Michael Steele is a politician and political commentator who became the first African American chairman of the Republican National Committee.
Michael Steele served as Maryland Lieutenant Governor from 2003–2007. He ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 2006. He was elected chairman of the Republican National Committee in 2009, becoming the first African American to lead the RNC.
Steele's rise represented African American Republican political participation, though his tenure was controversial.
He was first African American RNC chairman
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