Brandon Steele is a Republican who formerly represented District 42 in the West Virginia House of Delegates. Born on July 12, 1981, in Beckley, West Virginia, he is married to Brianne and has five children: Audrey, Lora Beth, Reagen, Owen, and Brooklyn. A Protestant, Steele served as a Combat Engineer and Marine in the United States Marine Corps Alpha Company, 4th Combat Engineer Battalion from 1999. He resigned from his position effective immediately in 2024 amid personal issues involving his family.

Education and Political Experience

Education

• Certified, Chartered Life Underwriter, American College at Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
• JD, Marquette University Law School, 2013
• BA, Criminal Justice, Mountain State University, 2004

Political Experience

• Delegate, West Virginia House of Delegates, District 42, 2022-2024
• Delegate, West Virginia House of Delegates, District 29, 2019-2022
• Candidate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, District 29, 2020
• Former Member, Judiciary Committee
• Former Vice Chair, Select Committee on Education Reform
• Former Member, Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Committee

Notable positions and achievements: Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Raleigh County ; Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Brandon S. Steele ; Former Financial Advisor/Retirement Plan Consultant, Northwestern Mutual; Supporter, Raleigh County Neighborhood Watch Association; Member, Veteran's Court Program.