Career
Steele "spent five years as a Soviet expert in the Central Intelligence Agency in Washington and Mexico". [2] Between 1968 and 1970, Steele worked as a securities analyst for the Travelers Insurance Company. [1]
Steele was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for the Connecticut's 2nd congressional district from 1970 to 1975. He was elected simultaneously to the Ninety-first and to the Ninety-second Congresses in a 1970 special election to fill a vacancy; that vacancy was caused by the death of Democratic United States Representative William L. St. Onge. [1] [2] Steele won the 1970 special election despite running in a district where Democrats outnumbered Republicans. [2]
Steele was re-elected to the Ninety-third Congress by 68,000 votes. In Congress, he developed a moderate-to-liberal record that featured opposition to the Vietnam War. [2]
Steele did not seek re-election to the Ninety-fourth Congress in 1974; instead, he ran for Governor of Connecticut. [1] In the wake of the Watergate scandal, Steele emphasized his support for campaign reform and pledged not to accept political contributions exceeding $100. [2] Steele's gubernatorial campaign was unsuccessful. [1]
Steele is an anti-gambling expert. [3] In 2012, he published The Curse: Big-Time Gambling's Seduction of a Small New England Town. [4]
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