Alan Steelman
Alan Steelman | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 5th district | |
| In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Earle Cabell |
| Succeeded by | Jim Mattox |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 15, 1942 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Susan Seligman Fuller |
| Children | 3, 2 stepchildren |
| Alma mater | Baylor University Southern Methodist University |
Alan Watson Steelman (born March 15, 1942) is an American businessman from Dallas who served as a Republican congressman from Texas between 1973 and 1977.
Political career
[edit]U.S. Representative
[edit]Steelman served on two committees: Government Operations and Interior and Insular Affairs. He focused on environmental issues, namely the fight against the Trinity River Canal and for Big Thicket National Preserve. Additional priorities included energy, transportation, veterans, wage and price controls, and Social Security.[1]
In 1976, Steelman ran for the United States Senate in 1976, but lost to Democratic Senator Lloyd Bentsen by a decisive margin.[2]
Personal life
[edit]In 1977, he began work with Alexander Proudfoot, a listed company on the London Stock Exchange, and is Vice Chairman. He has served as Group President for the Asia-Pacific region of Proudfoot and lived in Singapore for eight years to build the start-up there. In 1978, he was elected to the Common Cause National Governing Board. He was appointed by Governor George W. Bush to the Texas Growth Fund Board, a $600 million venture capital fund run by the State of Texas. He has also served as Vice Chairman of the Board at the John Tower Center for Political Studies at SMU and the Trinity Foundation, Chairman of the Dallas Council on World Affairs, and former President of Maxager Technology, Inc. (Profit Velocity Solutions).[1]
In August 2020, Steelman endorsed Joe Biden for president.[3] He was a member of the steering committee of Republicans and Independents for Biden.[4] Following the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, Steelman signed a letter supporting the impeachment of Donald Trump.[5]
Steelman endorsed Kamala Harris for president in 2024.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Alan W. Steelman Papers #90, Baylor Collections of Political Materials, W. R. Poage Legislative Library, Baylor University.
- ^ https://www.baylor.edu/doc.php/251042.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Singman, Brooke (23 August 2020). "Jeff Flake joins over two-dozen former GOP members of Congress to launch 'Republicans for Biden'". Fox News. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Prominent Republicans and Independents, Led by Former Governor Christine Todd Whitman, Launch New Coalition Uniting Conservatives to Take On Trump and Elect Joe Biden". Republicans and Independents for Biden. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "22 Former GOP Lawmakers: Put Country over Party and Impeach President Trump". Project On Government Oversight. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Gangitano, Alex (August 4, 2024). "Harris team launches GOP group with endorsements from ex-Trump officials, key Republican voices". The Hill. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- United States Congress. "Alan Steelman (id: S000841)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Official Website
- Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections, House and Senate
- 1942 births
- Living people
- Baylor University alumni
- Southern Methodist University alumni
- Politicians from Dallas
- Businesspeople from Dallas
- Politicians from Little Rock, Arkansas
- Candidates in the 1976 United States elections
- 20th-century American legislators
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Texas