Steny Hamilton Hoyer

Democrat Representative of Maryland's 5th district

Representative
Maryland, district 5
January 5, 1981 - January 3, 1983
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Maryland, district 5
January 3, 1983 - January 3, 1985
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Maryland, district 5
January 3, 1985 - January 3, 1987
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Maryland, district 5
January 6, 1987 - January 3, 1989
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Maryland, district 5
January 3, 1989 - January 3, 1991
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Maryland, district 5
January 3, 1991 - January 3, 1993
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Maryland, district 5
January 5, 1993 - January 3, 1995
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Maryland, district 5
January 4, 1995 - January 3, 1997
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Maryland, district 5
January 7, 1997 - January 3, 1999
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Maryland, district 5
January 6, 1999 - January 3, 2001
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Maryland, district 5
January 3, 2001 - January 3, 2003
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Maryland, district 5
January 7, 2003 - January 3, 2005
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Maryland, district 5
January 4, 2005 - January 3, 2007
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Maryland, district 5
January 4, 2007 - January 3, 2009
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Maryland, district 5
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011
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Maryland, district 5
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
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Maryland, district 5
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
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Maryland, district 5
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
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Maryland, district 5
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
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Maryland, district 5
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
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Maryland, district 5
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
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Maryland, district 5
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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June 14, 1939 (85 years old)

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Served as the U.S. representative for Maryland’s 5th congressional district since 1981
Held the position of House Majority Leader from 2007 to 2011 and from 2019 to 2023
Attained office through a special election in 1981 and is in his 22nd House term as of 2023
Dean of the Maryland congressional delegation and the most senior Democrat in the House
Second-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives from 2003 to 2023, behind Nancy Pelosi
Served as House Minority Whip during periods of Republican House control from 2003–2007 and 2011–2019
Announced he would not seek a leadership position in the 118th Congress but would remain a House member
Born in New York City, grew up in Mitchellville, Maryland, with Danish and American ancestry
Graduated magna cum laude from the University of Maryland, College Park, and earned a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center
Began his political career on the staff of U.S. Senator Daniel Brewster alongside Nancy Pelosi
Elected to the Maryland State Senate in 1966 and became the youngest president of the Maryland State Senate in 1975
Advocates for the Make It In America plan, supports pro-choice on abortion rights, affirmative action, and LGBT rights
Rated “F” by the NRA Political Victory Fund for his stance on gun control
Supported civilian nuclear cooperation with India, initially supported the Iraq War but later favored “responsible redeployment”
A supporter of Israel and has been allied with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
Opposed President Trump’s planned withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria and Afghanistan
Prolific fundraiser for House Democrats and has been the top giver to fellow party members
Married Elaine Kamarck in 2023, a widower with three daughters from his marriage to Judy Pickett Hoyer
Advocates for research in epilepsy, in honor of his late wife Judy who suffered from the condition
Serves on the board of trustees for St. Mary’s College of Maryland and is a member of a Baptist church