'''Michael Stephen Steele''' was elected chairman of the [[Republican National Committee]] in January 2009. Previously he headed the [[conservative]] grassroots organization GOPAC. He served as [[Lieutenant Governor]] of [[Maryland]] from 2003 through 2007.
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'''Michael Stephen Steele''' served as chairman of the [[Republican National Committee]] from 2009 to 2011. Previously he headed the [[conservative]] grassroots organization GOPAC. He served as [[Lieutenant Governor]] of [[Maryland]] from 2003 through 2007. Widely criticized by [[Democrat]]s and the [[fake news]] media as an "[[Uncle Tom]]" and "House negro", Steele participated in the 2020 [[Biden Putsch]] scenarios wargamed by the alleged "Transition Integrity Project".
Steele was the first [[African American]] elected to statewide office in Maryland when he was elected Lieutenant Governor in 2002, and is the first black GOP national chairman.
Steele was the first [[African American]] elected to statewide office in Maryland when he was elected Lieutenant Governor in 2002, and is the first black GOP national chairman.