. federal governm ...

, which would codify the right to same-sex marriage in federal law.

Electoral history

2018

2020

Personal life

Steil is a

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. In November 2020, he tested positive for

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...

References

External links

Congressman Bryan Steil
official U.S. House website
Campaign website
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