25 Facts About Greg Steube

William Gregory Steube is an American attorney and politician serving as the US representative for since 2019.

In December 2020, Steube was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated incumbent Donald Trump.

Greg Steube was born on May 19,1978 in Bradenton to Brad Greg Steube, who served as Sheriff of Manatee County.

Greg Steube attended the University of Florida, receiving a degree in Animal Science in 2000, and then his Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Fredric G Levin College of Law in 2003.

At UF, Greg Steube was a brother of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity.

Greg Steube served as Captain from 2004 to 2008 and deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

When state representative Ron Reagan was unable to seek reelection in 2010 due to term limits, Greg Steube ran to succeed him in the 67th District, based in southern Hillsborough County, eastern Manatee County, and northern Sarasota County, stretching from Apollo Beach to Fruitville.

Greg Steube won his party's nomination unopposed, and moved on to the general election, facing only Bob McCann, who had previously run against Greg Steube in the 2010 Republican primary, but was running as an independent.

Greg Steube was endorsed by the Bradenton Herald, which praised him for his "strong first term and his qualifications", specifically calling him out for working to put two constitutional amendments on the ballot that provide tax exemptions to the spouses of deceased military veterans and property tax relief to low-income seniors.

In 2014, Greg Steube was reelected to his third term in the legislature without opposition.

In 2016, Greg Steube ran for the Florida Senate seat vacated by Nancy Detert, who was term limited.

Greg Steube ran for the Republican nomination for Florida's 17th Congressional District in 2018, a seat that was being vacated by Tom Rooney, who declined to seek reelection.

The new 19th was no less Republican than its predecessor, and Greg Steube easily won a third term.

In December 2020, Steube was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated incumbent Donald Trump.

In October 2020 and again in January 2021, Greg Steube introduced a bill to stop technology platforms from suspending conservative accounts.

In June 2021, Greg Steube was among 21 House Republicans who voted against a resolution to give the Congressional Gold Medal to police officers who defended the US Capitol on January 6.

In June 2021, Greg Steube was one of 49 House Republicans to vote to repeal the AUMF against Iraq.

In February 2023, Greg Steube introduced HR734: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023.

In May 2023, Greg Steube co-sponsored resolutions by Marjorie Taylor Greene to impeach Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray.

Greg Steube was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.

In 2023, Greg Steube was among 98 Republicans to vote for a ban on cluster munitions to Ukraine.

In May 2024, Greg Steube accomplished the rare achievement of stewarding a complete discharge petition, corralling 29 Republican votes with 189 Democrats to bring a bill on disaster relief to the floor.

On January 18,2023, Greg Steube fell approximately 25 feet off a ladder while cutting tree limbs at his home in Sarasota, Florida.

Greg Steube was admitted to Sarasota Memorial Hospital with multiple injuries, including a punctured lung, fractured pelvis, and torn neck ligaments.

Greg Steube later told Politico that Donald Trump was the first person to contact him while he was in the ICU.