Fitz Steele

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Fitz Steele
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Prior offices
Kentucky House of Representatives District 84

Personal
Religion
Christian: Baptist
Profession
Business owner

Fitz Steele (b. June 19, 1965) is a former Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing District 84 from 2009 to 2017.

Steele's professional experience includes owning a business.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Steele served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Steele served on the following committees:

Kentucky committee assignments, 2013
Banking and Insurance
Natural Resources and Environment, Vice chair
Tourism Development and Energy, Vice chair
Transportation

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Steele served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Steele served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2016

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Kentucky House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 26, 2016.

Chris Fugate defeated incumbent Fitz Steele in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 84 general election.[1][2]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 84, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Chris Fugate 63.09% 10,278
     Democratic Fitz Steele Incumbent 36.91% 6,012
Total Votes 16,290
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections


Incumbent Fitz Steele defeated Kenneth Hall in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 84 Democratic primary.[3]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 84, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Fitz Steele Incumbent 68.38% 2,587
     Democratic Kenneth Hall 31.62% 1,196
Total Votes 3,783


Chris Fugate ran unopposed in the Kentucky House of Representatives District 84 Republican primary.[4]

Kentucky House of Representatives District 84, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Chris Fugate  (unopposed)


2014

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Kentucky House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 28, 2014. Incumbent Fitz Steele defeated Neal Feltner in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6][7]

Kentucky House of Representatives, District 84 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngFitz Steele Incumbent 71.6% 6,538
Neal Feltner 28.4% 2,588
Total Votes 9,126

2012

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2012

Steele won re-election in the 2012 election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 84. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on May 22, 2012, and was unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.[8][9]

2010

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2010

Steele won re-election to the 84th District Seat in 2010 with no opposition. According to official results, Steele received a total of 9,094 votes.[10]

Steele ran unopposed in the May 18 Democratic primary election.[11]

2008

On November 4, 2008, Steele was elected to the 84th District Seat in the Kentucky House of Representatives with no opposition.[12] He raised $118,256 for his campaign.[13]

Kentucky House of Representatives, District 84 (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.pngFitz Steele (D) 9,375 100%

Campaign finance summary


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Fitz Steele campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Kentucky House of Representatives, District 84Won $106,533 N/A**
2012Kentucky State House, District 84Won $43,802 N/A**
2010Kentucky State House, District 84Won $36,367 N/A**
2008Kentucky State House, District 84Won $118,256 N/A**
Grand total$304,958 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Steele is President of the Buckhorn Scenic Trails Association, Board Member of the East Kentucky River Regional Jail, Co-Chair of the Hazard Daniel Boone Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Treasurer of the Hazard/Perry County Industrial Board of the Hazard/Perry County Tourism Board, and member of the National Wild Turkey Federation local chapter.[14]

Recent news

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Brandon Smith
Kentucky House District 84
2009–2017
Succeeded by
Chris Fugate (R)


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