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Originally a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Steimel over the years moved steadily toward support of the more [[conservative]] candidates, often within the [[Republican Party]].
Originally a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Steimel over the years moved steadily toward support of the more [[conservative]] candidates, often within the [[Republican Party]].
==LABI director==
==LABI director==
As the director of LABI, Steimel often sparred with the Democrat [[Victor Bussie]], long-term president of the Louisiana [[AFL-CIO]]. The two clashed over [[right-to-work]]
As the director of LABI, Steimel often sparred with the Democrat [[Victor Bussie]], long-term president of the Louisiana [[AFL-CIO]]. The two clashed over [[right-to-work]]
legislation which Steimel had championed through the state legislature in the summer of 1976. In the afterglow of the victory by the right-to-work forces, the public relations executive Jim Leslie of [[Shreveport]] was assassinated in a motel parking lot in Baton Rouge, but Leslie's still unsolved murder is not believed to have been related to wrangling over right-to-work but instead a dispute with the Shreveport Public Works Commissioner George Wendell D'Artois.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forward-now.com/2012/07/05/lessons-from-the-murder-of-jim-leslie/|title=Lessons from the Murder of Jim Leslie|publisher=forward-now.com|date=July 5, 2012|author=Elliott Stonecipher|accessdate=July 26, 2014}}</ref>
legislation which Steimel had championed through the state legislature in the summer of 1976. In the afterglow of the victory by the right-to-work forces, the public relations executive Jim Leslie of [[Shreveport]] was assassinated in a motel parking lot in Baton Rouge, but Leslie's still unsolved murder is not believed to have been related to wrangling over right-to-work but instead a dispute with the Shreveport Public Works Commissioner George Wendell D'Artois.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forward-now.com/2012/07/05/lessons-from-the-murder-of-jim-leslie/|title=Lessons from the Murder of Jim Leslie|publisher=forward-now.com|date=July 5, 2012|author=Elliott Stonecipher|accessdate=July 26, 2014}}</ref>
In 1976, Steimel supported [[U.S. President]] [[Gerald Ford]], in the campaign against the Democrat [[Jimmy Carter]], whom Steimel claimed favored the repeal of Section 14B of the [[Taft Hartley Act]], which permits states to adopt right-to-work laws. More than twenty states have adopted such legislation.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' September 17, 1976, p. 1.</ref>
In 1976, Steimel supported [[U.S. President]] [[Gerald Ford]], in the campaign against the Democrat [[Jimmy Carter]], whom Steimel claimed favored the repeal of Section 14B of the [[Taft-Hartley Act]], which permits states to adopt right-to-work laws. More than twenty states have adopted such legislation.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' September 17, 1976, p. 1.</ref>
In 1989, however, Steimel and Bussie united to support Republican John S. Treen, older brother of former Governor [[David C. Treen]], in a [[special election]] for the District 81 seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives, vacated by Charles Cusimano, who became a state district judge. Treen narrowly lost the race to [[David Duke]], then of Jefferson Parish, a former grand wizard of the [[Ku Klux Klan]]. Duke later ran for the [[U.S. Senate]] and for governor in consecutive years in races which seemed to hamper the growth of the state Republican Party.
In 1989, however, Steimel and Bussie united to support Republican John S. Treen, older brother of former Governor [[David C. Treen]], in a [[special election]] for the District 81 seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives, vacated by Charles Cusimano, who became a state district judge. Treen narrowly lost the race to [[David Duke]], then of Jefferson Parish, a former grand wizard of the [[Ku Klux Klan]]. Duke later ran for the [[U.S. Senate]] and for governor in consecutive years in races which seemed to hamper the growth of the state Republican Party.
In 2007, Steimel worked for the election of Republican Bobby Jindal as governor. Thereafter like the statewide radio commentator, [[Moon Griffon]], Steimel withdrew his support for Jindal, saying that the governor was insufficiently conservative on fiscal matters, having vacillated over a large legislative pay hike, which Jindal subsequently was compelled to withdraw.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lanewslink.com/archives.php?id=5872#story|title=Steimel: Jindal Has Let La. Taxpayers Down: I Want My Money Back|publisher=The Baton Rouge Advocate |accessdate=November 12, 2009}}</ref>
In 2007, Steimel worked for the election of Republican Bobby Jindal as governor. Thereafter like the statewide radio commentator, [[Moon Griffon]], Steimel withdrew his support for Jindal, saying that the governor was insufficiently conservative on fiscal matters, having vacillated over a large legislative pay hike, which Jindal subsequently was compelled to withdraw.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lanewslink.com/archives.php?id=5872#story|title=Steimel: Jindal Has Let La. Taxpayers Down: I Want My Money Back|publisher=The Baton Rouge Advocate |accessdate=November 12, 2009}}</ref>
Steimel holds an honorary [[Doctor of Laws]] degree from Centenary College in Shreveport.
Steimel held an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Centenary College in Shreveport.
Steimel died at the House of Grace in Denham Springs in the spring of 2016 at the age of ninety-four.<ref name=bra>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/news/15441902-65/ed-steimel-who-left-his-mark-on-public-policy-in-louisiana-dies-at-age-94|author=Danielle Maddox Kinchen|title=Ed Steimel, who left his mark on public policy in Louisiana, dies at age 94|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=April 10, 2016}}</ref> Steimel, his wife Mary, and daughter Phyllis are interred at Greenoaks Memorial Park in Baton Rouge.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=edward-j-steimel&pid=179575778&fhid=11073|title=Edward J. Steimel obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=April 11, 2016}}</ref>
Steimel died at the House of Grace in Denham Springs in the spring of 2016 at the age of ninety-four.<ref name=bra>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/news/15441902-65/ed-steimel-who-left-his-mark-on-public-policy-in-louisiana-dies-at-age-94|author=Danielle Maddox Kinchen|title=Ed Steimel, who left his mark on public policy in Louisiana, dies at age 94|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=April 10, 2016}}</ref> Steimel, his wife Mary, and daughter Phyllis are interred at Greenoaks Memorial Park in Baton Rouge.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=edward-j-steimel&pid=179575778&fhid=11073|title=Edward J. Steimel obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=April 11, 2016}}</ref>