Alan Steelman

Alan Steelman

Alan Watson Steelman (born March 15, 1942) is a Dallas businessman who was a Republican congressman from Texas between 1973 and 1977; at the time of his election, he was the youngest sitting member of Congress. He gave up his Fifth Congressional District seat to challenge Democratic incumbent Lloyd M. Bentsen, Jr., in the 1976 U.S. Senate general election.

Steelman was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. He attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas, on a baseball scholarship. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1964 and was president of his class. He received a Master of Landscape Architecture degree in 1971 from Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

Read more about Alan Steelman:  Congressional Races, 1972 and 1974, Challenging Lloyd M. Bentsen, 1976, Steelman's Leadership Credentials

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