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Mike Steele

Data last updated: F-1 statements filed through Oct 13, 2026 · contributions through Oct 14, 2026 · lobbyist reports through Sep 30, 2026 (read Oct 14, 2026)

State Representative, Legislative District 12, Position 2

Running in 2026: State Representative, District 12, Position 2 (In the general)

Statements of financial affairs (F-1)

Period	Filed	What it lists
2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31 State Representative, Legislative District 12	2026-03-25	2 income, 1 accounts, 1 real estate, 3 creditors
2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31 State Representative, Legislative District 12	2025-03-18	2 income, 2 accounts, 1 real estate, 3 creditors
2023-01-01 – 2024-03-12 Candidate for State Representative, Legislative District 12	2024-03-13	2 income, 2 accounts, 1 businesses, 1 real estate, 3 creditors

Findings

Worth a look Lobbying · the statement

A $137.38 lobbyist-paid meal on August 5, 2025 isn't on their 2025 F-1

GORDON THOMAS HONEYWELL GOV AFFAIRS reported paying $137.38 for them at NCSL Washington State Night Dinner (Bar Volpe - Boston, MA) for GORDON THOMAS HONEYWELL GOV AFFAIRS. Their statement for 2025 lists no meal or gift on or near that date from that employer or lobbyist.

What to check

Whether the statement lists it under another name.
Whether an exemption in the Ethics Act applies, such as food at an event sponsored by a civic, charitable, governmental or community organization (RCW 42.52.150(4)).
Whether the legislator attended (lobbyists list who was there as they recorded it).
The lobbyist's report, linked below.

2025-08-05 GORDON THOMAS HONEYWELL GOV AFFAIRS · NCSL Washington State Night Dinner · $137.38

The lobbyist's report

Rule: Lobbyist-paid meal over $100 not on the F-1

“Gifts in the form of food and beverage that exceed $100 on a single occasion shall be reported as provided in Title 29B RCW.”RCW 42.52.150(7) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

In the Legislature

Bills they introduced as prime sponsor 22

HB 1842 Captive insurers/PUDs 2025-26	Law (C 53 L 25)
HB 1157 Vital records family access 2025-26	Law (C 37 L 25)
2SHB 1701 Liquor licensee premises 2025-26	Law (C 196 L 26)
HB 1156 Volunteer firefighters/DCP 2025-26	Law (C 52 L 25)
HB 1151 Ninth grade success grants 2025-26	By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
HB 2021 Public works board bonds 2025-26	By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
HB 2128 Alcohol service/recreational 2025-26	First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business.
HB 2171 Foster youth 2025-26	First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.
HR 4603 Viki Downey 2025-26	Adopted.
HR 4629 Apple blossom festival 2025-26	Adopted.
HR 4639 Chelan H.S. volleyball 2025-26	Adopted.
ESHB 2306 Main street tax credits 2023-24	Law (C 93 L 24)
SHB 1250 Low-income home rehab. prg. 2023-24	Law (C 380 L 23)
SHB 1501 Family counseling/homicide 2023-24	Law (C 152 L 23)
SHB 1804 PEBB/subdivision retirees 2023-24	Law (C 312 L 23)
HB 1256 Higher ed. matching grants 2023-24	By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
HB 1294 Plan 1 retiree COLAs 2023-24	By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
HB 1342 Embodied carbon reductions 2023-24	By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
SHB 1765 Special occasion liquor lic. 2023-24	By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
HB 1803 Specialty shop endorsement 2023-24	By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
HB 2163 Liquor licensee advertising 2023-24	House Rules "X" file.
HR 4613 Chelan H.S. volleyball 2023-24	Adopted.

Final passage votes on the most-lobbied bills

Bill	Vote	Lobbying employers
ESSB 5167 Operating budget House, Apr 27, 2025	Nay	93
ESSB 5167 Operating budget House, Mar 31, 2025	Nay	93
ESSB 5998 Operating budget, supp. House, Mar 12, 2026	Nay	57
ESSB 5998 Operating budget, supp. House, Feb 28, 2026	Nay	57
E2SSB 5284 Solid waste management House, Apr 14, 2025	Nay	52
SSB 5195 Capital budget House, Apr 27, 2025	Yea	50
ESSB 6346 Tax on millionaires House, Mar 9, 2026	Nay	46
EHB 1217 Residential tenants House, Apr 27, 2025	Nay	42
EHB 1217 Residential tenants House, Mar 10, 2025	Nay	42
ESHB 2081 Business and occupation tax House, Apr 22, 2025	Nay	38
ESHB 2081 Business and occupation tax House, Apr 22, 2025	Nay	38
ESSB 5814 Excise taxes House, Apr 23, 2025	Nay	34
E2SSB 5981 340B drug pricing program House, Mar 6, 2026	Yea	30
ESSB 5041 Unemp ins/strikes & lockouts House, Apr 25, 2025	Nay	28
ESSB 5041 Unemp ins/strikes & lockouts House, Apr 12, 2025	Nay	28
SSB 6003 Capital budget, supplemental House, Mar 12, 2026	Yea	25
2SHB 2105 Immigrant workers House, Mar 11, 2026	Nay	24
2SHB 2105 Immigrant workers House, Feb 13, 2026	Nay	24
E2SHB 1903 Low-income energy assistance House, Mar 11, 2026	Yea	23
ESHB 2266 Supportive & emerg. housing House, Mar 9, 2026	Nay	23
ESHB 2266 Supportive & emerg. housing House, Feb 16, 2026	Nay	23
E2SHB 1903 Low-income energy assistance House, Feb 14, 2026	Nay	23
ESSB 5794 Tax preferences House, Apr 23, 2025	Nay	22
ESHB 1155 Noncompetition agreements House, Mar 9, 2026	Nay	20
ESSB 6002 Driver privacy House, Mar 5, 2026	Yea	20

Lobbyist-paid meals and events 29

Where a lobbyist's monthly report lists them among the people a lobbyist or employer paid for. A dinner several employers split appears once for each employer. Shares are shown when the report states them.

Date	Paid by	Occasion	Their share
2026-02-19	WA REFUSE & RECYCLING ASSN reported by CHRISTOPHERSEN INC	WRRA LEGISLATIVE RECEPTION · Columbia Room	not stated
2025-08-05	GORDON THOMAS HONEYWELL GOV AFFAIRS reported by GORDON THOMAS HONEYWELL GOV AFFAIRS	NCSL Washington State Night Dinner · Bar Volpe - Boston, MA	$137.38
2025-02-05	WA ST COUNCIL OF FIRE FIGHTERS reported by DENNIS J LAWSON	Legislative Conference Reception · Capital Event Center, ESD 113, 6005 Tyee Drive SW, Tumwater, WA 98512	not stated
2024-09-09	AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC reported by ALLIANCES NORTHWEST	Dinner · Campbell's Restaurant, Chelan	$23.19
2024-03-08	BP AMERICA INC reported by ALLIANCES NORTHWEST	Dinner · 1889, Olympia	$14.29
2024-03-08	Delta Air Lines reported by ALLIANCES NORTHWEST	Dinner · 1889, Olympia	$14.29
2024-03-08	Delta Dental of WA reported by ALLIANCES NORTHWEST	Dinner · 1889 Bistro	$14.29
2024-03-08	Fiserv, Inc. reported by ALLIANCES NORTHWEST	Dinner · 1889, Olympia	$14.29
2024-03-08	NINTENDO OF AMERICA reported by ALLIANCES NORTHWEST	Dinner · 1889, Olympia	$14.29
2024-03-08	New York Life Insurance Company reported by ALLIANCES NORTHWEST	Dinner · 1889, Olympia	$14.29
2024-03-08	PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC reported by ALLIANCES NORTHWEST	Dinner · 1889, Olympia	$14.29
2024-03-08	STARBUCKS reported by ALLIANCES NORTHWEST	Dinner · 1889, Olympia	$14.29
2024-03-08	WA ASSN OF REALTORS reported by ALLIANCES NORTHWEST	Dinner · 1889, Olympia	$14.29
2024-03-08	WA Hospitality Assn reported by ALLIANCES NORTHWEST	Dinner · 1889, Olympia	$14.29
2024-02-15	AVISTA CORP reported by JOHN ROTHLIN	HRC Leadership Reception · Uptown Grill	not stated
2024-02-15	BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSN OF WA reported by Jan Himebaugh	House Republican Leadership Reception · Uptown Grill	not stated
2024-02-15	CAROLYN LOGUE reported by CAROLYN LOGUE	Dinner reception · Uptown Grill	not stated
2024-02-14	MICROSOFT CORP reported by ROB MAKIN CONSULTING	Reception · Uptown Grill; Olympia, WA	not stated
2024-02-07	ARROW LAUNCH SERVICES INC reported by The Nichols Group Government Relations LLC	Dinner · Charlie's, Olympia, WA	not stated
2024-02-01	BRANDON HOUSKEEPER reported by BRANDON HOUSKEEPER	House Republican Reception · Mercato Ristorante (111 Market St. NE, Olympia)	not stated
2024-02-01	BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSN OF WA reported by Jan Himebaugh	House Republican Reception · Mercato	not stated
2024-02-01	Delta Dental of WA reported by PIERCE CONSULTING SVCS LLC	Dinner · MERCATO RISTORANTE	not stated
2024-02-01	RUSSELL INVESTMENT GROUP reported by PIERCE CONSULTING SVCS LLC	Dinner · MERCATO RISTORANTE	not stated
2024-02-01	Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories reported by ROB MAKIN CONSULTING	Co-Sponsorship of House Republican Reception · Mercato; Olympia, WA	not stated
2024-02-01	WA CHARTERS ACTION reported by PIERCE CONSULTING SVCS LLC	Dinner · MERCATO RISTORANTE	not stated
2024-02-01	WA FOREST PROTECTION ASSN reported by PIERCE CONSULTING SVCS LLC	Dinner · MERCATO RISTORANTE	not stated
2024-02-01	WA ROUNDTABLE reported by PIERCE CONSULTING SVCS LLC	Dinner · MERCATO RISTORANTE	not stated
2024-01-18	Brewer Public Affairs reported by Brewer Public Affairs	Breakfast · WA Association of Realtors	not stated
2024-01-18	PREMERA BLUE CROSS reported by GARY STRANNIGAN	Breakfast · WA Realtors, 504 14th Ave SE, Olympia, WA	not stated

Who reported lobbying them

Employers whose lobbyists named them in a monthly report's lobbying, with the bills reported.

Employer	Reports	Bills
CHELAN CO PUBLIC UTILITY DIST #1 latest 2026-08	8	HB 1842, SB 1155, SB 5437
ENERGY NORTHWEST latest 2025-12	4	HB 1018, HB 1057, HB 1216, HB 1237, HB 1249, HB 1253, HB 1328, HB 1461, HB 1481, HB 1610, HB 1679, HB 1819 and 5 more
CITY OF RICHLAND latest 2025-04	4	HB 1022, HB 1057, HB 1096, HB 1210, HB 1216, HB 1610, HB 1643, HB 1673, SB 5445
SNOHOMISH CO latest 2026-02	2	none named
REGIONAL FISHERIES ENHANCEMENT GROUP COALITION latest 2026-02	2	none named
NoaNet latest 2025-03	2	none named
INDEPENDENT COLLEGES OF WASHINGTON latest 2026-01	2	none named
Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County latest 2025-11	2	none named
Washington Trails Association latest 2025-03	1	none named
WA WILDLIFE & RECREATION COALITION ACTION FUND latest 2025-08	1	none named
WA ST SCHOOL RETIREES ASSN latest 2024-11	1	none named
WA RETAIL ASSN latest 2026-03	1	HB 2295, SB 5847, SB 5882, SB 6003
WA Hospitality Assn latest 2026-03	1	SB 5981
UFCW 3000 latest 2026-02	1	HB 2481
STATEWIDE POVERTY ACTION NETWORK latest 2025-11	1	none named
STAND FOR CHILDREN, INC. latest 2024-12	1	none named
Northwest Harvest EMM latest 2024-12	1	none named
Nonprofit Association of Washington latest 2025-02	1	none named
National Parks Conservation Association latest 2025-02	1	none named
NATL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY GREATER NW CHAPTER latest 2026-03	1	SB 5993
City of Duvall, Washington latest 2025-02	1	none named
City of Bainbridge Island latest 2025-10	1	none named
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF WA latest 2025-12	1	none named
AMERIPEN latest 2025-04	1	SB 5284

Where their 2026 money comes from

28%24%34%

IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholdersTheir own money

Contributions to their 2026 campaign by kind of donor (how kinds are read).

Campaign money: State Representative, 2026

$158,569raised, 243 contributions

$1their own money

$156,806spent

$4,420 / $0outside spending for / against

PACs $56,850 · Individuals $40,975 · Businesses $39,048 · Other (incl. small contributions) $15,095 · Caucuses $5,000 · Unions $1,600 · Their own money $1

How it was spent

Digital advertising$73,014

Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc.$16,682

Management and consulting services$14,750

Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $11,295

Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps$11,095

Monetary contributions to PAC or candidate$7,000

Travel, accommodations, meals$6,896

Printing campaign signs$3,510

Surveys, polling, research costs$3,000

Other$1,698

Top contributors	Type	Total
House Republican Organizing Committee Olympia	Caucuses	$5,000
USAA San Antonio	Businesses	$2,400
AMAZON SERVICES LLC Seattle	Businesses	$2,400
THE BOEING CO PAC Arlington	PACs	$2,400
Regence Seattle	Businesses	$2,400
PUGET SOUND ENERGY Bellevue	Businesses	$2,400
Snoqualmie Tribe Snoqualmie	Other (incl. small contributions)	$2,400
Smith Bradford Microsoft Corporation · Bellevue	Individuals	$2,400
WA MEDICAL POLITICAL ACTION CMTE Seattle	PACs	$2,400
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF WA BUILD PAC Seattle	PACs	$2,400
ABC PAC WA Spokane	PACs	$2,400
WA Assoc of Nurse Anesthetists PAC Gig Harbor	PACs	$2,400
JUSTICE FOR ALL PAC Olympia	PACs	$2,400
Pauly Doug Northern Fruit Co · Wenatchee	Individuals	$2,400
Pauly Katie Wenatchee	Individuals	$2,400

Raised and spent are the PDC's totals for this candidacy; the breakdowns are from its itemized contributions and expenditures · the PDC's page

Campaign money: State Representative, 2024

$188,525raised, 231 contributions

$0their own money

$176,854spent

PACs $92,750 · Businesses $69,500 · Other (incl. small contributions) $18,875 · Individuals $4,500 · Unions $2,900

How it was spent

Monetary contributions to PAC or candidate$64,000

Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc.$28,973

Transfer to surplus funds account$25,000

Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps$14,044

Travel, accommodations, meals$12,986

Management and consulting services$8,129

Digital advertising$7,119

Broadcast/cable TV advertising$6,475

Newspaper/periodical advertising$2,850

Other$2,500

Top contributors	Type	Total
MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE Auburn	PACs	$2,400
Jamestown S'Klalam Tribe Sequim	PACs	$2,400
THE BOEING CO PAC Arlington	PACs	$2,400
HOSPITALS FOR A HEALTHY FUTURE PAC Seattle	PACs	$2,400
USAA San Antonio	Businesses	$2,400
AMAZON SERVICES LLC Seattle	Businesses	$2,400
WA CHARTERS PAC Seattle	PACs	$2,400
WEYERHAEUSER Federal Way	Businesses	$2,400
NECA PAC - PUGET SOUND CHAPTER Shoreline	PACs	$2,400
DAVITA Federal Way	Businesses	$2,400
WASHINGTON HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION PAC Tumwater	PACs	$2,400
WA STATE AUTO DEALERS PAC Renton	PACs	$2,400
Regence Seattle	Businesses	$2,400
WA REFUSE & RECYCLING ASSOC PAC Lacey	PACs	$2,400
WA BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION PAC Olympia	PACs	$2,400

Raised and spent are the PDC's totals for this candidacy; the breakdowns are from its itemized contributions and expenditures · the PDC's page