Race context
Michelle Steel is indexed in the OppIntell public candidate file as a Republican profile for California, U.S. House, 45. Cycle year on file: 2026.
Race name on file: 2026 U.S. House - California 45.
Race status on file: discovered.
Election system on file: other.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-07 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
Other indexed profiles returned for this same field are listed below. The list is limited to the race query for this page.
Amy Phan West (Republican), Brian Forde (Democratic), Chi Charlie Nguyen (Republican), Chuong Vo (Republican), Derek Tran (Democratic), Mark Andrew Leonard (Republican), Thomas Ky-Phong Vo (Republican).
Source posture
Published claim kinds on file: 27 background claims; 5 statements claims; 26 media claims; 1 finance claim; 2039 votes claims; 1 controversies claim; 1 federal court records claim; 499 other sourced notes claims.
Latest attached source timestamp on file: 2026-10-06.
Filings and votes on file
The profile record reports 2039 vote claims. Claim text for that kind was not in the rows returned for this page.
Finance claims on file: 1. 0 are quoted above. FEC candidate id on file: H0CA48198.
Indexed field reading
Michelle Steel is carried in the OppIntell public index as a Republican profile for California, U.S. House, 45. The party label, office, and state on this page are the values stored on the profile. Empty fields are left off rather than filled with a guess.
The cycle year 2026 is stored for Michelle Steel, and the candidate status stored on the profile is Active candidate. This page uses that status label and does not invent a ballot position from it.
The race title stored for Michelle Steel is 2026 U.S. House - California 45. The race status stored beside that title is discovered. Both are indexed fields from the profile record.
The election system value stored for this profile is other. It is shown because that value is present on the record.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger for Michelle Steel. The page uses the stored incumbent or challenger value and does not infer it from the office title.
The FEC candidate id stored for Michelle Steel is H0CA48198.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-07 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
The route record for Michelle Steel reports 2614 public claims, 2614 valid citations, and 2614 primary-source references, and the latest attached source timestamp on that record is 2026-10-06. Those figures are counts from the route. Claim wording is added on this page only when a published row was returned for the profile.
Published claim kinds with a count above zero for Michelle Steel: background (27), statements (5), media (26), finance (1), votes (2039), controversies (1), federal court records (1), other sourced notes (499). A kind whose stored count is zero is left off this list.
The same-field query for Michelle Steel returned 7 other indexed profiles: Amy Phan West (Republican), Brian Forde (Democratic), Chi Charlie Nguyen (Republican), Chuong Vo (Republican), Derek Tran (Democratic), Mark Andrew Leonard (Republican), Thomas Ky-Phong Vo (Republican). That set is the bounded query result for this page, not a certified full ballot.
Cross-reference identifiers stored for Michelle Steel: FEC H0CA48198; Other wikipedia-revisions:Michelle Steel; GovTrack S001135; Wikidata Q6837200; Vote Smart 157194; Wikipedia Michelle Steel; Grokipedia Michelle Steel; Ballotpedia Michelle Steel.
Profile questions
What office is Michelle Steel indexed for?
Michelle Steel is indexed for California, U.S. House, 45. The race name on file is 2026 U.S. House - California 45. The election system on file is other. The cycle year on file is 2026. The office, district, and state above are the indexed profile fields.
What party is on file for Michelle Steel?
The party label on file for Michelle Steel is Republican.
What is Michelle Steel's candidate status?
Michelle Steel is marked Active candidate on this profile. Race status on file: discovered.
Which committee or filing id is listed for Michelle Steel?
FEC candidate id on file: H0CA48198.
How many public claims are attached to Michelle Steel?
The route record reports 2614 public claims, 2614 valid citations, and 2614 primary-source references. Published claim kinds on file: Background 27, Statements 5, Media 26, Finance 1, Votes 2039, Controversies 1, Federal Court Records 1, Other Sourced Notes 499. Claim text on this page is quoted from the published-claims teaser and is omitted when that teaser returns no rows.
Is Michelle Steel indexed as an incumbent or a challenger?
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.
Who else is indexed in Michelle Steel's race field?
Other indexed profiles returned for this field include Amy Phan West (Republican), Brian Forde (Democratic), Chi Charlie Nguyen (Republican), Chuong Vo (Republican), Derek Tran (Democratic), Mark Andrew Leonard (Republican), Thomas Ky-Phong Vo (Republican). That list is the bounded race query for this page, not a certified full ballot.