Steve Race | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament forExeter | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ben Bradshaw |
| Majority | 11,937 (29.7%) |
| Member ofHackney London Borough Council forHoxton East and Shoreditch | |
| In office 3 May 2018 – 2 May 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
Stephen Race[1] is a BritishLabour Party politician who has served asMember of Parliament forExeter since2024.[2]
Race was born in Hull in 1983, and had a younger sister who was born withHurler Syndrome, an incurable genetic condition. He attendedManchester University.
Between 2007 and 2011 he worked as a Senior Parliamentary Researcher for Exeter's Member of Parliament,Ben Bradshaw.[3] Subsequently he was an Associate Director withFleishmanHillard and served as a councillor onHackney Council, representingHoxton East and Shoreditch from2018 until 2024. He was Chair of theYoung Fabians between 2012 and 2013.
He contestedEast Devon in the2015 general election.[4]
In July 2022 members of Exeter Labour Party selected him from a shortlist of four to be their parliamentary candidate, following Ben Bradshaw's decision to retire at the next General Election after 25 years of representing Exeter. At the2024 general election, he was elected to Parliament.
He is listed as an LGBTQ+ Member of Parliament in 2024 byPinkNews.[5]
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